Son Heung-min scored twice in 10 minutes on the residence of the South Korea staff he captains as Tottenham raced right into a 3-0 half-time lead in opposition to a Staff Ok League XI.
The house aspect, made up of gamers from the South Korean prime flight, fell behind when goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo – Son’s worldwide team-mate – parried the ahead’s shot into the trail of Dejan Kulusevski to attain the Twenty ninth-minute opener.
Skippering Spurs on the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Son struck 9 minutes later and fired in his second two minutes into first-half added time.
“Some Sonny magic in Seoul,” Tottenham’s social media account responded, including: “Heung-Min Son is particular. Move it on.”
It’s at all times Sonny in Seoul! pic.twitter.com/kjkut56lna
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 31, 2024
Staff Ok League XI vs Tottenham targets
Tottenham needed to come from behind within the first match of their tour of Japan and Korea on Saturday, when targets by Pedro Porro and Son and 16-year-old Mikey Moore’s winner two minutes from time secured a 3-2 victory over Vissel Kobe on the Japan Nationwide Stadium.
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect had been coasting of their second recreation till FC Seoul striker Stanislav Iljutcenko scored twice in three minutes to cut back the deficit to 3-2 with 36 minutes remaining.
Spurs scored a 67th-minute fourth by means of 19-year-old Will Lankshear, persevering with the promising type of their prospects throughout pre-season.
His title is Kulusevski… 🎶 pic.twitter.com/0ALbhqvo6B
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 31, 2024
They’d hit the crossbar with the scoreline 1-0 by means of Lucas Bergvall, an 18-year-old compatriot and fellow midfielder of Kulusevski.
Moore’s winner in opposition to Vissel Kobe continued the prodigy’s momentum, having grew to become the youngest Spurs participant ever within the Premier League when he made his first debut in a 2–0 residence defeat to Manchester Metropolis on Could 14.
Tottenham fixtures, schedule
The match in opposition to the XI is the primary of two for Tottenham on the World Cup Stadium, which has a capability of just about 67,000 and opened for the 2002 Fifa World Cup, internet hosting three video games on the finals.
Tottenham will return for a pre-season pleasant in opposition to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich on Saturday (12pm BST) of their last match earlier than returning to England.
Bayern are their guests for a pleasant on August 10 (5.30pm), and their Premier League marketing campaign begins at Leicester Metropolis 9 days later (8pm).
