Report: Mexico 0-1 England WU17s

England women’s under-17s ended a successful week in Spain by making it three wins from three games at the MIMA Cup in Murcia, after a 1-0 victory over Mexico.

Following their wins over Canada and Czechia earlier in the week, Natalie Henderson’s team knew that a win in their third game would see them win the competition.

And they delivered, with Eva Forster’s goal in the 53rd minute proving to be the winner.

The Young Lionesses will now turn their attention to next month’s UEFA Women’s U17 EURO qualifiers in Finland, where they will play the host nation, Sweden and the Netherlands as they aim to reach the EURO Finals in Faroe Islands this summer.

England: 1 Silvana Marshall Miranda (Brighton & Hove Albion), 2 Sacha Lewis (Manchester City), 3 Chloe Sarwie (Chelsea), 4 May Cruft (Rangers), 6 Zara Bailey (Tottenham Hotspur), 7 Isabel Hebard (Bristol City), 8 Eva Forster (North Carolina Courage), 9 Freya Hirons (Aston Villa), 10 Vera Jones (Chelsea), 15 Isla Law (Bristol City), 21 Eva Hendle (Chelsea)

Substitutes: 11 Jane Oboavwoduo (Manchester City) for Hendle 46, 20 Jhanaie Pierre (Tottenham Hotspur) for Hebard 64, 14 Issabella Gurling (Aston Villa) for Forster 79, 24 Isabelle Sullivan (Chelsea) for Jones 86, 24 Grace Collinson (Durham) for Hirons 86.

Substitutes not used: 13 Hope McSheffrey (Arsenal), 12 Elise Christian (Chelsea), 5 Niamh Peacock (Arsenal), 16 Isabella Cowley (Chelsea), 17 Beau King (Leicester City), 18 Evie McCaffrey (Manchester City/Derby County), 19 Natasha Udebhulu (Southampton), 25 Kyri Teer-Hutchins (Arsenal)

Head coach: Natalie Henderson

Goal: Eva Forster 53