Three wins from three
Saturday, 31 October, 2009
A Benik Afobe goal sees England beat Serbia in final First Round qualifier
England |
1-0 |
Serbia |
Afobe 57 |
|
|
UEFA European U17 Championship
First Qualifying Round
11am (GMT), Saturday 31 October 2009
Baku, Azerbaijan
Click here for the First Qualifying Round results and table
A second-half strike from Benik Afobe was enough for England to defeat Serbia and confirm top spot in their First Qualifying Round group.
The Young Lions came into Saturday's encounter needing just a point to ensure they will be seeded for the Elite Round draw, but Afobe's goal saw them end the campaign with three wins from three, after a 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan and a 4-0 dismissal of Azerbaijan earlier in the week.
The draw for the Elite Round will take place at the end of the year, while the Elite Round itself will commence in March 2010.
England
1 Sam Johnstone, 2 Bruno Pilatos, 3 Luke Garbutt (C), 4 Conor Coady, 5 Nathaniel Chalobah, 7 William Keane, 8 Ross Barkley, 9 Benik Afobe, 10 Josh McEachran, 12 Jack Robinson, 16 Connor Wickham
Substitutes 6 Tom Thorpe, 11 Ravel Morrison, 13 Jack Butland, 14 George Thorne, 15 Louis Laing, 17 Luke Williams, 18 Robert Hall
Serbia
1 Filip, 2 S Filip, 3 Vladimir, 4 Srdjan, 5 Stefan, 6 Matija, 7 Stevan, 8 Nikola, 9 R Nikola, 13 Marko, 14 Ugljesa
Substitutes 10 Jevrem, 11 Marko, 12 Jovan, 15 M Marko, 16 Dusan, 17 Lazar, 18 Sasa
