Tottenham's 100 percent pre-season record came to an end today when they were beaten 2-1 by Bayern Munich in Seoul.
The presence of Spurs captain Son Heung-min meant a large crowd in the South Korean capital was focused on Ange Postecoglou's side, but it made little difference as the Bundesliga side lined up in a humid environment.
Gabriel Vidovic put Bayern ahead after four minutes and Leon Goretzka doubled their advantage 11 minutes into the second half.
Pedro Porro pulled one back but it wasn't enough as Vincent Kompany's men held on.
Beat the heat of Seoul. pic.twitter.com/QADmYlt2XX
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 3, 2024
Despite missing former Spurs captain Harry Kane and Germany internationals Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala, Bayern started the better and took an early lead when a mix-up between goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and Djed Spence allowed Vidovic to score after Serge Gnabry had been denied.
Vidovic almost got a second after 17 minutes but failed to connect with the rebound after Vicario saved Mathys Tel's effort.
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Son was quiet attacking but he came to the rescue of Spurs defending in a smart way cutting the ball that was aimed at Vidovic, who was free in the middle.
Tel and Gnabry both went close as Bayern continued to dominate with Vicario making a fine save to deny Raphael Guerreiro.
Numerous half-time changes from both managers failed to change the intensity of the game as an overworked Vicario did well to push away Bryan Zaragoza's effort.
But Bayern's second goal came after 56 minutes. Tel broke the heart of the Spurs defense and, although Vicario saved his first effort, the midfielder made no mistake with his second.
Bayern substitute Eric Dier almost gave his old club a way back into the game on the hour mark – his mistake giving Pape Sarr the chance to test Sven Ulreich.
And Spurs pulled one back six minutes later when Porro found space and fired a rocket into the net.
Pedro Porro special! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7Biv2q8efu
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 3, 2024
Young Lucas Bergvall almost scored again two minutes later as Spurs almost leveled.
A number of substitutions took the edge off the game, although Bayern should have added a third late on when Adam Aznou fired wide of the far post.
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