Tottenham had to come from behind in the first match of their tour of Japan and Korea as goals by Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min and 16-year-old Mikey Moore’s winner two minutes from time secured a 3-2 win over Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium.
Yuya Osako’s ninth-minute opener from close range gave the J1 League side a lead which lasted seven minutes, Dejan Kulusevski setting up Porro to slot in the equaliser from a central position inside the box.
Goalkeeper Daiya Maekawa turned Son’s free-kick away before Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma threatened with the interval nearing.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 27, 2024
Son, Moore goals vs Vissel Kobe
Son’s composed finish at the far post from Johnson’s assist turned the scoreline around three minutes after the break, only for Jean Patrick to fire Vissel Kobe level with 26 minutes remaining.
Moore had replaced Johnson in the 60th minute and the academy product delivered the deciding moment, tapping in from Jamie Donley’s delivery on a memorable day for the forward who has been prolific at England youth level.
Tottenham head to the Seoul World Cup Stadium for matches against a K-League XI on July 31 and Bayern Munich on August 3 (both 12pm).
Two homegrown talents combine to put us ahead 🤍
2-3 // #SpursInJapan pic.twitter.com/zHPl878UcJ
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 27, 2024
Mikey Moore Tottenham stats
Moore will turn 17 on August 11, eight days before Tottenham start their Premier League season at Leicester City.
At 16 years and 277 days old, he became the youngest Spurs player ever in the Premier League when he made his first debut in a 2–0 home defeat to Manchester City on May 14.
The midfielder has been at Tottenham since 2016, featuring as Spurs won a Premier League Cup double at Under-17 and Under-18 levels in 2022/23, including two goals in the Under-17 final against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
HE’S ONE OF OUR OWN 🤍 pic.twitter.com/XFPkd1nkxi
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 27, 2024
A regular in Spurs’ Under-19 Uefa Youth League in 2023/24, he became the youngest player to appear at Under-21 level for Spurs since the formation of the Premier League 2 when he played against Manchester United in April 2023 at the age of 15.
Previously an international at Under-15 and Under-16 level, Moore was called up for Euro U17 in May, scoring twice in England’s opening 4-0 win over France.
He found the net again in their group-stage fixtures against Spain and Portugal and started in their quarter-final exit to Italy.
