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Vinicius hits hat-trick as Spurs end lowly Marine's FA Cup run

January 10, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur's Carlos Vinicius Pool [REUTERS]

Brazilian Carlos Vinicius struck a first-half hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur avoided an FA Cup banana skin with ease, enjoying a 5-0 win at eighth-tier Marine AFC in the third round on Sunday.

Marine, who play in the Northern Premier League, Division One North West, lay 161 places below Spurs in the English football pyramid -- the biggest gap that the Cup has produced.

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