Published 11 June 2023 2 min read
Men's U18
Report: England MU18s 3-2 Australia
The Young Lions get a win in Portugal in their second of three games this week
England men’s under-18s left it late to seal victory over Australia in their second game of the Lisbon International Tournament.
Neil Ryan’s team are in Portugal for the competition, which they kicked-off last week with a 2-2 draw against Norway.
But they went one further on Sunday as a last-minute winner from Adrian Blake secured a 3-2 win against the Socceroos.
England had taken a two-goal lead in the first half, thanks to a quickfire double from Zach Marsh. His first came just before the quarter-hour mark when Rio Kyerematen picked him out in the box and he calmly slotted home from close range.
Three minutes later the Crystal Palace striker grabbed his second of the game when a clearance from captain Zak Johnson found him deep into Australian territory and Marsh did the rest to double the advantage.
The Aussies staged a fightback though, pulling a goal back before the break as Max Caputo reduced the arrears and then they went in level thanks to Marcus Younis’ equaliser.
Head coach Ryan ensured a share of minutes between his squad with multiple changes in the second half and it paid off too, as one of those replacements in Watford forward Blake popped up with a late winner to seal a win for the Young Lions.
England will now play their final game of the trip when they face host nation Portugal on Tuesday evening (5pm BST).
England: 22 Jonathan Macauley (Watford), 7 Romain Esse (Millwall), 12 Josh Davidson (Liverpool), 14 Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion), 15 Rio Kyerematen (Tottenham Hotspur), 16 David Ozoh (Crystal Palace), 17 Lemar Gordon (Fulham), 18 Chibuzo Nwoko (Fulham), 19 Zach Marsh (Crystal Palace), 21 James Debayo (Leeds United), 23 Zak Johnson (Sunderland) ©
Substitutes: 10 Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) for Esse 46, 2 Sai Sachdev (Sheffield United) for Davidson 60, 3 Lino Sousa (Arsenal) for Nwoko 60, 5 Benjamin Arthur (Peterborough United) for Johnson 60, 4 Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) for Whitwell 60, 9 Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fulham) for Marsh 60, 11 Adrian Blake (Watford) for Gordon 72, 8 Joe Bauress (Burnley) for Ozoh 72, 6 Ashley Phillips (Blackburn Rovers) for Debayo 90
Substitutes not used: 1 True Grant (Manchester City), 13 Ben Cisse (West Bromwich Albion), 20 Travis Patterson (Aston Villa)
Head coach: Neil Ryan
Goals: Zach Marsh 14, 17, Adrian Blake 90
Neil Ryan’s team are in Portugal for the competition, which they kicked-off last week with a 2-2 draw against Norway.
But they went one further on Sunday as a last-minute winner from Adrian Blake secured a 3-2 win against the Socceroos.
England had taken a two-goal lead in the first half, thanks to a quickfire double from Zach Marsh. His first came just before the quarter-hour mark when Rio Kyerematen picked him out in the box and he calmly slotted home from close range.
Three minutes later the Crystal Palace striker grabbed his second of the game when a clearance from captain Zak Johnson found him deep into Australian territory and Marsh did the rest to double the advantage.
The Aussies staged a fightback though, pulling a goal back before the break as Max Caputo reduced the arrears and then they went in level thanks to Marcus Younis’ equaliser.
Head coach Ryan ensured a share of minutes between his squad with multiple changes in the second half and it paid off too, as one of those replacements in Watford forward Blake popped up with a late winner to seal a win for the Young Lions.
England will now play their final game of the trip when they face host nation Portugal on Tuesday evening (5pm BST).
England: 22 Jonathan Macauley (Watford), 7 Romain Esse (Millwall), 12 Josh Davidson (Liverpool), 14 Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion), 15 Rio Kyerematen (Tottenham Hotspur), 16 David Ozoh (Crystal Palace), 17 Lemar Gordon (Fulham), 18 Chibuzo Nwoko (Fulham), 19 Zach Marsh (Crystal Palace), 21 James Debayo (Leeds United), 23 Zak Johnson (Sunderland) ©
Substitutes: 10 Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) for Esse 46, 2 Sai Sachdev (Sheffield United) for Davidson 60, 3 Lino Sousa (Arsenal) for Nwoko 60, 5 Benjamin Arthur (Peterborough United) for Johnson 60, 4 Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) for Whitwell 60, 9 Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fulham) for Marsh 60, 11 Adrian Blake (Watford) for Gordon 72, 8 Joe Bauress (Burnley) for Ozoh 72, 6 Ashley Phillips (Blackburn Rovers) for Debayo 90
Substitutes not used: 1 True Grant (Manchester City), 13 Ben Cisse (West Bromwich Albion), 20 Travis Patterson (Aston Villa)
Head coach: Neil Ryan
Goals: Zach Marsh 14, 17, Adrian Blake 90