Report: Netherlands 1-1 England WU19s

England women’s under-19s overcame the Netherlands on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Albir Garden Tournament in Spain.

Lauren Smith’s side made it back-to-back victories, having impressively beaten the USA 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Antonio Solana Villafranqueza in Alicante.

West Ham United forward Princess Ademiluyi opened the scoring for the Young Lionesses with 19 minutes played, assisted by team-mate and Birmingham City midfielder Ava Baker.

England goalkeeper Sophia Poor, who is on loan at London City Lionesses from Aston Villa, came to the Young Lionesses' rescue in the second period, keeping out a penalty.

Later in the half, the Netherlands drew level from a free-kick and the match-up was to be decided by a shoot-out.

And it was Smith's side who triumphed 5-3 on penalties in a dramatic finish to the game. 

England: 13 Sophia Poor (London City Lionesses, on loan from Aston Villa), 4 Lexi Potter (Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea) (c), 6 Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Arsenal and Oxford United), 7 Ava Baker (Birmingham City), 9 Maddy Earl (Sheffield United, on loan from Arsenal), 10 Vivienne Lia (Southampton, on loan from Arsenal), 12 Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham), 15 Laila Harbert (Southampton, on loan from Arsenal), 17 Zara Shaw (Liverpool), 19 Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), 23 Nelly Las (Leicester City)

Substitutes: 20 Jessie Gale (Arenal and Watford) for Ademiluyi, 24 Tara Junaid (Arsenal) for Earl, 8 Lydia Sallaway (Aston Villa) for Maltby, 16 Erica Parkinson (Valadares Gaia) for Harbert, 11 Lily Murphy (Manchester City) for Baker, 21 Araya Dennis (Southampton, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) for Lia

Substitutes not used: 1 Katie Cox (Chelsea), 2 Sophie Harwood (Arsenal), 3 Mari Ward (Bristol City), 5 Lucy Newell (Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Manchester United) (c), 14 Lauryn Thompson (Indy Eleven), 18 Lola Brown (Chelsea)

Head coach: Lauren Smith

Goals: Ademiluyi 19