England U-17s Hold Norway At Hednesford

A 14th-minute Esme Morgan own goal put the visitors ahead at Hednesford Town.

But John Griffiths’s side battled back in the second half and were rewarded by Chelsea forward Taylor’s strike with just over quarter of an hour remaining.

Next up for the Young Lionesses is a match against USA at AFC Telford United on Saturday 25 February.

England are gearing up for their Euro 2017 elite qualifying round campaign next month. They will entertain Poland (Saturday 25 March) and Germany (Monday 27 March) at AFC Telford United before hosting Italy at St. George’s Park on Thursday 30 March.

England U-17s: 13 Lucy Thomas (Oxford United), 2 Katherine Turner (Chelsea), 3 Poppy Pattinson (Sunderland), 5 Esme Morgan (Manchester City), 7 Jess Ngunga (Arsenal), 10 Amy Rodgers (Liverpool), 11 Lauren Hemp (capt; Bristol City), 14 Olivia Smith (Chelsea), 17 Emily Syme (Bristol City), 19 Gabby Ravenscroft (Oxford United), 20 Sophia Pharaoh (Southampton).

Substitutes: 8 Miri Taylor (Chelsea) for Syme 59, 16 Beth O’Donnell (Manchester City) for Pharaoh 59, 9 Nicole Douglas (Chelsea) for Ngunga 59, 18 Hana Lalani (London Bees) for Ravenscroft 74, 15 Grace Neville (Millwall) for Turner 74, 21 Skye Bacon (Brighton & Hove Albion) for Hemp 74.

Substitutes not used: 1 Hannah Hampton (Birmingham City), 4 Aimee Palmer (Bristol City), 6 Shannon Cooke (Arsenal), 12 Meg Boydell (Liverpool), 22 Emily Ramsey (Manchester United).

Attendance: 173

Source -TheFA.com


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