Report: England WU20s 1-0 Netherlands
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PLAY WOMEN'S & GIRLS' FOOTBALL
England women’s under-20s ran out 1-0 winners over the Netherlands in their second outing in Alicante.
Having slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Spain at the weekend, the Young Lionesses bounced back.
John Salomon’s side broke the deadlock just before half time. Midfielder Chloe Hylton fired England into the lead with minutes remaining of the first half – a spectacular effort from just outside the 18 yard box.
There were a host of changes for the Young Lionesses in the second half as they held on to their advantage, seeing out a goalless 45 minutes to secure victory.
Salomon’s team come up against Mexico in their final fixture of the international window on Friday 6 March (11am GMT kick-off).
The WU20s are preparing for the final round of qualifying for the UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championship, as well as the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup taking place in September.
England: 1 Sophie Jackson (Tottenham Hotspur), 2 Sacha Lewis (Manchester City), 3 Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), 4 May Cruft (Rangers), 5 Niamh Peacock (Arsenal, Academy Development Registration with Portsmouth), 6 Cecily Wellesley-Smith (FC Rosengård, on loan from Arsenal), 7 Jessica Anderson (Manchester United), 8 Chloe Hylton (Carolina Ascent), 9 Layla Drury (Manchester United), 10 Vera Jones (Bristol City, on loan from Chelsea), 11 Vivienne Lia (Hammarby, on loan from Arsenal)
Substitutes: 12 Laila Harbert (Everton, on loan from Arsenal) for Lia 45’, 18 Lois Shooter (Chelsea), for Drury 60’, 21 Ava Baker (Ipswich Town, on loan from Birmingham City) for Jones 71’, 20 Nelly Las (Ipswich Town, on loan from Leicester City) for Maltby 71’, 14 Omotara Junaid (Florida State Seminoles) for Hylton 85’, 19 Lily Murphy (Manchester City) for Anderson 85’
Substitutes not used: 13 Kaiya Jota (Stanford University), 15 Ria Bose (West Ham), 16 Princess Ademiluyi (Ipswich Town, loan from Gotham City), 17 Lucy Newell (Crystal Palace, on loan from Manchester United), 22 Lily Clark (Aston Villa), 23 Lola Brown (Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea)
Head coach: John Salomon
Goals: Hylton 43’
