Emmanuel Adebayor made his debut for Manchester City as they lost 1-0 to the Kaizer Chiefs in the Vodacom Challenge final.
After Jeffrey Ntuka's poke put the Chiefs ahead Adebayor had two good chances in the second half, but lashed a left-footed shot over and then forced a good save from the goalkeeper with a header.
Of greater concern for City boss Mark Hughes were injuries that forced Richard Dunne, Nedum Onuoha and youngster Javan Vidal off early, with Vidal's appearing the most serious.
Substitute Paul Gallagher netted a last-minute penalty to earn Blackburn a 1-1 draw against Leeds at Elland Road.
Jermaine Beckford put Leeds ahead five minutes into the second half, pouncing from close range after Luciano Becchio had nodded on a Robert Snodgrass corner.
Two goals in five first-half minutes from Danny Haynes and Nicky Maynard were enough for Bristol City to see off Premier League new-boys Wolves 2-0 at Ashton Gate.
Striker Neil Mellor bagged a first-half brace as Preston beat Stoke 2-1 in a pre-season friendly at Deepdale. Richard Cresswell scored for the Potters with 12 minutes left.
George Boyd scored twice in the last five minutes to earn Peterborough a 3-3 draw against Fulham at London Road.
Clint Dempsey and Bobby Zamora (2) scored for the Premier League outfit with Aaron Mclean bagging the other goal for the home side.
Everton slipped to a 1-0 defeat against River Plate.
An impudent lob from veteran Argentine Ariel Ortega gave the South American side victory over David Moyes' men in Edmonton.
Jo and Tim Cahill had the best chances for the Toffees - and James Vaughan also had a penalty appeal turned down - while Matias Abelairas struck the woodwork for River.
Burnley beat Portland Timbers on penalties in the last match of their pre-season mini-tour of America.
Goals from captain Steven Caldwell and striker Steven Thompson saw the Clarets draw 2-2 with their hosts, who have never lost to English opponents in three outings.
And Brian Jensen was the hero in the shoot-out as he saved two penalties, allowing Wade Elliott to slot home the winner.
Gavin McCann was on target as Bolton began their tour of Germany and Holland with a 1-1 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach. Raul Bobadilla scored an equaliser for the German side.
Portsmouth and Hull both struggled for goals as they drew 0-0 against Basingstoke and Sheffield Wednesday respectively.
A youthful Sunderland XI claimed a 2-1 victory over Oldham at Boundary Park.
Individual mistakes cost Oldham dear as first new boy Andy Holdsworth gifted a goal to Adam Reed before team-mate Reuben Hazzell did likewise in allowing David Dowson to double the Black Cats' advantage before the break.
Pawel Abbott's second half penalty proved nothing more a consolation for Oldham.
Newcastle endured a miserable afternoon at Brisbane Road as they were thumped 6-1 by Leyton Orient.
Jimmy Smith, Sean Thornton, Scott McGleish, Tamika Mkandawire and Ryan Jarvis scored for the League One outfit with Joey Barton on target for the Magpies.
Sven-Goran Eriksson was in the stands for the first time at Notts County as goals from new signings Luke Rodgers and Lee Hughes helped his new side beat rivals Nottingham Forest 2-1.
Leigh Bromby and Jordan Robertson (2) were on target as Sheffield United continued their preparations for the Championship season with a comfortable 3-0 win at Bury.
Luke Moore made it three goals in four pre-season games as West Brom came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw at Walsall after Dwayne Mattis and Matt Richards put the home side 2-0 up at the end of the opening period.
Goals from Adam Johnson and Rhys Williams earned Middlesbrough a 2-0 friendly victory at Carlisle.
Paul Green returned from injury to score twice as Derby won 3-1 at Exeter. Steven Davies was also on target for the Rams with Richards Logan striking for the League One new boys.
Leicester hit four goals before the break from Jack Hobbs, Lloyd Dyer (2) and Dany N'Guessan to see off Shrewsbury in a comfortable 4-0 win.
James Hayter was the star of the show as his two goals helped Doncaster stroll to a 4-0 success at near neighbours Rotherham. Sam Hird and trialist Jason Walker also struck for the Championship side.
Coventry were held to a goalless draw by Huddersfield at the Galpharm Stadium.
Aberdeen were held to a 1-1 draw by Dundee in their final warm-up game before next week's Europa League clash with Sigma Olomouc.
Sone Aluko gave Aberdeen the lead inside the first minute, but Eric Paton's free-kick earned Dundee a draw.
Hearts slumped to a 3-0 defeat at St Mary's as Alan Pardew enjoyed a successful start to his career as Southampton manager thanks to goals from Adam Lallana and Grzegorz Rasiak (2).
However, their Edinburgh rivals enjoyed a better afternoon as goals from Merouane Zemmama and Derek Riordan helped Hibernian beat Glentoran 2-0 at the Oval Showgrounds in Belfast.
