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International: Mitro On Target In Serbia Win
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Newcastle United front man Aleksandar Mitrovic was on target for Serbia in a 2-1 friendly victory over Cyprus
By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
Newcastle United front man Aleksandar Mitrovic was on target for Serbia in a 2-1 friendly victory over Cyprus on Wednesday.
The striker broke the deadlock with just 78 seconds on the clock at the Gradski Stadion, in Uzice, Croatia, receiving a low cross from the right, flicking it up for himself and volleying into the bottom corner.
Southampton's Dusan Tadic added a second for Serbia after ten minutes, and while Cyprus pulled one back just past the half-hour mark, that was how things stayed.
Mitrovic was withdrawn at half-time, along with four of his teammates, as head coach Slavoljub Muslin used the match as an opportunity to give plenty of players game time.
The goal was Mitrovic's third at international level, and his 20th cap.