20 mins: Acquah header 0-1

25 mins: Worrall free kick 0-2

37 mins: Canavan shot 0-3

45+2 mins: Proctor shot 0-4

Half time: Bluebirds 4 Newcastle U21s 0

56 mins: Diallo free kick 1-4

Full time: Bluebirds 4 Newcastle U21s 1

Wearing number 5 for United but listed as 15 on the teamsheet was Cathal Heffernan, an 18 year-old Irish youth international defender. 

Previously with Cork City, Heffernan joined AC Milan last year and is believed to be on trial with Newcastle currently. This looks to have been his second game, after featuring against Carlisle United the previous weekend.

An inexperienced U21 side continued their pre-season programme on Saturday by facing League Two side Barrow AFC at their Holker Street home.

The Bluebirds went ahead on 20 minutes when visiting goalkeeper Will Brown blocked Niall Canavan's header following a corner but was unable to prevent Emile Acquah from nodding in the rebound.

Barrow's lead was then doubled five minutes later when David Worrall curled home a free kick and it was 3-0 eight minutes before the interval when Canavan had an easy headed finish after Jamie Proctor sent a corner back across the face of goal.

Proctor himself then added a fourth in the second minute of time added on, calmly slotting home after Rory Feely cut the ball back from the right.

Newcastle's sole reply came 11 minutes into the second half; Amadou Diallo giving former Magpie Paul Farman no chance with a direct free kick from a similar position to Barrow's Worrall earlier in the game. 

Many thanks to the Happy Wanderer GW