Berahino brace floors Russia
Wednesday, 08 April, 2009
Kenny Swain's U16s began the Montaigu Tournament with a 3-1 win.
England |
3-1 |
Russia |
Berahino 3, 56, Bidwell 33 |
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The Montaigu Tournament
5pm (GMT) Wednesday 8 April 2009
Montaigu, France
England U16s got their Montaigu campaign off to a solid start with a 3-1 dismissal of Russia.
West Brom’s Saido Berahino scored England’s opener after just three minutes before debutant, Jake Bidwell, grabbed a second before the interval. The Baggies forward then grabbed a second midway through the second half to seal the victory.
Kenny Swain’s side now have just 24 hours to prepare for their second Group B match which sees them take on United Arab Emirates.
England
1 Jack Butland, 2 Bruno Pilatos, 3 Jake Bidwell, 4 Ross Barkley, 5 Tom Thorpe, 6 Nathaniel Chalobah, 7 George Thorne, 8 Chuks Aneke (12 Jordan Cousins), 9 Saido Berahino (15 William Keane), 10 Josh McEachran (C) (18 Jake Fowler), 11 Robert Hall (17 Connor Coady)
Substitutes 13 Jamal Blackman, 14 Alex Billington, 16 David Atkinson