England Women’s U19s sauntered to a comprehensive 5-1 dismissal of China in their second match of the La Manga Tournament.
The Young Lionesses put Thursday’s defeat by Spain behind them in emphatic fashion, with five different players getting on the scoresheet at La Manga Club in Alicante.
Manchester City’s Jess Park registered the first goal on 37 minutes before four second-half strikes blew China away.
Sheffield United loanee Ebony Salmon doubled the lead on 52, Lauren James made it 3-0 21 minutes from time and fellow substitutes Ella Rutherford and Amelia Hazard completed the rout.
The final match of the La Manga Tournament for Rehanne Skinner’s side is against Switzerland on Monday afternoon.
England’s U19 European Championship elite qualifying round will take place on home soil next month.
They take on Turkey [on Wednesday 3 April], Sweden [Saturday 6 April] and Italy [Tuesday 9 April] with every match to be played at St. George’s Park.
England: 13 Emily Ramsey (Manchester United), 4 Niamh Cashin (Rider University), 7 Emily Syme (Yeovil Town), 8 Sophia Pharoah (Brighton & Hove Albion), 12 Naomi Hartley (Manchester United), 14 Poppy Pattinson (Bristol City), 15 Georgia Eaton-Collins (capt; University of Florida), 16 Jess Park (Manchester City), 17 Lucy Fitzgerald (Millwall Lionesses), 19 Ebony Salmon (Sheffield United - on loan from Manchester United), 20 Aimee Palmer (Manchester United).
Substitutes: 10 Ella Rutherford (Bristol City) for Pattinson 53, 9 Lauren James (Manchester United) for Salmon 53, 5 Esme Morgan (Manchester City) for Eaton-Collins 60, 6 Amy Rodgers (Liverpool) for Palmer 60, 3 Grace Neville (Millwall Lionesses) for Fitzgerald 60, 18 Amelia Hazard (Arsenal) for Park 77.
Substitutes not used: 1 Hannah Hampton (Birmingham City), 2 Olivia Smith (University of Oklahoma), 11 Rebecca Jarrett (University of Virginia).
Goals: Park 37, Salmon 52, James 69, Rutherford 74, Hazard 87.
Head coach: Rehanne Skinner
