Analysis of the match Tottenham 3-2 Vissel Kobe (July 27, 2024)


Mikey Moore scored a late winner for Spurs.

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Tottenham Hotspur beat Vissel Kobe in their pre-season friendly on Saturday, recovering to emerge 3-2 victorious in Tokyo with 16-year-old Mikey Moore scoring the decisive goal.

Vissel Kobe took the lead in the ninth minute through Yuya Osako after Pape Matar Sarr lost a cheap ball. Pedro Porro responded quickly for Spurs, levelling the game in the 16th minute with a typical Spurs shot from outside the box.

Shortly after the break, Son Heung-Min put Spurs ahead from Brennan Johnson's excellent cross, although the hosts responded well with Jean Patric's shot rebounding off Emerson Royal and into the Spurs net.

Moore replaced Johnson in the 60th minute and added to his collection of impressive performances this pre-season, finishing from close range after fellow prospect Jamie Donley had passed a dangerous ball close to goal.

Spurs will play a select K-League XI in Seoul on Wednesday before taking on Bayern Munich at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on August 3.

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