Report: Belgium 1-1 England MU18s

England men’s under-18s began their U17 World Cup warm-up tournament in Marbella with a 1-1 draw against Belgium.

Ryan Garry’s Young Lions, who will head to Indonesia for the World Cup next month, took the lead after a strong start to the game through Joel Ndala of Manchester City.

Debutant Anthony Munda won the ball in midfield before a quick switch of play saw Ndala break clear to slot England ahead.

But the Belgians fought back after the break to find an equaliser.

England ended the game with ten players, after Sunderland’s Tom Watson received a red card in the final minute after bringing down the last man as Belgium looked to nick a winner.

The Young Lions are in action again when they take on Morocco at the Marbella Football Centre on Saturday (1.30pm BST).

England: 1 Ted Curd (Hashtag United, loan from Chelsea), 2 Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), 3 Joe Johnson (Luton Town), 4 Anthony Munda (Newcastle United), 5 Harrison Murray Campbell (Chelsea), 6 Ishé Samuels Smith (Chelsea), 7 Archie Stevens (Glasgow Rangers), 8 Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Chelsea), 9 Jimmy Jay Morgan (Chelsea), 10 Chris Rigg (Sunderland) (c), 11 Joel Ndala (Manchester City)

Substitutes: 14 Finley McAllister (Manchester United) for Munda 46, 17 Justin Oboavwoduo (Manchester City) for Russell-Denny 64, 23 Jayden Meghoma (Southampton) for Johnson 64, 20 Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) for Ndala 64, 25 Jayden Danns (Liverpool) for Morgan 64, 12 Triston Rowe (Aston Villa) for Acheampong 74, 15 Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest) for Samuels Smith 74, 16 Lakyle Samuel (Manchester City) for Murray Campbell 74,  21 Tom Watson (Sunderland) for Rigg 74, 24 Matthew Warhurst (Manchester City) for Stevens 83,

Substitutes not used: 13 Tommy Setford (Ajax), 19 Tom King (Cheltenham Town), 22 Elyh Harrison (Manchester United), 

Head coach: Ryan Garry

Goals: Joel Ndala 20