| LEYTON ORIENT 1 (0) | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 (1) |
| Date : – 17th July 2021 | Kick off : – 15.00 |
| Competition : – Friendly | Venue : – Brisbane Road |
| Crowd : – 2,000 |
| Referee : – John Busby | Linesmen : – Mr. Garry Maskell; Mr. Michael Chard |
| Fourth official : – Paul Tayl | |
| Weather : – Sunny, hot |
| LEYTON ORIENT | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | ||
| GOAL-SCORERS | |||
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Sotiriou 72 | |
Scarlett 38 |
| CARDS | |||
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| LEYTON ORIENT | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | ||
| Lawrence VIGOUROUX | Joe HART (Alfie WHITEMAN 46) | ||
| Connor WOOD | Eric DIER (c) (Harvey WHITE 65) | ||
| Dan HAPPE | Maksim PASKOTSI (Romaine MUNDLE 65) | ||
| Paul SMYTH (Josh CLARKE 68) | Cameron CARTER-VICKERS (Tobi OMOLE 65) | ||
| Craig CLAY | Kallum CESAY (Alfie DEVINE 65) | ||
| Dan KEMP (Matt YOUNG 88) | Nile JOHN (LYONS-FOSTER 65) | ||
| Daniel NKRUMAH (Jephte TANGA 77) | Harry WINKS (Troy PARROTT 65) | ||
| Aaron DRINAN (Ruel SOTIRIOU 68 ) |
Steven BERGWIJN (Malachi FAGAN-WALCOTT 65) | ||
| Darren PRATLEY (c) | DELE Alli (TJ EYOMA 65) | ||
| Shadrach OGIE | Lucas MOURA (Jack CLARKE 65) | ||
| Hector KYPRIANOU (Antony PAPADOPOULOUS 77) | Dane SCARLETT (Jamie BOWDEN 65) |
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| Substitutes | Substitutes | ||
| Lee HODSON | |||
| Jaedon PHILLIPS | |||
| Ousseynou CISSE | |||
| Lewis HOBBS | |||
| Jayden SWEENEY | |||
| Manager : – Kenny Jackett | Manager : – Nuno Espirito Santo |
| Kit Supplier : – New Balance | Kit Supplier : – Nike |
| Shirt Sponsor : – Tommy Club | Shirt Sponsor : – AIA |
| Colours : – Red shirts, white neck, red shorts, red socks |
Colours : – White shirts, navy shorts, navy socks |
| MATCH REPORT
Once both sides has completed a minute’s applause for the recently passed away Dave Dunmore, who served both clubs, the friendly got underway in blazing sun. Young midfielder Nile John was on target with an early effort, striking a low shot from an acute angle on the right that former Spurs Academy goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux got down to save. John tested the goalie again with a long range effort, with Orient’s Aaron Drinan heading just over in between and Daniel Nkrumah’s cross almost deceived Joe Hart, but ended up dropping harmlessly over the bar. In the 38th minute, Spurs took the lead when Lucas Moura instinctively turned a pass around the corner for Dan Scarlett to run onto to his left. Taking the ball into the area, the 17 year old slid a slow shot under Vigouroux and into the far corner for the opening goal of the afternoon. Into the second half, a 60th minute free-kick outside the area from Dan Kemp brought a brilliant save from Alfie Whiteman, a half-time replacement for Hart. As is normal for a pre-season friendly, lots of substitutions were made, with Nuno Espirito Santo replacing all 10 outfield players in the 65th minute ! As it was, it was the Orient sub Ruel Sotiriou that made an impact, intercepting a loose pass near the halfway line, the youngster strode forward and moved the ball onto his left foot before putting a curling shot from inside the box out of Whiteman’s reach to make it 1-1 in the 72nd minute. Kemp put a shot wide of the Spurs goal as Orient looked for the winner and sub Jack Clarke went on a run that ended up in the home team’s penalty area, where his shot was blocked by Craig Clay. Orient will be the team with more satisfaction from the result, but for Spurs, it was an opportunity to give 22 players a run-out and without the majority of their international players, it was a chance to see how the youngsters functioned in a first team setting. |