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Valencia 1-2 Newcastle: How players rated in Matthias Jaissle's first friendly

Valencia 1-2 Newcastle: How players rated in Matthias Jaissle's first friendly

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Newcastle reporter at Mestalla Stadium Published 9 minutes ago Newcastle United forward Yoane Wissa scored twice to give head coach Matthias Jaissle a 2-1 win against Valencia in his first pre-season friendly in charge.

Adding to this, Filip Ugrinic opened the scoring for Valencia with a curling effort at the Mestalla Stadium, but substitute Wissa equalised with a calm finish from close range.

Meanwhile, The second-half substitute then went on to put the visitors in front after new signing Bazoumana Toure unselfishly squared the ball to him to slot home.

Notably, How did the Newcastle players perform against the Spanish side?

As per the latest buzz, Lukas Hornicek: Comfortable in possession and made a couple of decent saves. But needs to be more assertive with his communication to his centre-backs and command his area. 7

In further updates, Leo Shahar : Positive in his play and constantly looked to play balls in behind down the right. A valuable experience for the 19-year-old. 7

On top of that, Malick Thiaw: Handed the captain's armband on his 25th birthday in what felt like a glimpse of the future. 7

Sven Botman: Had a heart-in-mouth moment following a mix up at the back and nearly headed the ball into his own net, but recovered from there. 6

Source: BBC