England kept alive their hopes of making it through to the knockout stages of the UEFA Women’s U17 Championship with a 2-1 victory over Austria.
The Young Lionesses were beaten 4-0 by Germany in the opening group match but bounced back to claim all three points in the second.
Head coach Gemma Grainger made three changes from Sunday with defender Eleanor Hack and forwards Emma Harries replacing Gracie Pearson, Fran Stables and Eleanor Dale respectively.
England got off to the perfect start when Lucy Johnson scored direct from a corner early on, only for Annabel Schasching to level from the penalty spot just before the half-hour mark.
But England refused to panic and Katie Robinson nabbed what would prove to be the winner just five minutes later.
Netherlands defeated Germany in the day’s other match, meaning it all goes down to the last group match with England facing the Oranje on Saturday, needing to better Germany’s result against Austria.
England (4-4-2): 1 Emily Orman (Brighton & Hove Albion); 2 Ella Morris (Southampton), 6 Eleanor Hack (Brighton & Hove Albion), 15 Maya Le Tissier (Brighton & Hove Albion), 3 Lucy Johnson (Leicester City); 10 Ruby Grant (Arsenal), 11 Katie Robinson (Bristol City), 8 Melisa Filis (Arsenal), 4 Charlotte Fleming (Chelsea); 12 Sophie Quirk (Reading), 19 Emma Harries (Reading).
Substitutes: 14 Ellen Jones (Bristol City) for Jones 86
Substitutes not used: 13 Emma Bradley (Manchester City), 5 Gracie Pearse (Arsenal), 7 Keri Matthews (York City), 9 Eleanor Dale (Middlesbrough),16 Alisha Ware (Southampton), 17 Rebecca May (Manchester United), 18 Paige Peake (FA Women's East Region Academy – in partnership with Ipswich Town), 20 Francesca Stables (Manchester United).
Goals: Johnson 15, Robinson 35
Bookings: Grant, Harries
Head coach: Gemma Grainger
