Report: Austria 1-1 England WU19s

England women’s under-19s drew 1-1 with Austria in their 2026 UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championship qualifying campaign.

The Young Lionesses have already secured their place in round two of qualifying, having beaten Estonia and Greece earlier this month.

England took the lead with around ten minutes remaining of the first half through Lois Shooter.

The forward capitalised on a defensive error, chasing down a loose ball to race through on goal and slot home from inside the penalty area.

But it was a lead that, unfortunately, didn’t last long. Within a minute of the restart, England’s opponents were back on level terms.

And following a goalless second half, it ended all-square at Sportland Arena in Estonia.

Lauren Smith’s side finish top of Group A3, with the Young Lionesses competing to secure their place at next summer’s tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

England: 13 Sophie Jackson (Tottenham Hotspur), 3 Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), 4 May Cruft (Rangers), 5 Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Leicester City, on loan from Arsenal), 7 Lauryn Thompson (Indy Eleven), 8 Erica Meg Parkinson (Valadares Gaia), 9 Lois Shooter (Chelsea), 10 Vera Jones (Bristol City, on loan from Chelsea), 11 Eva Hendle (Chelsea), 15 Sophie Harwood (Arsenal), 18 Niamh Peacock (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford)

Substitutes: 16 Isabel Hebard (Bristol City) for Thompson 16’, 12 Chloe Sarwie (Chelsea) for Jones 59’, 2 Nelly Las (Leicester City) for Hebard 76’, 17 Niyah Dunbar (Sunderland) for Hendle 76’

Substitutes not used: 1 Silvana Marshall Miranda (Brighton & Hove Albion), 6 Jessica Pegram (Rangers, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), 14 Olivia Johnson (Bristol City, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), 19 Eva Forster (North Carolina Courage), 20 Taylor Warren (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Head coach: Lauren Smith

Goals: Shooter 36’