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Tiote Gets Through Un-Cheick-en
Written by Newcastle Utd
Magpies midfielder Cheick Tiote will return unscathed after completing the full 90 minutes in Ivory Coast friendly
By Dan King
Magpies midfielder Cheick Tiote was on the winning side on Tuesday night as Ivory Coast beat Mali in an international friendly.
Tiote, who was winning his 15th cap, played the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win sealed by Didier Ya Konan's first-half goal, and the Newcastle man will now report back ahead of the weekend game at Blackburn.
Young defender Jamie Smith also played the whole game as Republic of Ireland under-17s lost 1-0 to their Italy counterparts. The two sides play again on Thursday night.
On Wednesday night, young left-back Paul Dummett's Wales under-21s take on a Northern Ireland under-21 side featuring Shane Ferguson and Patrick McLaughlin at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.
And Tim Krul is in the Holland under-21 squad to face Czech Republic in Waalwijk, while Ole Soderberg is in the Sweden under-21 squad which has travelled to play Portugal in Cartaxo.