Tottenham 2, Arsenal 1

I can hardly catch my breath. After 11 years of not beating our arch rivals Arsenal in the league, we finally won today 2-1. By all accounts, this game will be remembered by Tottenham Hotspur fans for decades to come. Not only was this the first time we've beaten them since 1999, but what makes this even more special is what was as stake and who/how we scored the goals.

Apparently, today was only 2 days shy of the 100th anniversary that these two teams have been playing each other. Arsenal entered the game in a battle for the league title and Spurs for the final Champions League spot (4th place). It was such a big game that I took a 2 hour lunch to watch it. I won't go into all of the history and animosity between the two clubs, but let's just say this is the biggest game of the season every year for Spurs fans no matter what is at stake. After all, these two north London rivals are only separated by about 5 miles.

So, with their arch rivals "gunning" for the title and Spurs desparate to gain points from their next 3 games, enter Danny Rose. Danny Rose is 19 years old and this was his first ever start for Tottenham. His first start probably couldn't have been on a bigger stage. From a corner kick, the Arsenal goalie punched the ball about 20 feet into the air and 25 yards out. With his left foot, in full stride, Rose hit a 69 mph (it was clocked) rocket out of the air into the back of the net only 9 minutes into his first game. Unbelievable. As a player you dream about scoring goals like this. The fans went nuts. You absolutely have to see this goal regardless if you're a fan or not:

Danny Rose Wonder Goal

This could be a candidate for Top 10 goals of the season. A few minutes into the second half, Bale, our best player in recent months scored to put us up 2-0. Arsenal scored a late consolation goal, but Spurs hung on for the victory. I also need to mentioned Gomes (our goalie) who was absolutely amazing tonight. Within the space of a couple minutes he made 3 world class saves, 2 on great shots by Van Persie.

I was hoping for 2 points at the most over our next 3 games against the top 3 teams in the league, so these 3 points vault us right back into the hunt for 4th place. We probably ended Arsenal's title hopes and continue their streak of another season without a trophy. Happy days for Spurs fans after the dominating performance in the FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth on Sunday where we somehow lost. We're still in this thing!