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Published 14 October 2024 2 min read
Men's U18

Report: England MU18s 3-1 Ukraine

Written by:

Adam Drury

Callum Olusesi's brace ensures the Young Lions end their October trip to Marbella with a win

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England men’s under-18s ended their October trip to Marbella on a high by beating Ukraine 3-1 on Monday afternoon.

A first-half brace for Callum Olusesi provided the inspiration for the victory, before Ukraine pulled a goal back before the break to make for an interesting second half.

Liam Bramley’s side got off to the best possible start, taking the lead after nine minutes through Olusesi, who was assisted by Ben Broggio.

And the Tottenham man was at it again in the 33rd minute, with Trevan Sanusi teeing him up to score his and England’s second goal.

Ukraine pulled one back with an effort fired into the top corner two minutes before half time, meaning the Young Lions led 2-1 going into the break.

The Young Lions sealed their victory in the second half though when West Ham's Airidas Golambeckis grabbed England's third goal to ensure a winning end to October's camp.

England: 13 Douglass Lukjanciks (Everton), 2 Leo Shahar (Newcastle United), 12 Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham United), 14 Trey Nyoni (Liverpool), 15 Callum Olusesi (Tottenham Hotspur), 16 Souleymade Sidibe (Stoke City), 17 Baylee Dipepa (Southampton), 18 Trevan Sanusi (Newcastle United), 19 Ben Broggio (Aston Villa), 20 Harry Amass (Manchester United), 21 Jaden Dixon (Stoke City)

Substitutes: 22 Nicolas Michalski (Blackburn Rovers) for Lukjanciks 46, 6 Carter Pinnington (Liverpool) for Shahar 60, 10 Chris Rigg (Sunderland) for Olusesi 72, 11 Jesse Derry (Crystal Palace) for Broggio 72, 7 Frankie Runham (Chelsea) for Nyoni 83, 8 Harrison Armstrong (Everton) for Sidibe 83

Substitutes not used: 1 Oliver Whatmuff (Manchester City), 3 Chukwuemeka Adiele (West Ham United), 4 Ollie Harrison (Chelsea), 5 Olutayo Subuloye (Chelsea), 9 Mateus Mane (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 

Head coach: Liam Bramley