Late agony for Newcastle 6,000 miles away in Hong Kong

Newcastle United suffered an agonising semi-final defeat in the Hong Kong Football Club Citi Soccer Sevens tournament yesterday.
Newcastle's players arrive in Hong KongNewcastle's players arrive in Hong Kong
Newcastle's players arrive in Hong Kong

After being knocked out of the cup competition by FC Seoul, they were beaten 3-2 by Eastern Sports Club in the runners-up shield.

Peter Beardsley’s side came back from 2-0 down to level the game thanks to goals from Jack Hunter and Jamie Holmes, but they were beaten by a last-minute goal.

Luke Charman, rightLuke Charman, right
Luke Charman, right
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United had beaten Hong Kong FC and Kitchee on Saturday, but they lost their last group game against Aston Villa.

FC Seoul beat Newcastle 4-2 in the last eight the following day, and the loss to Eastern ended their participation in the competition, which they won in 2012.