The stage was set in N17, as North London gears up to host a historic clash on the turf of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur set to host Leicester City in the semi final of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup, as both sides prepare to battle it out for a spot in the first Final in respective club history.

Robert Vilahamn and Jennifer Foster make no changes to their previous starting line ups, as both managers set their sights on a ticket to Wembley Stadium. 18,078 piled in through the turnstiles of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to bear witness to a highly anticipated semi-final clash.

TOT: Spencer; Neville, Bühler, James-Turner, Nílden, Spence, Summanen, Clinton, Naz, Bizet, England

LEI: Kop; Howard, Bott, Green, Takarada, Tierney, Rantala, Cayman, Momiki, Rose, Petermann

The crowd made their presence known in N17, as the vistors kicked off proceedings down on the ground at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Sam Tierney would catalyse the first chance of the afternoon, as a blunder between Celin Bizet and Eveliina Summanen saw her gain possession outside of the area. Tierney’s shot was premature in it’s release, and flew ambitiously off target.

Grace Clinton did wonderfully to clean up the scraps of Drew Spence’s back-heel in the centre of the park, sending a searching ball through to the advancing Jess Naz down the right side. Naz’s cross looked full of promise, though Lize Kop read the advance well and cleaned up the danger before Bethany England had her opportunity in front of goal.

Clinton once again proved clinical, finding Bizet with a line-breaking ball. Bizet looked close to giving Tottenham the advantage, before her strike was hastily saved by Kop between the goalposts.

The dynamic continued to terrorise the Foxes defence in the early stages of the game, as Clinton and Bizet combined in a clever back-and-forth to provide the Norwegian with a golden opportunity in on goal. Unable to keep her strike low, Bizet fired her attempt over the cross bar.

Against all of the opening momentum, it was the Foxes who fired first. Jutta Rantala left Amanda Nílden in the dust, before driving possession inside of the box. A wonder strike saw her fire an attempt across with her left foot, flying past the hands of Becky Spencer to give the Foxes the advantage in the 12th minute of play.

Deanne Rose made her presence known down the left side, as she worked expertly to evade a tracking Ashleigh Neville in defence. Despite her cut-in being well timed, Rose’s strike flew ambitiously over the cross bar.

The hosts looked eager to get one back, as Naz claimed the central area with conviction. Firing her strike under pressure, the English forward’s strike floated just wide of the intended target.

Clinton again proved dangerous, finding Naz on the advance down the right side. The Spurs forward was wasteful in attack despite a good-looking advantage, as she failed to pick out England and Bizet on the advance.

Both sides remained unchanged at the interval, as Robert Vilahamn’s side gathered their spirits to try and muster up a comeback as their sights on Wembley began to falter.

The Spurs looked hungry as play recommenced in N17, as Nílden liked her chances from distance. Despite a promising strike, the Swedish defender’s attempt flew just high of the cross bar.

Tensions were rising inside of the walls of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Rose burst through the centre with conviction before being fouled by a tracking Summanen. The Spurs midfielder was consequently shown a yellow card for her mistimed tackle on the Foxes winger.

Clinton made her presence known as Tottenham moved to a 4-2-3-1 formation, as the England young star sent a searching cross onto the advance of the recent addition in Martha Thomas. Despite the cheers from the crowd suggesting a breakthrough, Kop read the ball well to preserve the lead.

Robert Vilahamn began to feel the heat on the touch line, as the Spurs boss exhausted all of his allocated substitutions before the 80th minute of play. Olga Ahtinen searched to make immediate impact off of the bench, as she sent her corner kick to a promising area at the front post. Bethany England made promising contact, though her header flew just wide of the target.

The Tottenham captain had her moment just minutes later, as she flicked over a promising ball to the advance of Naz leading the line. After a blundered clearance from the Leicester last line, Naz capitalised on her chance and slotted home the equaliser in the 83rd minute of play.

Charli Grant was looking alive down the left side, as her brilliant through ball only narrowly travelled beyond England at the back post.

Thomas was graced with an opportunity to be the hero, as she took a touch down unmarked at the back post. Just as the fans got to their feet, the most marginal of touches from Kop saw the strike trickle just centimetres shy of the left post.

All finished square at the conclusion of extra time, as both sides geared up for a vital thirty minutes in N17.

Rantala continued to showcase her brilliance, as she curled her free kick opportunity to a near brace, before Becky Spencer palmed the danger into the crossbar before any danger was cleared away with haste.

End-to-end football ensued in N17, as England sent a searching ball into the path of an advancing Matilda Vinberg. Receiving a shove from behind as she delivered her strike, the Swedish forward’s attempt was palmed away by Kop.

The dying moments of the game saw the Spurs come marching in, as Martha Thomas’s looping header sent the net rippling for the advantage in the 118th minute.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are going to Wembley Stadium for the first time in club history.