体坛英语新闻：Tottenham Hotspur beat Dinamo Tbilisi 5-0 in Europa League play-off first leg

TBILISI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- A solo run by Andros Townsend 12 minutes into play and two of his later assists on Thursday helped Tottenham Hotspur to its scoring-spree away victory of 5-0 in Tbilisi in the first leg of the 2013-2014 Europa League playoff round.

With five unanswered goals, the Spurs now looked fully set to duplicate their 1973 triumph over Dinamo Tbilisi. Back then, the Spurs tied their away match 1-1 at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi before winning 5-1 at White Hart Lane in London in the then UEFA Cup third rounder.

Brazilian international Paulinho, who earlier scared the Georgian goalie - Giorgi Loria - with an over-the-bar shot at the 10th minute in Tbilisi, headed in his first goal for the Spurs at the 44th minute from a cross from Andros Townsend.

Also with Andros Townsend involved, Spurs' other new addition - Spanish striker Roberto Soldado - found the net at the 58th minute to seal the game well away for the visitors.

Danny Rose scored a bonus fourth goal at the 65th minute, three minutes before Roberto Soldado found the net a second time on Thursday for the Spurs, this time set up by Spurs' still another new acquisition - Nacer Chadli from Belgium.

Tottenham Hotspur meet Dinamo Tbilisi on Thursday next week.