Women's International Friendly

FT Friday, February 23, 2024
Austria LWWWL 2
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England WWWWL 7
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Match Report

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Mead, Russo braces help England put 7 past Austria in friendly

Doubles from Alessia Russo and Beth Mead and a debut goal from 20-year-old Grace Clinton helped England thrash Austria 7-2 in a women's international friendly in Algeciras, Spain, on Friday.

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Head to Head

ENG leads series 5-0

Lineups

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 6Alex GreenwoodCD-L
  3. 5Esme MorganCD-R
  4. 3Niamh CharlesLB
  5. 2Maya Le TissierRB
  6. 4Georgia StanwayCM
  7. 14Ella TooneLM
  8. 8Grace ClintonRM
  9. 9Alessia RussoF
  10. 11Lauren HempLF
  11. 7Beth MeadRF

AUT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Manuela ZinsbergerG
  2. 13Virginia KirchbergerCD-L
  3. 11Marina GeorgievaCD-R
  4. 20Katharina NaschenwengLB
  5. 6Katharina SchiechtlRB
  6. 17Sarah PuntigamCM-L
  7. 9Sarah ZadrazilCM-R
  8. 8Barbara DunstLM
  9. 18Lilli PurtschellerRM
  10. 14Marie HobingerCF-L
  11. 12Eileen CampbellCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! England 1, Austria Women 0. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  2. 19' Goal! England 2, Austria Women 0. Grace Clinton (England) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  3. 30' Goal! England 2, Austria Women 1. Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Katharina Naschenweng with a cross following a corner.
  4. 37' Goal! England 3, Austria Women 1. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
  5. 45' Substitution, England. Lauren James replaces Lauren Hemp.
  6. 45' Substitution, England. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Alex Greenwood.
  7. 49' Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Goal! England 4, Austria Women 1. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 62' Substitution, England. Jess Carter replaces Niamh Charles.
  10. 62' Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Alessia Russo.
  11. 62' Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Grace Clinton.
  12. 63' Substitution, Austria Women. Laura Feiersinger replaces Sarah Puntigam.
  13. 63' Substitution, Austria Women. Verena Hanshaw replaces Katharina Schiechtl.
  14. 70' Goal! England 5, Austria Women 1. Jess Carter (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lotte Wubben-Moy following a corner.
  15. 77' Substitution, Austria Women. Annabel Schasching replaces Marie-Therese Höbinger.
  16. 77' Substitution, Austria Women. Nicole Billa replaces Eileen Campbell.
  17. 78' Substitution, England. Keira Walsh replaces Georgia Stanway.
  18. 88' Goal! England 5, Austria Women 2. Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barbara Dunst with a cross following a corner.
  19. 88' Substitution, Austria Women. Lisa Kolb replaces Barbara Dunst.
  20. 89' Goal! England 6, Austria Women 2. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  21. 90'+3' Goal! England 7, Austria Women 2. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maya Le Tissier.

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