PAUL Scharner got 61 minutes under his belt in his first appearance in Albion colours as the hosts ran out 4-0 winners over Bolton in the Barclays Premier Reserve League.
Chris Wood started the scoring in the 27th minute to give the Baggies a 1-0 half-time advantage.
And the Kiwi striker made it a double when he wrapped up the game with a fourth in the third minute of stoppage time.
In between Paul Downing scored three minutes after the break and Simon Cox pressed his first-team claims with a 65th-minute strike.
New recruit Somen Tchoyi boosted his fitness by playing the whole behind-closed-doors encounter at Albion's training ground.
ALBION (4-1-4-1): Allsop; Zuiverloon, S Reid (L Connolly 60), Downing, Hurst; Scharner (Sawyers 60); Tchoyi, Mantom, Cox, Barnes (Elford-Alliyu 77); Wood. Subs not used: Tebbutt (gk), Berahino.
BOLTON (4-4-2): Lainton; Riley, Bennett, O'Brien, Blakeman; Obadeyi, McGregor, Sheridan, Ward; Eaves (Irwin 66), O'Halloran (Odelusi 77) Subs not used: Connolly, Lynch, McGreachan.
GOALS: ALBION - Wood (27, 90+3), Downing 48, Cox 65.
REFEREE: D Mohareb.
