Report: England MU19s 2-0 Lithuania

England men’s under-19s beat Lithuania 2-0, striking either side of the break in their first UEFA U19 EURO 2026 Qualifier.

The Young Lions struck early on in the contest, with just over a quarter-of-an-hour played. Max Dowman was brought down inside the area and Shumaira Mheuka stepped up to convert from the penalty spot.

Shortly after the half time interval, England doubled their lead. Mheuka bagged a brace, combining with Rio Ngumoha. The latter weaved his way into the box, picking out Mheuka at the back post who couldn’t miss from close range.

That result puts England top of the tree in Group 8, with three points on the board.

Will Antwi’s side play two more games in Lithuania during November international camp in the first round qualifying for the tournament.

England face Latvia on Saturday 15 November (10am GMT kick-off) before taking on Scotland on Tuesday 18 November (10am GMT kick-off).

England: 1 Nicolas Michalski (Blackburn Rovers), 3 Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), 4 Trey Nyoni (Liverpool), 5 Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham United), 7 Mikey Moore (Rangers, loan from Tottenham Hotspur), 9 Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea), 11 Chris Rigg (Sunderland), 12 Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday, loan from Manchester United), 14 Max Dowman (Arsenal), 17 Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), 18 Souleymane Sidibe (PSV Eindhoven)

Substitutes: 19 Jesse Derry (Chelsea) for Dowman 61’, 6 Kian Noble (Manchester City) for Mfuni 68’, 10 Divine Mukasa (Manchester City) for Ngumoha 68’, 8 Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End, loan from Everton) for Rigg 77’

Substitutes not used: 2 Leo Shahar (Newcastle United), 13 Khari Ranson (Arsenal), 15 Samuel Amissah (Fulham), 16 Jack Fletcher (Manchester United), 20 Jeremy Monga (Leicester City)

Head coach: Will Antwi

Goals: Mheuka 16’, 47’