Robbie Keane scored a first-half hat-trick as Tottenham Legends brushed AC Milan Glorie aside on Sunday afternoon.
A host of Spurs stars of old took on their Italian counterparts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the name of charity, and those in attendance were treated to a show.
Keane didn’t take long to get his or Spurs’ afternoon up and running. The hosts were utterly dominant in the opening stages and, seconds after Jermain Defoe saw a strike ruled out for offside, Keane was set up by Aaron Lennon for a simple opener.
It was 2-0 just five minutes later as Defoe rolled back the years, turning smartly on the edge of the area before shifting the ball onto his right and then finding the inside near corner. A third came soon after when Teemu Tainio spotted Keane’s run and, with the Milan backline stationary, he had all the time in the world to lash a ball past Dida.
The best goal of the half came from Sandro just after the half-hour mark when the Brazilian drilled a low effort inside the far bottom corner from 25 yards, and then Keane completed his hat-trick before half-time when Lennon again set him up in a carbon copy of the opener.
As the likes of Ledley King, Steffen Freund, Teddy Sheringham, Allan Nielsen and Mark Falco were replaced or introduced, an improved Milan performance produced a consolation goal in the second half. The evergreen Cafu did his best Lennon impression but giving Cristian Zaccardo a tap in.
Tired legs took over as the second half wore on but there was still time for Michael Brown to add a six and then Andrea Pirlo to curl home a stunning free kick from 25 yards in nonchalant fashion.
