Middlesbrough and Tottenham played to a one-all draw in an FA Cup tie at the Riverside Stadium and will face-off in the return leg to determine who progresses to the next round.
Ashley Fletcher gave Boro the lead early in the second half before Lucas Moura equalized to secure a return leg showdown for his side.
The championship side started the game strongly in search of an early goal. Hayden Coulson and new boy Patrick Roberts had chances early on but they couldn’t utilize them.
Spurs had a couple of chances with Christian Eriksen and Hung-Min Son unsuccessfully testing Boro keeper.
Both teams created a couple of chances but good goalkeeping and wastefulness in front of goal saw the first half ended in a barren stalemate.
Five minutes into the second stanza, the hosts went 1-0 up through former Manchester United forward Ashley Fletcher. The young striker was kept onside by Eric Dier and he did well to fire home from a George Saville ball.
The goal shook Spurs and they started showing more attacking intent in search of a leveler. Dele Alli, Eriksen and Son all came close but their attempts were thwarted by the championship side.
The goal did finally come in the 62nd minute through Lucas Moura who headed home from a Serge Aurier delivery.
Tbe match slowly degenerated to an end to end affair with both teams looking for the winner. Moura had a couple of chances to win it for Mourinho’s men but fluffed and in the end the match ended in a stalemate.
The teams will face off again at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium.