A-League All Stars hammered Newcastle 8-0 as Eddie Howe's kids' contentious post-season Australia tour came to an embarrassing conclusion.
Melbourne's A-League All-Stars disgrace Eddie Howe's young players
Newcastle's hurried tour to Australia hasn't garnered much praise, and it came to an abrupt end on Friday as Eddie Howe's inexperienced team was crushed 8-0 by the A-League All Stars.
After the Premier League team's victory over Tottenham on Wednesday through a penalty shootout, most of its best players had already returned home, and their substitutes had a very bad night in Melbourne.
The only first-team regulars on the matchday roster were England's Kieran Trippier, Lewis Hall, and Elliot Anderson, and they were all kept off the field for the whole contest.
They also witnessed their less-seasoned teammates lose the match at Marvel Stadium after falling behind in the fourteenth minute and giving up seven more goals.
The two post-season matches that the Magpies were scheduled for drew harsh criticism from the football community, with former Newcastle great Alan Shearer characterizing them as absolute "madness."
A squad from one of the best leagues in Europe travels to play the All Star team every year.
The first team to do so was Manchester United in 2013, and since then, teams like Juventus and Barcelona have traveled far to take on the best in Australia.
