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Newcastle United were beaten 2-0 by Yokohama F Marinos and Reims lost 1-0 at Vissel Kobe as the preseason tours of Japan by a number of European clubs concluded Saturday with wins for J-League sides. Newcastle fielded a strong starting XI including midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and forward Alexander Isak, but Marinos, the Asian Champions League runners-up, went ahead in the 34th minute at Tokyo’s National Stadium after Elber volleyed home Keigo Sakakibara’s cross. Jacob Murphy, who had a brace in Wednesday’s 4-1 win at Urawa Reds, was the culprit responsible for Marinos’ second in the 51st minute…

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