On Saturday afternoon, Bayern Munich were the winner of the first edition of VisitMalta Cup against Tottenham Hotspur with the result of 3-2, in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The main aim of this game was that of strengthening the flow of sports tourism, with both the respective teams having thousands of supporters following them from around the world. Apart from this, both in the United Kingdom as well as in Germany, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich have the strongest wave of supporters in Europe.

Throughout the game Malta’s name was mentioned several times by VisitMalta, a game which was broadcasted live both on British and German stations.

Kulusevski gained advantage for Tottenham after only a minute of play. Bayern Munich started increasing their rhythm and by the end of the first half, they managed to score three times. The first goal was that of Upamecano who on the 16th minute balanced the score. After the first 30 minutes of confrontation, a goal from Gnabary was the first to place the Germans on the advantage. Exactly before the interval, the veteran Thomas Muller made the score 3-1, in favour of Bayern Munich.

Tottenham Hotspur did better in the second half, with the Swedish Dejan Kulusevski registering a personal double, with a second and last goal in the game.

Throughout the second half there were also several substitutions with the result remaining 3-2, in favour of Bayern Munich. At the end of the game, Bayern Munich were presented with the trophy as winners of the first edition of VisitMalta Cup by the Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Tourism Authority, Carlo Micallef.

The match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich was the last friendly before the start of the new season, with a team from London starting his official duties on Monday 19th August against Leicester City at 9pm. Bayern Munich will start the season with the domestic cup against Bundesliga 2 SSV Ulm 1846, before confronting VLF Wolfsburg in the first match of the German Championship.

Photos: Domenic Aquilina