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Fulham youngster Sean Doherty scores for
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Fulham Academy winger Sean Doherty featured for England Under17's on Wednesday
evening when they played Slovakia. England drew the game 2-2 with a goal
from Sean saving his country from defeat.
The young Fulham star has now played 5 times for the Under 17's and scored
twice. As he was top scorer for England Under 15's last season there will
be more goals to come.
Sean was captured from Everton last summer where he was regarded as the
best young player since Francis Jeffers
England 2 - Slovakia 2,
Nationwide Under 17 International - Match Report
As a trio of young Lions were prowling the savannah of the Amsterdam
Arena last night, a whole pride were back in Stevenage defending their
territory from the visiting Slovakians.
As a precursor to the two UEFA Championship qualifying matches against
Scotland and Lithuania next month, Dick Bate’s Under 17s were at
Broadhall Way, home of Conference side Stevenage Borough, to take on Slovakia,
a team who lost out on penalties to England in the final of the Nordic
Tournament last August.
But if the visitors were looking for revenge, they started off the wrong
note. A minute gone and Ipswich centre half Chris Hogg made space to head
home and put England a goal to the good.
As the half progressed, Slovakia took the game to England and after seeing
most of the ball, levelled matters on 33 minutes through a powerful strike
from Josef Banda. Though it was England who went in at half time 2-1 up.
Regaining their momentum after the equaliser England were awarded a free
kick on the edge of the box just before the break, and Fulham’s Sean
Doherty despatched the dead ball into the top left hand corner and England
were in front for a second time.
Unfortunately though, Bate’s boys couldn’t hold on to the lead
as the game finished 2-a-piece, this time a second-half free kick from
Basista was met by Pavel Tomasik and the ASK Inter youngster gave Ross
Turnball in the England goal no chance.
After a good run-out against a physical Slovakian side, England’s
Under 17s now have a trip down to Bristol in three weeks time for their
important qualifying matches with Lithuania and Scotland.
England: Ross Turnball, Stuart Bridges (James Biggins 42 min), Matt Sadler
(Gary Borrowdale 79 min), Ross Gardner, David Raven, Chris Hogg, Wayne
Routledge, Lee Croft (Scott Brown 60 min) Cherno Samba (Tom Groves 56
min), Stacy Long (Wayne Rooney 56 min) Sean Doherty (Mark Smyth 66 min)