• Striker injured during friendly in Beijing against Tottenham• Defoe's late goal sinks HammersWest Ham's striker Luis Boa Morte was taken to hospital with suspected cruciate ligament damage after being injured less than 10 minutes into a 1–0 defeat by Tottenham in the Premier League's Asia Trophy.The 31-year-old Portugal international collapsed in agony after tackling Tottenham's left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto and was fitted with a knee brace before being taken off the pitch on a stretcher.Spurs were the sharper of the two London rivals and Jermain Defoe's 75th-minute strike was enough to send them through to Friday's final against the winner of today's second match between Beijing Guoan and Hull.Both sides had opted to play strong sides, with Spurs fielding new signing Kyle Naughton in midfield while Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko were paired in attack. West Ham, meanwhile, handed a start to on-loan Internazionale midfielder Luis Jimenez with last season's top scorer Carlton Cole deployed as a sole striker.West Ham UnitedTottenham HotspurPremier Leagueguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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