SOCCER - YOUTH FOOTBALL
FRIENDLIES
1994/95
Under 15 Friendly - Italy (1) @ (1) England - On a bright day at Wembley, both countries stars of the future faced off in a friendly. Italy featured Captain Francesco Totti and he scored the opener in the 2nd minute from the Penalty spot. Totti then controlled the game from midfield and his goal looked to have won the game when, with 4 minutes left, England equalised with a goal from substitute Stephen Goodrich. England also featured Phil Neville, Danny Murphy and Stephen Hughes (9, 1 Disc, ITV - Helm/Webb, PAL)
2007
Under 21 Friendly - Italy (3) @ (3) England - In the 1st game at the new Wembley Stadium, Italy striker Giampaolo Pazzini scored a stunning hat-trick, including his 1st after just 25 seconds. The England goals came from David Bentley, Wayne Routledge and Matt Derbyshire (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Palmer/Marwood, PAL)
2013
Under 21 Friendly - Austria (0) @ (4) England - In their last home game before the European Championships, England sent the fans at Brighton's Amex Stadium away with a big win. England built on a 1-0 lead at the half with a dominating 2nd half, led by man-of-the-match Connor Wickham. The goals came from Jonjo Shelvey, Josh McEachren (penalty), Marvin Sordell and Connor Wickham. Austria had 2 men sent off, including their goalkeeper to a straight red for handling outside the box (10, 2 Discs, ESPN UK - Proudfoot/Allen, PAL)
2014
Under 17 Friendly - Liverpool (3) @ (2) Frenz United Indonesia - Liverpool's U17's finished their 1st ever tour of Indonesia with a close win in Bantul. Liverpool were in control for 70 minutes of the match before conceding 2 late goals to set up a nervy finish. But the Reds held on for the win. The Liverpool goals came from Brooks Lennon (2) and Alastair Redmayne, a great long range effort. The Frenz United goals came from Abdul Ali Nahim Arury and Yugan Poobathy (10, 1 Disc, LFCTV - Hunter/Mellor, PAL)
Under 19 Friendly - England (1) @ (1) Germany - In an entertaining game in Oberhausen, Germany fought back from a 1-0 deficit to earn a draw. England led 1-0 at the half with a goal from Bradley Fewster (Middlesbrough) but Germany came out firing for the 2nd half and equalised with a goal from Timo Werner (VFB Stuttgart). Both sides had chances to win the game in the 2nd half, with England missing a penalty and hitting the post, but the game ended in a draw. England also featured Patrick Roberts (Fulham) (9, Joined in progress 7:00 1st half - no scoring missed, 1 Disc, Eurosport - Boyce/Robson, PAL)
2015
Under 21/23 Friendly - USA U23 (0) @ (1) England U21 - A new-look England team started their recovery from a poor European Finals showing with a hard-fought win at Deepdale, Preston. England had the better of the possession and chances but needed a 72nd minute goal from substitute James Wilson (Manchester United) to take the win. England also featured Eric Dier (Spurs), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) and Jordan Ibe (Liverpool). The USA featured Shane O'Neill (Apollon Limassol), Eric Hyndman (Fulham ) and Mario Rodriguez (Borussia Monchengladbach) (10, 2 Discs, BT Sport - Drury/Davies, PAL)