Harry Kane scored from Son Heung-min’s pass as Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 against Sevilla on Saturday, to the delight of more than 43,000 fans at the Suwon World Cup Stadium. The Spurs faced a much tougher test against the Spanish side in the final game of their preseason trip to South Korea than Wednesday, when Son and Kane both scored twice in front of 64,000 adoring fans in a 6-3 win over a K-League “all stars” team. Son and Kane, whose every move has been eagerly followed since Tottenham’s entry into the English Premier League in Korea last Sunday, both started against La Liga.
They didn’t play until the second half on Wednesday, but played 70 minutes at the Suwon World Cup Stadium, near Seoul, before leaving to an ovation.
Despite this being a friendly, there was little love between the teams, even when Sevilla brought in old boy Erik Lamela from Spurs as some fierce challenges came in during an ill-tempered first half.
Richarlison made his second game since joining Spurs in a £60m deal from Everton and suffered several reckless tackles.
Just before half time, Son’s elbow struck Gonzalo Montiel, leaving the Argentinian bloodied and the pair exchanging heated words before other players intervened.
“Although it is a pre-season game, no footballer would want to lose it,” said Son, explaining why emotions seemed to be running high.
“There was some aggressive play on the pitch, but it was something that inevitably plays out in football.”
The Spurs opened the scoring five minutes into the second half when Son turned and found Kane, despite falling over, with the England captain making no mistake.
“I was lucky I still had control of the ball when I fell,” said Son.
Ivan Rakitic equalized for the Spanish club 64 minutes into the game with a beautiful, raspy shot with the right foot from outside the box.
South Korea’s avid football fans have been following Tottenham’s tour closely, thousands greeting them at the airport and thousands more attending open training sessions despite the hot and humid summer weather.
“Just saying thank you is not enough to express how grateful I am,” said Premier League Golden Boot winner Son, of the welcome his home country has given his team-mates.
Tottenham will fly home on Sunday with their next preseason game against Rangers at Glasgow’s Ibrox Stadium a week later.
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