England Under-19s missed out on a spot in this summer’s Euro Finals after being held to a 0-0 draw by holders and Elite Round hosts Sweden.
Mo Marley’s squad went into their final game knowing that they needed to beat Sweden if they were to have any chance of reaching the Finals in Slovakia.
Sweden 0-0 England
UEFA European Women's U19 Championship
Elite Qualifying Round
3pm, Sunday 10 April 2016
Linkoping Arena, Sweden
And it was the same situation for the home team who were also chasing victory to pip Austria or Belgium to top spot.
But in the end, neither side could break the deadlock and it ended in stalemate which means that Austria finished in top spot following their victory over Belgium in the group’s other game.
England: 1 Alex McIver (Manchester City); 2 Eloise Wilson (Bristol City), 5 Grace Fisk (Millwall Lionesses), 6 Gabrielle George (Everton), 3 Mayumi Pacheco (Liverpool); 15 Megan Finnigan (Everton), 14 Chloe Peplow (Birmingham City); 10 Jenna Legg (Chelsea); 11 Paula Howells (London Bees) 12 Atlanta Primus (Yeovil Town), 18 Rinsola Babajide (Millwall Lionesses)
Substitutes: 4 Zoe Cross (Chelsea) for Primus 35, 9 Lucy Loomes (Millwall Lionesses) for Howells 69, 17 Emma Kelly (Sunderland) for Legg 90
Substitutes not used:13 Sian Rogers (Arsenal), 16 Mollie Green (Liverpool) 8 Sophie Stamp (Hull City)
Head coach: Mo Marley
Goals: N/A
Cautions: Mayumi Pacheco (90)
