England Women's U15s lost 7-0 against Germany.

Germany 7-0 England
Women's U15 International Match
7pm, Wednesday 12 August 2009
Wormatia Stadion, Worms

On their first overseas tour, the England Women's U15 team line-up included a number of debutants and it was always going to be difficult test against a more experienced German team. However, the result could easily have been very different.

England started a little nervously but settled into the game. An early booking for Aoife Mannion, for charging a free-kick, set the tone - it was going to be tough and very little would go England's way.

England created a few openings in the first half, however, Beth Mead, showing her pace upfront, was caught offside on a number of occasions - although there were several contentious decisions.

Germany took the lead on 23 minutes with their only real attempt on goal until that point. A long ball forward caught the keeper out and the German forward capitalised by lobbing into the open net.

A shell shocked England attempted to regroup but were dealt another blow by the referee who gave a penalty on 39 minutes, which was converted. Within a minute, Germany had made it 3-0. The half-time score did not reflect the play.

England once again tried to settle in the second half but were knocked back by Germany scoring in the 52nd minute to make 4-0. Then two goals in the 66th minute really hammered the result home. A final goal on 74 minutes made it 7-0. 

The scoreline tells the story of a real lesson in football from the Germans, but this is not a true reflection. A little good fortune in the right direction in the first half could have left room for a more competitive final score.

England play Germany again on Friday at 11am in Ingelheim.
 
England
1  Megan Walsh, 2  Aoife Mannion, 3  Leah Galton, 4  Paige Williams, 5  Evie Robinson, 6  Jade Bailey, 7  Julie Vass, 8  Elizabeth Ince (c) (Holly Crosby, 46), 9  Bethany Mead (Hollie Kelsh, 65), 10 Katie Wilkinson, 11 Jessica Round (Kit Graham, 56)
 
Subs Not Used
12 Megan Lawler, 13 Sophie Harris, 15 Sherry McCue, 16 Laura Mills