Newcastle United beat Urawa Red Diamonds 4-1 at the Saitama Stadium in Japan - here are the player ratings from the match.
Alexander Isak opened the scoring inside the opening two minutes with a fine finish from the edge of the box. It was the Swede’s third goal in as many pre-season outings so far. A Jacob Murphy brace and a strike from Lewis Hall
Rio Nitta then drew the hosts level with a close-range finish from Yusuke Matsuo’s low cross into the box. Urawa then had a great opportunity to take the lead after Tino Livramento’s foul on the edge of the box was deemed to be a penalty.
Tomoaki Okubo stepped up and saw his spot-kick saved by Nick Pope - who continued his impressive pre-season form since returning from a long-term shoulder injury.
Nitta almost scored again in the build-up to half-time after dispossessing Lewis Hall but was denied by a stunning save from Pope.
After a strong start to the match from Newcastle, Urawa had grown back into the match in the hot and humid conditions. Still it was The Magpies who ended the half the stronger with Harvey Barnes seeing a shot saved by goalkeeper Ayumi Niekawa before Joe Willock set up Jacob Murphy to make it 2-1 on the stroke of half-time.
Murphy then made it 3-1 shortly after half-time with a composed finish into the bottom left corner. Lewis Hall made it 4-1 with an effort from distance that deflected heavily into the bottom right corner.
Then the second-half substitutes followed as Newcastle saw out a convincing friendly win with a young side.
Here are the full-time Newcastle United ratings from the match...
13. Miguel Almiron - 6
On for Willock 46: Had some touches out on the left side but didn't pose much of a threat as he gets back up to speed following his return from an extended break. | Getty Images
14. Odysseas Vlachodimos - 7
On for Pope 62: Had a couple of straightforward saves to make but looks comfortable with the ball at his feet with some good distribution. | Getty Images
15. Trevan Sanusi - 7
On for Isak 62: Looked lively once again and got into some dangerous areas. Opted to pick out Miguel Almiron instead of shooting himself. | Getty Images
16. Ben Parkinson - 6
On for Barnes 62: Led the line for the closing stages, drawing a foul and giving the defenders something to think about. | Getty Images