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Matthias Jaissle turns air blue as Newcastle United boss erupts in technical area at sloppy side Newcastle United blew the chance of what would have been a morale boosting friendly win against Strasbourg Matthias Jaissle looked furious by the manner of a sloppy goal to allow Strasbourg to force a penalty shoot out and pick up the Visit Malta Cup at St James' Park. As Jacob Ramsey gifted the ball to Strasbourg, Gessimine Yassine was allowed to arrow home the leveller and deny Jaissle his first home win. Jaissle spun around and turned the air blue as he cursed the defensive error and fumed over a host of wasted chances in the second half before watching the French side lift the trophy on the hallowed turf. Jaissle lined up with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Jacob Ramsey and Aladji Bamba - making his home debut - used as his two holding midfielders in the clash against the Ligue 1 side that finished eighth last term. The Magpies threatened after two minutes when Jacob Murphy clipped in a fine cross from the right with William Osula climbing high before forcing a superb stop out of Filip Jorgensen at the Leazes End. On 10 minutes Samuel Amo-Ameyaw motored down the left before curling a shot at Ewen Jaouen who held firm in front of the Gallowgate End. Newcastle scored on Saturday from a left wing corner that had been launched high to the back post for Malick Thiaw to power home, and on 19 minutes, Murphy tried the same thing, this time looking for Dan Burn, before the skipper headed forcefully at goal but sent it just wide. Strasbourg threatened on 27 minutes after a corner in which Yoann Becker stabbed an effort at goal, but the ball clipped the bar. Moments later, it fell for Sam Amo-Ameyaw, but he poked the ball wide after causing a few problems in the opening period. Four minutes later, Newcastle missed a glaring chance as Osula cut the ball back across from the left before Bazoumana Toure sent his effort screeching over the bar. There were 10 minutes of the first half left when Joe Willock tried a long range effort but Jorgensen pushed the ball to safety and the ex-Arsenal man was in again two minutes later, only to be denied from close range by the Strasbourg stopper. But Newcastle did grab the lead on 38 minutes when Murphy crossed from the right, and Osula buried his chance from the six-yard box to put the Magpies ahead. It was a fantastic move from Newcastle as Fabian Schar found Leo Shahar on the right before his fine pass to Murphy allowed to run into space and clip a fine ball into the centre for Osula who could not miss. The Danish star had another big chance at the end of stoppage time when he drove low at Jorgensen, but the keeper saved well again and United had to be content with a single-goal lead at the break. Osula was presented with another big opportunity eight minutes into the second half but he blazed over when he should have at least tested the keeper. Just two minutes before the hour mark, Osula got in again but with just the keeper to beat he sent his effort wide of the target for another wasted chance. They would be chances that Newcastle would rue as Jacob Ramsey - who had been faultless until the 69th minute - dilly-dallied on the edge of the box and Strasbourg sub Gessime Yassine was allowed to fire into the top right-hand corner. After Ramsey had lost the ball Giovanni Reyna rolled a simple pass into the path of Yassine who picked his spot from 12-yards with Jaouen unable to keep it out despite being a full stretch. At that stage, Jaissle cursed his side and turned the air blue as his side conceded another avoidable goal, the third across the weekend at St James' Park with Liverpool's visit looming large. Yassine weaved his way into the box and forced Jaouen into a superb block low down in stoppage time, but the game would go to spot-kicks. How the penalty shoot-out unfolded (taken at the Gallowgate End) Reyna - Missed (Jaouen clawed it to safety). Osula - Blazed over Yassine 1-0 - (Sent Jaouen the wrong way) Ramsey - Blazed over Amougou 2-0 - (Slotted perfectly past the keeper) Neave 2-1 - (Buried it into the bottom corner) Del Blanco - (His penalty was saved by the feet of Jaouen) Toure 2-2 - (A little stutter before slamming home confidently) Diop 3-2 - (Just squeezed it past Jaouen in the right-hand corner) Bamba - Missed (His penalty thudded against the right-hand post) Attendance: 34,076 Referee: Anthony Backhouse (Heads Nook) Sky's Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle includes at least 215 live Premier League clashes across the 2026/27 season, with more than 1,500 games from the EFL and beyond, plus F1, golf and darts. 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