2-1: Newcastle end Rayo’s illusion with Falcao’s return

The newcastlewith two goals from Sean Longstaff and Chris Wood, penalty, he beat Rayo Vallecano in the last friendly before the Madrid team resumed the official competition, where he played Radamel Falcao for the first time after overcoming an injury that kept him out of the previous three games this preseason.

The return of Falcao, after overcoming some discomfort, was the best news of Rayo’s match against Newcastle, who, as soon as the match started, after four minutes, took the lead. It is done longstafff with a cross shot on the edge of the small area in a after an assist from Jacob Murphy.

The Madrid team tried to match by searching for its highest offensive reference, Raul de Tomas, which was unassisted and hardly created any danger to Nick Pope’s goal.

In the second part, the Lightning He continued to look for the equalizer when Sergio Camello entered, but a penalty from Abdul Mumin in Joe Willock allowed Chris Wood extend the advantage for Newcastle, whose joy was short-lived because Matt Target, by clearing a cross that came from the left without apparent danger, he put the ball in his goal.

The Madrid team closes the preseason with defeats against Fenerbahçe Y newcastlea draw against Real society and victory against Galatasaray.

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Newcastle: Nick Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Botman, Targett; Longstaff, Shelvey; Saint-Maximin, Murphy, Willock; and Wood. Miley, Turner-Cooke and Stephenson also played.

Vallecano Ray: Dimitrievsky; Balliu, Mumin, Catena, Chavarría; Valentin, Unai Lopez; Isi, Trejo, Alvaro; and Raúl de Tomas. Comesaña, Fran García, Camello, Falcao, Pozo, Pathé Ciss, Mario Suárez and Lejeune also played.

The objectives: 1-0: M.4 Sean Longstaff; 2-0: M.70 Chris Wood, penalty; 2-1: M.75 Targett, own goal.

Incidents: Friendly match played at St.James Park stadium in Newcastle (England).

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