England lose 2-1 to Scotland in opening game of Ten Nations Tournament

Scotland 2-1 England Women's U19s
Ten Nations Tournament
England, Scotland, Italy, Holland
Wednesday 6 March 2013
La Manga

England Women’s U19s narrowly lost to Scotland in their opening match of the Ten Nations Tournament in La Manga.

The Scots went ahead in the opening two minutes and doubled their advantage early in the second half.

Melissa Lawley pulled a goal back for Mo Marley’s side but the Young Lions were unable to find an equaliser.

Their next match is against Italy on Friday.

Marley is using this tournament as preparation for April’s Euro qualifiers, where England face Norway, Serbia and Hungary for a place in the Finals in the summer.

England
1 Elizabeth Durack, 2 Martha Harris (3 Molly Bartrip, 82), 4 Maddy Cusack (14 Hannah Dale, 82), 6 Aoife Mannion, 9 Jess Sigsworth (20 Katie Zelem, 54), 10 Abbey-Leigh Stringer, 12 Paige Williams, 15 Vyan Sampson, 17 Hannah Blundell (11 Lucy Whipp, 54), 18 Melissa Lawley, 19 Nikita Parris (C) (5 Keira Ramshaw, 90).
Substitutes not used 7 Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, 8 Emily Clements, 13 Jessica Myers, 16 Jade Bailey.