Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Grimsby 1-0 Tottenham
| Scoring Summary | |
| Grimsby Town | Tottenham Hotspur |
| JP Kalala (89) | |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Blundell Park, England
Attendance: 8,206 Match Time: 19:45 UK Official(s): G Laws (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| Grimsby Town | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1 Steve Mildenhall | 1 Paul Robinson |
| 2 John McDermott | 26 Ledley King |
| 6 Justin Whittle | 7 Paul Stalteri |
| 20 Gary Croft | 2 Noureddine Naybet |
| 12 Robert Jones | 16 Young-Pyo Lee |
| 7 JP Kalala | 11 Michael Brown |
| 19 Gary Jones | 19 Andy Reid |
| 8 Paul Bolland | 28 Jermaine Jenas |
| 11 Andy Parkinson | 23 Michael Carrick |
| 15 Gary Cohen | 10 Robbie Keane |
| 9 Michael Reddy | 18 Jermain Defoe |
| Substitutes | |
| 4 Simon Ramsden | Radek Cerny 12 |
| 3 Tom Newey | Goran Bunjevcevic 24 |
| 14 Terry Barwick | Stephen Kelly 3 |
| 18 Ciaran Toner | Sean Davis 4 |
| 10 Martin Gritton | Aaron Lennon 25 |
| Substitutions | |
| Martin Gritton for Gary Jones (45) | Aaron Lennon for Andy Reid (61) |
| Terry Barwick for Gary Cohen (83) | Sean Davis for Michael Carrick (67) |
| · Club Squads: Grimsby Town | Tottenham Hotspur | |
Updated: September 20, 2005, 10:20 PM UK
League Two leaders Grimsby created the shock of the round by dumping out Tottenham 1-0 in the Carling Cup second-round tie at Blundell Park.Martin Jol fielded a strong side but the Premiership team were undone by Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala strike a minute from full-time.
When a corner was cleared to the edge of the penalty area, Kamudimba Kalala smashed the ball into the bottom corner to clinch a famous victory.
While Russell Slade's side thoroughly deserved their moment in the spotlight, Tottenham Martin Jol could hardly be accused of failing to pay the League Two leaders the respect they deserve.
The Spurs boss named a strong line-up containing five England players and 10 internationals in total.
Defender Anthony Gardner was replaced by Noureddine Naybet after sustaining a hamstring injury at Villa Park on Saturday while Michael Brown came in for Teemu Tainio.
But high-flying Grimsby, who are currently topping League Two after successive relegations in the past two seasons, simply refused to give up and Kalala's late strike was just reward for their mammoth efforts.
The Mariners, who dumped Derby out of the competition in the first round, recalled fit-again former Liverpool trainee Andy Parkinson while John McDermott lined up for his 700th Grimsby appearance.
And after keeper Steve Mildenhall was required to make a scrambling save from the recalled Robbie Keane's low effort after seven minutes, Grimsby soon made a mockery of the yawning gap between the side's respective league standings.
The Mariners were clearly in no mood to be bullied around by their more illustrious opponents - and Michael Reddy's all-action style soon proved a real menace to the Londoners.
Though it was Tottenham, sporting their new blue away kit for the first time this season, who should have led after 22 minutes when Andy Reid was played clean through inside the box.
The winger looked a good bet to open the scoring but Mildenhall came racing off his line to repel Reid's shot.
Two minutes later and spirited Grimsby came even closer to finding the net. Kalala delivered a cross from the right and after Gary Jones nodded back across the face of goal, Reddy was inches away from making crucial contact.
Shortly after the half hour mark, Spurs almost edged ahead when Defoe nodded Paul Stalteri's excellent right-wing cross wide after Keane cleverly engineered an opening.
Grimsby, roared on a noisy 8,206 capacity crowd, again raced upfield before livewire Parkinson cut in from the left flank and curled a delightful long-range shot towards the far corner.
England keeper Paul Robinson was required to utilise every inch of his 6ft 4in frame to turn the ball around the post at full stretch.
Grimsby continued to press after the restart and Reddy had a golden opportunity to make the all-important breakthrough.
He found himself clear of Tottenham's defence with only Robinson to beat but the forward could watch on in agony as his attempted lob sailed harmlessly wide.
After Defoe shot wastefully wide shortly before the hour mark Jol replaced the ineffective Reid with Aaron Lennon in an attempt to inject some much needed spark to is side's attack.
But Tottenham's attacks remained fleeting and more often than not unproductive, with Jermaine Jenas particularly ineffective.
Young-Pyo Lee began to make a belated effect on Spurs' left flank but Grimsby defended like demons in the face of mounting pressure from the Premiership side.
And with time running out, Kalala struck from distance after a corner was headed out to him on the edge of the box to put Mariners fans in dreamland.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
| Barnet | 2 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | FT |
| Burnley | 3 | |
| Barnsley | 0 | FT |
| Cardiff City | 2 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 1 | FT |
| Gillingham | 3 | |
| Portsmouth | 2 | AET |
| Grimsby Town | 1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | FT |
| Leicester City | 2 | |
| Blackpool | 1 | FT |
| Mansfield Town | 1 | |
| Southampton | 0 | FT |
| Norwich City | 2 | |
| Northampton Town | 0 | FT |
| Rotherham United | 0 | |
| Leeds United | 2 | FT |
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | |
| Birmingham | 2 | FT |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | |
| West Ham United | 4 | FT |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | |
| Sheffield United | 0 | Pens |
| Sunderland | 1 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 0 | AET |
| Watford | 2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | AET |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | |
| Bradford City | 1 | FT |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 0 | FT |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | |
| Aston Villa | 8 | FT |
| Yeovil Town | 1 | |
| Millwall | 2 | FT |
| Charlton Athletic | 3 | |
| Hartlepool United | 1 | FT |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | |
| Coventry City | 0 | FT |
| Reading | 1 | |
| Luton Town | 0 | FT |