Friendlies round-up

Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a convincing win at Bournemouth as Stoke City suffered another pre-season friendly defeat. Harry Redknapp returned to his former club and saw his current Spurs side run out 3-0 winners over League Two outfit Bournemouth.The Premier League club opened the scoring on 27 minutes when Robbie Keane finished clinically after being played in by Darren Bent.Spurs fielded a different line-up for the second half and increased their lead on 55 minutes when Jermain Defoe fired home from Jake Livermore's pass.Defoe was involved in the third goal on 67 minutes as his shot was parried and midfielder Wilson Palacios was on hand to tap home the loose ball.Stoke's opening match of their pre-season trip to Austria ended in a 3-1 loss at the hands of German side St Pauli.Max Kruse's brace gave St Pauli a 2-0 lead at half-time before Dave Kitson pulled one back, only for Nils Pichinot to score in the last minute.Ipswich Town won their first match on a two-game tour of Ireland after securing a 3-0 victory over Waterford.Kevin Lisbie gave Roy Keane's side a first-half lead and Owen Garvan netted twice after the interval to seal the win.Defensive duo Ben Chorley and Dominic Casciato were on target as Leyton Orient claimed a 2-0 win over Kildare County.A Huddersfield Town side with a smattering of experienced players romped to an emphatic 6-0 win at AFC Emley.It was the senior members of the team who were among the goals as Phil Jevons hit a hat-trick, and Michael Flynn, Keigan Parker and Leigh Franks also found the net.Grimsby Town claimed their place in the semi-finals of the South West Challenge Cup after a 3-2 victory over Yeovil Town as Nathan Arnold struck a late winner.Barry Conlon and Danny North put Grimsby 2-0 up before Gavin Tomlin and Sam Williams replied for Yeovil prior to Arnold's 86th minute effort.Swindon Town drew 3-3 with St Johann, with Billy Paynter netting twice, and Sean Morrison also scoring, for Danny Wilson's side.

Source: SKY_Sports