England make it two wins from two

Italy 2-5 England
Thursday 12 March 2026

England made it two wins from two games at the Deaf Women's European Championship on Thursday morning, following a resounding 5-2 victory over Italy.

Steve Daley's team went into the match on the back of their opening-game victory over Poland to put themselves in a strong position going into their final group match against France on Sunday afternoon.

The first half was a tight affair with little sign of what was to come, before Zara Musker drove home a low shot following a clever corner from the right to give the Para Lionesses the advantage just seconds before the break.

England doubled their lead five minutes after the restart when Faye Williams struck home a long-range shot through a crowd of players, before Macie White made it 3-0 with a shot from her own half after the Italian 'keeper had come out to play upfield as they searched for a way back into the game.

Italy did pull a goal back to make it 3-1, but England's response saw them fire two more goals in the final stages with Louise Hogan scoring from her own box with a stunning effort as Italy threw players forward.

And the scoring was rounded off with just over four minutes remaining when Musker scored from close range after being set up by Ellie Betteridge before Italy scored a second goal just before full time.

Starting Five v Italy: 13 Emma Brown, 3 Zara Musker (c), 4 Maisie O’Shea, 10 Kate Bowers, 6 Lucindha Lawson

Poland 2-4 England
Tuesday 10 March 2026

England began their Women's Deaf European Championship campaign with a win, following a 4-2 victory over Poland in Croatia.

The Para Lionesses played the first of their three group stage games on Tuesday afternoon, and Steve Daley's side had to work hard to emerge as winners following a strong second-half performance.

A brace from Lucindha Lawson and further strikes from Louise Hogan and Macie White proved enough to secure victory.

Starting Five v Poland: 13 Emma Brown, 7 Danielle Evans, 11 Ellie Betteridge, 9 Macie White, 5 Louise Hogan

The tournament is taking place in Porec between 10 and 21 March, with games to be played at the Zatika Sports Hall.

Fixtures

Italy v England
9am GMT, Thursday 12 March

France v England
4pm GMT, Sunday 15 March

Following the group stage games, two further ranking games are scheduled for Thursday 19 March and Saturday 21 March with opponents and kick-off times to be confirmed.