Report: England MU17s 2-2 Norway
Late goal sees Jay Robinson and Mikey Moore's strikes cancelled out at St. George's Park
England men’s under-17s stepped up their preparations for next month’s EURO qualifiers with a 2-2 draw against Norway on Friday afternoon.
MU17s boss Greg Lincoln made wholesale changes to the starting XI who began Wednesday’s 3-0 victory over the same opposition.
The games were part of the countries’ preparations for the UEFA Under-17 Championship first qualifying round in November, when England MU17s will play Faroe Islands, Kosovo and hosts Croatia.
England took the lead in the 19th minute when a good interchange on the right-hand side between Trevan Sanusi and Trey Nyoni saw the latter dribble past several players before laying the ball off to Southampton’s Jay Robinson to thump home.
Norway pulled a goal back six minutes into the second half through an impressive long-range strike by Daniel Skaarud.
But the Young Lions went back in front with an effort of their own from distance with 20 minutes remaining, as Mikey Moore lobbed the goalkeeper expertly.
It looked as though England were on course for their second victory over Norway in the space of a week but then Felix Taraldset equalised deep into injury-time.
Focus for the Young Lions and their staff will now turn to the UEFA Under-17 Championship first qualifying round, which begins with their match against Faroe Islands on Friday 3 November.
England: 13 Douglass Lukjanciks (Everton), 12 Leke Drake (Manchester City), 14 Luca Fletcher (Manchester City), 15 Harry Amass (Manchester United), 16 Jayce Fitzgerald (Manchester United), 17 Trevan Sanusi (Newcastle United), 18 Trey Nyoni (Liverpool), 19 Eric Hamelberg (Middlesbrough), 20 Jay Robinson (Southampton), 21 Samuel Amissah (Fulham), 24 Jonathan Esenga (Fulham)
Substitutes: 22 Oliver Whatmuff (Manchester City) for Lukjanciks 61, 7 Shea Lacey (Manchester United) for Robinson 61, 11 Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur) for Sanusi 61, 10 Callum Olusesi (Tottenham Hotspur) for Nyoni 71, 2 Leo Shahar (Newcastle United) for Esenga 71, 8 Joshua King (Fulham) for Hamelberg 71, 4 Ollie Harrison (Chelsea) for Fitzgerald 82, 23 Sean Neave (Newcastle United) for Fletcher 82
Substitutes not used: 1 Spike Brits (Manchester City), 3 Christian McFarlane (New York City), 5 Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), 6 Kian Noble (Manchester City), 9 Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea)
Head coach: Greg Lincoln
Goals: Jay Robinson 19, Mikey Moore 70
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