Son Heung-Min broke in tears after some expected to be his last Tottenham performance after a decade in the club.
Son, 33, announced his exit in an emotional press conference before Spurs locked Hoorns with Newcastle in South Korea on Sunday.
And what a suitable farewell it might have been while playing for his most avid fans in his home country.
The Spurs Captain received a spontaneous honorary guard from his teammates and Newcastle players when he was immersed in the 64th minute.
The crowd in the Seoul World Cup Stadium became wild when their hero hugged everyone on the Spursbank and seemed to cry like the full impact of his farewell at home.
And the Spurs manager immediately tweeted: “Cheers Son's crying, nice 😥 😥 😥.”
Son immediately became tears in the eyes when his NO7 was placed on the board with new signature Mohammed Kudus who replaced the attacker.
The club legend was immediately embraced by Spurs -midfielder James Maddison and North London winger Brennan Johnson.
Spurs -goalkeeper AntonÃn Kinský also ran to participate in the tribute, because both sets players lovingly hit the son's back.
Newcastle's Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes became involved in the action while hugging the Tottenham Ace.
It meant a huge change in temperament after guimaraes escaped a red card in one way or another for strangling Cristian Romero in the first half.
The incident was a flash point during a lively first half that was largely a love for South Korean icon.
But his broadcast was marred with a shock injury to Maddison 19 minutes later after a routine challenge with Anthony Elanga.
Son was one of those who were very concerned to watch after the English star was stretched in the 85th minute.
He is widely tipped to move to America, where MLS Side Lafc wants to make him their new selection framework.
Actor Park SEO-JUON, star of Oscar-winning parasite and a dense friend of son, gave a moving tribute to his partner before he won from the center circle and claimed that the people in South Korea could not sleep after his announcement of the EXIT plan.
A banner in the 66,000-copy crowd las 'Sonny the Spurs Legend', while the man himself was choked on the couch, probably as the full impact of his exit came to him.
But the Banger of Harvey Barnes took the score, three minutes before the battle of Romero and Guimaraes.
In the meantime, other fans were disbelief due to the amount of errors made during the game.
Spurs starts their Premier League campaign to Burnley on August 16.
The Carabao Cup winners of last season, Newcastle, welcomes Aston Villa in St James' Park.