Published 11 October 2022 4 min read
Women's U19
Report: England WU19s 1-1 Denmark
Young Lionesses settle for a draw with the Danes in final UEFA Women's U19 EURO qualifying group game
England Women’s under-19s rounded off their UEFA U19 EURO qualifiers with a 1-1 draw against Denmark on Tuesday afternoon.
Both nations went into the game having recorded victories over Slovenia and host nation Slovakia in their first two games, but Emma Coates and her team knew they needed a win to secure top spot in the group due to Denmark’s superior goal difference.
And after a goal-less first half, it was looking good for the Young Lionesses when Jessica Simpson opening the scoring just before the hour mark.
Cutting in from the left, Simpson cleverly lobbed the Danish keeper Vingum Andersen to put England ahead.
The lead only lasted ten minutes though, as defender Ida Marie Jorgensen got on the end of a corner from Anna Walter to draw the Danes level.
That set up a grandstand finish to the game with both teams in search of a winner, but with neither finding a breakthrough they had to settle for a draw and Denmark ending as group leaders.
Both nations will now progress to the next stage of qualification with the target being to reach the Finals in Belgium next summer.
England: 13 Khiara Keating (Manchester City), 2 Lucy Parry (Hibernian on loan from Liverpool) (c), 4 Grace Palmer (Lewes), 5 Naomi Layzell (Bristol City), 6 Evie Rabjohn (Aston Villa), 7 Mia Enderby (Sheffield United), 8 Mackenzie Smith (Nottingham Forest – dual contract with Leicester City), 9 Emma Thompson (Lewes on loan from Chelsea), 12 Olivia McLoughlin (Aston Villa), 16 Keira Barry (Derby County - dual contract with Manchester United), 19 Jessica Simpson (Burnley - dual contract with Manchester United)
Substitutes: 10 Freya Jupp (De Paul University) for Thompson 46, 17 Freya Godfrey (Ipswich Town - dual contract with Arsenal) for Enderby 66, 20 Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace) for Palmer 66
Substitutes not used: 1 Natalia Negri (Crystal Palace),3 Katie Dungate (Chelsea), 11 Alex Hennessy (West Ham United), 15 Hannah Silcock (Liverpool), 14 Elysia Boddy (Bristol City) 18 Halle Houssein (West Ham United)
Head coach: Emma Coates
Goals: Jessica Simpson 59
Both nations went into the game having recorded victories over Slovenia and host nation Slovakia in their first two games, but Emma Coates and her team knew they needed a win to secure top spot in the group due to Denmark’s superior goal difference.
And after a goal-less first half, it was looking good for the Young Lionesses when Jessica Simpson opening the scoring just before the hour mark.
Cutting in from the left, Simpson cleverly lobbed the Danish keeper Vingum Andersen to put England ahead.
The lead only lasted ten minutes though, as defender Ida Marie Jorgensen got on the end of a corner from Anna Walter to draw the Danes level.
That set up a grandstand finish to the game with both teams in search of a winner, but with neither finding a breakthrough they had to settle for a draw and Denmark ending as group leaders.
Both nations will now progress to the next stage of qualification with the target being to reach the Finals in Belgium next summer.
England: 13 Khiara Keating (Manchester City), 2 Lucy Parry (Hibernian on loan from Liverpool) (c), 4 Grace Palmer (Lewes), 5 Naomi Layzell (Bristol City), 6 Evie Rabjohn (Aston Villa), 7 Mia Enderby (Sheffield United), 8 Mackenzie Smith (Nottingham Forest – dual contract with Leicester City), 9 Emma Thompson (Lewes on loan from Chelsea), 12 Olivia McLoughlin (Aston Villa), 16 Keira Barry (Derby County - dual contract with Manchester United), 19 Jessica Simpson (Burnley - dual contract with Manchester United)
Substitutes: 10 Freya Jupp (De Paul University) for Thompson 46, 17 Freya Godfrey (Ipswich Town - dual contract with Arsenal) for Enderby 66, 20 Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace) for Palmer 66
Substitutes not used: 1 Natalia Negri (Crystal Palace),3 Katie Dungate (Chelsea), 11 Alex Hennessy (West Ham United), 15 Hannah Silcock (Liverpool), 14 Elysia Boddy (Bristol City) 18 Halle Houssein (West Ham United)
Head coach: Emma Coates
Goals: Jessica Simpson 59