Eddie Howe made five changes from the 4-1 win over Urawa Red Diamonds on Wednesday. Lloyd Kelly was handed his debut while Bruno Guimaraes, Miguel Almiron, Fabian Schar and Odysseas Vlachodimos made their first starts of pre-season.
Nick Pope, Dan Burn, Jacob Murphy and Emil Krafth dropped to the bench. Joe Willock was left out of the matchday squad as United manage his minutes after returning from a long-term injury.
Guimaraes captained his teammates, who had chances to open the scoring before Yokohama did through Elber in the 34th minute.
Howe made seven subs at half-time with Nick Pope, Harrison Ashby, Emil Krafth, Dan Burn, Jacob Murphy, Trevan Sanusi and Ben Parkinson replacing Vlachadimos, Tino Livramento, Schar, Kelly, Guimaraes, Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak.
And within five minutes of the second-half, the Magpies were 2-0 down. Murphy tried to the shield the ball out for a goal-kick but was robbed of possession. A low cross was then fired home by Jun Amano.
Due to the changes and extraordinary heat at the Japan National Stadium, Newcastle struggled to create many goalscoring opportunites.
Here’s our Newcastle United player ratings:
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Eddie Howe's men take on Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium on Wednesday, July 31. They then face J.League runners-up Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday, August 3.
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1. Odysseas Vlachodimos - 5
Little to do except pick the ball out of his net for Elber’s opener. Looks confident when asked to play out from the back. | Getty Images
2. Tino Livramento - 5
Was caught out of position early on before making a vital clearance at the backpost. A mixed defensive display. Tried to get forward. | Getty Images
3. Fabian Schar - 7
A comfortable return to the side for Schar. Cleared two dangerous crosses into the box, one with his head and the other an outstretched leg. | Getty Images
4. Lloyd Kelly - 5
A rusty opening 45 minutes for Kelly but that is to be expected in what was his first start of pre-season. Booked for bringing down a Yokohama player. | Getty Images