Striker Maksim Shatskikh fired the home side in front with a 16th-minute piledriver and Aliaksandr Khatskevich added a second 17 minutes after the restart.
But it could have been even worse for the Tynesiders on a night when they created few chances despite enjoying plenty of the ball.
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