Bolton Wanderers went down 1-0 in Tampa Bay in the first match of their American tour.
Second-half substitute Matt Clare grabbed the only goal of the match, the Trotters' first outing of pre-season.
However Evan Newton in the home goal was the star of the show as he made a series of impressive saves to deny the visitors.
The substitute stopper denied Kevin Davies, Chung-Yong Lee and Robbie Blake in quick succession before Tampa Bay grabbed the winner on 65 minutes, with a tidy first-time finish from Clare.
Mark Davies fired in off the underside of the bar from close range but the effort was ruled out as Matt Taylor's cross was deemed to have drifted behind before it was nodded down by Gary Cahill.
Martin Petrov also fired against a post for Bolton, who fielded a total of 21 players throughout the 90 minutes having started with eight of the first XI from the clash against Manchester City in the final fixture of last season.
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