Two goals in the final eleven minutes saw Tottenham crash 2-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk at RSC Olympiyskiy.
Spurs makeshift side held out until the 79th minute against the Ukrainian champions in the first leg of the Uefa cup tie.
Yevgen Seleznov and Rodrigues Jadson gave the Ukraine side a two goal advantage for the second leg at White Hart Lane next week.
Boss Harry Redknapp told Five: "I felt if we could stay in the game for 60-70 minutes we could push on for the last 15 or so.
"I couldn't see them scoring and thought they had run out of ideas but we gave a silly free-kick away and were punished. That's how it goes.
"It won't be easy now - the game is a couple of days before a cup final at Wembley against Manchester United.
"What sort of team am I going to put out? It's going to be a very young team but if they come in like (Dean) Parrett tonight it'll be a good experience.
"We'll have a good go but they are a seasoned Champions League team.
"I felt we contained them easily tonight but to pull a two-goal deficit back isn't going to be easy."