A video of a Maltese football fan going berserk after his team scored a last-gasp goal to reach the Champions League final in dramatic fashion has summed up the feelings of millions of Tottenham Hotspur football fans.
Timmy Agius has been travelling overseas to watch his beloved Tottenham play for years, so imagine his dismay when they got to the semi-final of the Champions League… and learning the fixture clashed with his waterpolo commitment.
The Marsaxlokk player has been a Spurs fan since birth, egged on by his father who is equally dedicated to them and who had managed to go to every match as the team worked its way up to the semi-finals.
A season-ticket holder, Timmy even stays at the same hotel as the team, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his heroes.
“They are like rock stars… Especially Harry Kane,” he sighed wistfully as he spoke to the Times of Malta.
“I use up all my leave to go to matches; my girlfriend is not thrilled!” he chuckled.
But this week simply did not work out and he could not let him team down, opting instead to watch the second leg against Ajax with his friend, Andrew Valenzia.
When Ajax scored within the first five minutes – and adding a second…
