McDonald came on after the break and made an immediate impact with a cross that was turned in by Emmanuel Ledesma.

Midway through the first half, McDonald got his own name on the score sheet when he finished off Cameron Park’s cross.

A curled left-footed shot in the dying stages of the match gave the Aussie striker his second and secured a big win for Boro. Socceroo defender Rhys Williams also played the second half of the match.

In the Russian Premier League, Luke Wilkshire played a full match as Dinamo Moscow lost 1-0 to 10-man FK Volga

In preseason friendly action, Brad Jones played 45 minutes but was rarely tested as Liverpool drew 1-1 with Toronto, while Mark Schwarzer played the full 90 minutes of Fulham’s 2-2 draw with Kaiserslautern. 

Tommy Oar played the first half and Adam Sarota the second as FC Utrecht defeated Almere 2-0.

Tim Cahill played the first half of Everton’s 1-1 draw with Motherwell.

Dean Bouzanis started and played 72 minutes before being replaced by Liam Jacob during Oldham’s 2-0 victory over York City.

Neither Mustafa Amini nor Mitch Langerak were involved in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-2 loss to Nurnberg, while Nikita Rukavytsya was absent with a calf injury as Hertha Berlin defeated Norwich City 3-2.

Chris Herd played the first half while Brett Holman played the final 30 minutes as Aston Villa defeated Chicago Fire 1-0.

In the 29th minute, Herd delivered a fantastic cross that was headed home by Gabby Agbonlahor.

Ryan McGowan played a full match and Dylan McGowan played 28 minutes as Hearts defeated Dunfermline 2-0, while Steve Lustica played the first half of Hadjuk Split’s 1-1 draw with Istra 1961.

In the K-League, Robbie Cornthwaite played a full match as Chunnam Dragons were demolished 6-0 by FC Seoul.

Eddy Bosnar, Adrian Madaschi, Matt McKay, Alex Wilkinson, Nathan Burns and Matt Simon were absent, while Luke DeVere and Brendan Hamill are scheduled to play on Wednesday.

In the Chinese Super League, Daniel Mullen put in a full shift as Dalian Aerbin defeated Shandong Luneng 5-2.

In China League One, Brendon Santalab scored for Chongqing Lifan in the 3-1 win over Chongqing FC, while Adam Hughes netted the equalizer for Harbin Yiteng in the 1-1 draw with Chengdu Blades