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.

Is-Sibt waranofsinhar fit-Tottenham Hotspur Stadium intlagħbet l-ewwel edizzjoni tal-VisitMalta Cup bit-tim ta’ Bayern Munich jegħleb lil Tottenham Hotspur bl-iskor ta’ 3-2.

L-għan ewlieni ta’ din il-partita kien li jkompli jissaħħaħ it-turiżmu sportiv hekk kif iż-żewġ klabbs rispettivi għandhom eluf ta’ partitarji madwar id-dinja kollha li jsegwuhom. Apparti minn hekk, kemm fir-Renju Unit kif ukoll fil-Ġermanja, Tottenham Hotspur u Bayern Munich għandhom fost l-akbar bażi ta’ partitarji warajhom fl-Ewropa.

Matul il-partita spikka b’mod kontinwu l-isem Malta permezz ta’ VisitMalta, liema partita intwerit b’mod dirett fuq stazzjonijiet Brittaniċi u anke Ġermaniżi.

Għal dik li hija kronika tal-partita, Tottenham fil-vantaġġ wara biss minuta logħob permezz ta’ Kulusevski. Mal-ħin Bayern Munich bdew iżidu fir-ritmu u sa’ tmiem l-ewwel taqsima skorjaw tliet darbiet. L-ewwel kien Upamecano li fis-sittax-il minuta għamel kollox indaqs biex kif appena għaddew l-ewwel tlettin minuta tal-konfront Gnabry poġġa lil Ġermaniżi għall-ewwel darba fil-vantaġġ. Eżatt qabel l-intervall, il-veteran Thomas Muller għamilhom tlieta b’wieħed favur Bayern Munich.

L-iSpurs ħarġu aħjar fit-tieni ħamsa u erbgħin minuta, bl-Svediż Dejan Kulusevski jirreġistra doppjeta personali hekk kif skorja t-tieni goal tiegħu u l-aħħar wieħed fil-konfront fil-wieħed u sittin minuta.

Matul it-tieni taqsima assistejna għal bosta sostituzzjonijiet bir-riżultat jibqa’ dak ta’ 3–2 favur Bayern Munich. Hekk kif intemmet il-partita Bayern Munich ġew preżentati bit-trofew tar-rebbieħa tal-ewwel edizzjoni tal-VisitMalta Cup mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Awtorità Maltija għat-Turiżmu Carlo Micallef.

Il-partita bejn Tottenham Hotspur u Bayern Munich kienet l-aħħar partita ta’ ħbiberija qabel il-bidu ta’ staġun ġdid, bit-tim minn Londra jiftaħ l-impenji ufficjali tiegħu nhar it-Tnejn 19 t’Awwissu kontra Leicester City fid-disgħa ta’ filgħaxija filwaqt li Bayern Munich jibdew l-istaġun bit-tazza domestika kontra t-tim mill-Bundesliga 2 SSV Ulm 1846 qabel ma’ jaffaċjaw lill-VFL Wolfsburg fl-ewwel partita tal-Kampjonat Ġermaniż.

Photos by Domenic Aquilina:
https://we.tl/t-bP5DdoAKRM

Match highlights:
https://fb.watch/tTDIrW4n57/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2foFARUHxQ