Newcastle United strolled to a comfortable victory at the Saalfelden Arena as they swept 1860 Munich aside. True, the Magpies survived a couple of first half scares and could have been behind at the break but the quality shone through after the break as goals from Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes earned a good pre-season win.
The game was played with the spectacular backdrop of the Leogang Mountains in the breathtaking Alps with Eddie Howe's Magpies preparing to start their own huge climb in the Premier League. Howe's side kicked off in temperatures of 23 degrees and the forecasted rain did not materialise in the first half as fans supped pints of the local brew in the sunshine.
United took just two minutes to force their first attack when Allan Saint-Maximin linked up well with Elliot Anderson but the youngster's ball into the box was cleared by 1860 Munich. A succession of corners followed but Newcastle were unable to test goalkeeper Marco Hiller.
