Delfouneso strike sets up victory
Friday, 09 October, 2009
U19 Euro qualifiers begin with a 3-1 win over Finland.
England |
3-1 |
Finland |
Delfouneso 5, Mellis 16, Parrett 90+2 |
|
Riski 34 |
UEFA European U19 Championship
First Round Qualifying
3pm (CET), Friday 9 October 2009
Fazanerija, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
England got their European U19 Championship qualifying campaign off to the perfect start, with a 3-1 victory over Finland. Last season's European Finalists took the lead after just five minutes through Aston Villa forward, Nathan Delfouneso, with his eighth goal in just 16 U19 matches.
Jacob Mellis doubled this lead on 16 minutes with his first U19 goal and although Roope Riski pulled a goal back for the Finns just after the half-hour mark, Dean Parrett's injury-time strike sealed the three points.
Noel Blake's side now face the hosts on Sunday.
England
1 Declan Rudd, 2 Jordan Clarke, 3 Scott Malone, 4 James Wallace, 5 Reece Brown, 6 Nathan Baker, 8 Dean Parrett, 9 Frank Nouble (18 Ryan Donaldson, 72), 10 Nathan Delfouneso, 11 Jacob Mellis (15 Steven Caulker, 62), 14 Ryan Mason (7 Cameron Stewart, 54)
Substitutes not used 13 James Severn, 12 Adam Smith, 16 Roarie Deacon, 17 Nathaniel Wedderburn
Head Coach Noel Blake
Finland
1 Saku-Pekka Sahlgren, 2 Valtteri Moren, 3 Henri Toivomaki, 4 Atte Hoivala, 6 Juho Lahde (15 Patrick Poutiainen, 71), 8 Tuomas Rannankari, 9 Alexander Ring (28 Juho Lehtonen, 82), 10 Johannes Westo, 11 Juuso Simpanen, 13 Roope Riski, 16 Rasmus Schuller
Substitutes not used 12 Pentti Pussinen, 5 Santen Makinen, 7 Kim Alonen, 14 Joni Nissinen, 17 Tuomas Tyystala
Head Coach Kimmo Petteri Lipponen
Referee Huseyin Gocek (TUR)
