The Socceroos skipper, who joined Newcastle this summer, struck the opener seven minutes after the break and added his second of the match two minutes from time to give the visitors victory in the final football game to be played at Singapore's National Stadium.

Liverpool winger Harry Kewell, on as substitute, set up Viduka's second and also found the net himself in the 76th minute to give his side a morale-boosting win eight days before they open their AFC Asian Cup campaign against Oman in Bangkok.