Newcastle United battled to a 1-0 friendly win today against Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand.
Yoan Gouffran's 42nd-minute header was enough to separate the sides during a physical match which saw Alan Pardew's men suffer four injuries.
New signing Siem de Jong was passed fit to play but was taken off as a precaution after 31 minutes, while captain Fabricio Coloccini also left the field grimacing.
The Magpies also lost Mehdi Abeid and Rolando Aarons to injury as Wellington continued to put in strong challenges throughout the game.
During an emotional match, tributes were paid to the two Newcastle fans who died during the MH17 Malaysia Airlines disaster.
More than 2,000 Magpies fans were in the Wellington Stadium and they led a minute's applause on 28 minutes for Liam Sweeney and on 63 minutes for John Alder.
A minute's silence before the game was also served impeccably, with Newcastle players wearing special t-shirts commemorating the pair and West Ham United stars also paying their respects.
