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Published 04 December 2023 4 min read
Women's U19

Report: Netherlands 3-3 England WU19s

Written by:

Frank Smith

Goals from Michelle Agyemang and Freya Godfrey help England women's under-19s secured a hard-fought draw

England women’s under-19s ended another beneficial camp with a 3-3 draw against the Netherlands.

The Young Lionesses had drawn 2-2 with hosts Portugal and recorded an emphatic 5-1 victory against Sweden last week.

The WU19s would have secured another victory had it not been for a late Netherlands goal but a Michelle Agyemang brace and another strike from Freya Godfrey on Monday afternoon ensured the WU19s ended the camp unbeaten.

England took the lead inside the opening two minutes when Maddy Earl released Agyemang and the Arsenal striker slotted the ball through the goalkeeper’s legs.

Michelle Agyemang added another two goals to her collection on Monday afternoon
Michelle Agyemang added another two goals to her collection on Monday afternoon

However, the Netherlands levelled just before the break through Bo van Egmond.

The Young Lionesses regained their lead three minutes after the restart when Ashanti Akpan’s header from Lexi Potter’s corner hit the crossbar and Godfrey was there to score the rebound.

It was then 3-1 five minutes later when another Potter corner led to a scramble in the box and Agyemang was there to score her second of the game.

Netherlands made it 3-2 just after the hour mark through Danique Tolhoek and then snatched a late equaliser courtesy of Lotte Keukelaar.

England women's under-19s players lining up ahead of the game with the Netherlands
England women's under-19s players lining up ahead of the game with the Netherlands

England: 13 Katie Cox (Chelsea), 2 Cerys Brown (Chelsea), 4 Ashanti Akpan (Chelsea), 5 Lucy Newell (Manchester United, dual registered with West Bromwich Albion) ©, 8 Alexia Potter (Chelsea, dual registered with Crystal Palace), 10 Maddy Earl (Arsenal), 15 Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford), 16 Freya Godfrey (Arsenal, loan to Charlton Athletic), 19 Ria Bose (Chelsea), 20 Lois Marley-Paraskevas (Manchester City, dual registered with Burnley), 25 Araya Dennis (Arsenal, dual registered with Crystal Palace)

Substitutes: 21 Laila Harbert (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford) for Dennis 45, 9 Poppy Pritchard (Durham) for Earl 45, 3 Mari Ward (Bristol City) for Brown 45, 1 Eve Annets (Reading) for Cox 60, 23 Georgia Mullett (Aston Villa) for Agyemang 60, 24 Keira Flannery (West Ham) for Potter 60, 14 Ava Baker (Leicester City) for Godfrey 85

Substitutes not used: 6 Katie Reid (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford), 7 Mia Enderby (Liverpool), 11 Milly Round (Aston Villa), 12 Grace Ede (Sunderland), 17 Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace), 18 Jessica Osborne (Auburn University)

Interim head coach: John Griffiths

Goals: Michelle Agyemang 2, 53, Freya Godfrey 48

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