Report: England WU17s 2-1 Türkiye

England women’s under-17s kicked off round two of their UEFA Women’s U17 European Championship qualifying campaign with a win against Türkiye.

The Young Lionesses went ahead on the stroke of half time through Bryony Brodie, taking a slender lead into the break.

With around 20 minutes left on the clock in the second period, Freya Hirons doubled the advantage.

England’s opponents responded five minutes later as Ela Tong pulled a goal back, halving the deficit. However, Kerri Welsh’s side held on for victory.

The WU17s are back in action against Croatia on Monday 16 March as they look to book their place in this summer’s tournament in Northern Ireland.

England: 13 Erin Walker (Manchester City), 4 Romia Gagliano (FC Basel), 5 Lucy Robinson (Manchester United), 6 Emilie Gay (Brighton & Hove Albion), 8 Annabelle Tang (Arsenal), 9 Abbie Jones (Sheffield United), 10 Bryony Brodie (Arsenal), 11 Cairo Antoine (Arsenal), 12 Maisie Brickell (Chelsea), 16 Niobe Mellor-Antill (Manchester City), 18 Aysia Matabaro (Chelsea)

Substitutes: 17 Sophia Burton (Manchester City) for Brodie 46’, 2 Zoe Ciccardini (Cheslea) for Mellor-Antill 64’, 15 Amarachukwu Nwankwo (Manchester City) for Gagliano 64’, 20 Freya Hirons (Manchester City) for Jones 64’, 7 Mia Dixon (Arsenal) for Antoine 70’

Substitutes not used: 1 Evie Mitchell (Manchester United), 14 Alexandra De Beaulac (Players Development Academy), 19 Chelsea N’Drin (Liverpool)

Head coach: Kerri Welsh

Goals: Brodie 45+1’, Hirons 68’