Report: England WU17s 0-2 Germany
Young Lionesses will now continue their preparations for round one of qualifying for the 2023-24 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship
England women’s under-17s and Germany ended this camp with a victory apiece following their double header, as the visitors won 2-0 at St. George’s Park on Monday afternoon.
The Young Lionesses had been 3-0 winners on Friday thanks to a brace by Isabella Fisher and a goal from Laila Herbert.
But on this occasion, it was Germany who secured the win courtesy of goals from Rosa Ruckert and Emilia Grund.
Both teams are currently preparing for round one of qualifying for the 2023-24 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship, with England WU17s set to face Northern Ireland (November 4), Hungary (November 7) and Belgium (November 10) in Group A6, with the top three from each League A group progressing to the second round of qualifying in early 2024.
Natalie Henderson made five changes to the side that beat Germany 3-0 on Friday, with Scarlet Hill, Emily Cassap, Rachel Maltby, Simone Sherwood and Laiba Khan all coming into the team.
Both sides had chances to take the lead in the first half, as the visitors fired just over the bar on the break before England’s Rachel Maltby was put through one-on-one, only for Germany goalkeeper Romy Brautigam to save well with an outstretched leg.
Germany had a glorious opportunity to take the lead from the penalty spot shortly before half time but Ruckert’s effort was straight down the middle and saved by Arsenal goalkeeper Hope McSheffrey.
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It was the visitors who were to break the deadlock on the hour though as Ruckert applied the finish following a low cross into the box.
Germany then added a second goal with five minutes remaining, as Grund was put through on the counter and, under pressure, shot low to the goalkeeper’s right from just outside the box.
England almost set up a tense finish when Erica Parkinson had an effort from outside the box tipped over the bar and another couple of shots go just wide but it was to finish 2-0 to Germany.
England: 1 Hope McSheffrey (Arsenal), 3 Scarlet Hill (Manchester United), 7 Isabella Fisher (Arsenal), 9 Sophie Harwood (Southampton), 10 Laila Harbert (Arsenal), 14 Emily Cassap (Sunderland), 16 Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Oxford United), 17 Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), 18 Simone Sherwood (Leicester City), 19 Nelly Lasova (Leicester City), 24 Laiba Khan (Brøndby)
Substitutes: 4 Erica Parkinson (Valadares Gaia) for Khan 45, 8 Lola Brown (Chelsea) for Hill 45, 21 Vera Jones (Barry Town) for Cassap 45, 20 Jessica Pegram (Brighton & Hove Albion) for Sherwood 45, 13 Rebekah Dowsett (Watford) for McSheffrey 63, 15 Taya Pomfret (Devon ETC/Plymouth Argyle) for Wellesley-Smith 63, 23 Mia Endacott (Devon ETC/Plymouth Argyle) for Fisher 63, 12 Lauryn Thompson (Indy Eleven) for Maltby 73
Substitutes not used: 5 Ella Baker (Middlesbrough), 6 Lakeisha Phipps (Aston Villa), 11 Grace McEwan (Brighton & Hove Albion), 22 Amy Liddiard (Arsenal)
Head coach: Natalie Henderson