England vs Austria, 2024 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
  • 3': Alessia Russo
  • 19': Grace Clinton
  • 37': Beth Mead
  • 61': Alessia Russo
  • 70': Jessica Carter
  • 89': Beth Mead
  • 90'+3': Rachel Daly
FT
7 - 2
Austria
  • 30': Virginia Kirchberger
  • 88': Virginia Kirchberger

Mead, Russo braces help England put 7 past Austria in friendly

Doubles from Alessia Russo and Beth Mead and a debut goal from 20-year-old Grace Clinton helped England thrash Austria 7-2 in a women's international friendly in Algeciras, Spain, on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! England 1, Austria Women 0. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
  • 7': Sarah Puntigam (Austria Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, England. Alessia Russo is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Niamh Charles (England).
  • 9': Lilli Purtscheller (Austria Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Corner, England. Conceded by Katharina Schiechtl.
  • 14': Foul by Barbara Dunst (Austria Women).
  • 14': Maya Le Tissier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Grace Clinton (England) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 16': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Lilli Purtscheller (Austria Women).
  • 17': Hand ball by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 19': Goal! England 2, Austria Women 0. Grace Clinton (England) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  • 21': Ella Toone (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Lilli Purtscheller (Austria Women).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Barbara Dunst (Austria Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 27': Offside, Austria Women. Barbara Dunst is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Niamh Charles (England).
  • 27': Lilli Purtscheller (Austria Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Grace Clinton (England).
  • 28': Sarah Puntigam (Austria Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Austria Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
  • 30': Goal! England 2, Austria Women 1. Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Katharina Naschenweng with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 37': Goal! England 3, Austria Women 1. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
  • 40': Corner, England. Conceded by Sarah Zadrazil.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Katharina Schiechtl (Austria Women).
  • 42': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Barbara Dunst (Austria Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarah Puntigam.
  • 45': Corner, Austria Women. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Eileen Campbell (Austria Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barbara Dunst with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, England 3, Austria Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 3, Austria Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Lauren James replaces Lauren Hemp.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Alex Greenwood.
  • 48': Foul by Niamh Charles (England).
  • 48': Lilli Purtscheller (Austria Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women).
  • 49': Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 53': Corner, England. Conceded by Katharina Schiechtl.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Maya Le Tissier (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, England. Conceded by Marina Georgieva.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grace Clinton.
  • 56': Corner, England. Conceded by Manuela Zinsberger.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women).
  • 61': Goal! England 4, Austria Women 1. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Jess Carter replaces Niamh Charles.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Alessia Russo.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Grace Clinton.
  • 63': Substitution, Austria Women. Laura Feiersinger replaces Sarah Puntigam.
  • 63': Substitution, Austria Women. Verena Hanshaw replaces Katharina Schiechtl.
  • 64': Foul by Ella Toone (England).
  • 64': Laura Feiersinger (Austria Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, England. Conceded by Marina Georgieva.
  • 67': Corner, England. Conceded by Manuela Zinsberger.
  • 68': Hand ball by Maya Le Tissier (England).
  • 69': Corner, England. Conceded by Virginia Kirchberger.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.
  • 70': Goal! England 5, Austria Women 1. Jess Carter (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lotte Wubben-Moy following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Jess Carter (England).
  • 71': Lilli Purtscheller (Austria Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Substitution, Austria Women. Annabel Schasching replaces Marie-Therese Höbinger.
  • 77': Substitution, Austria Women. Nicole Billa replaces Eileen Campbell.
  • 78': Substitution, England. Keira Walsh replaces Georgia Stanway.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Nicole Billa (Austria Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Offside, England. Jess Carter is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, Austria Women. Conceded by Lotte Wubben-Moy.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Nicole Billa (Austria Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Katharina Naschenweng with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Corner, Austria Women. Conceded by Jess Carter.
  • 88': Goal! England 5, Austria Women 2. Virginia Kirchberger (Austria Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barbara Dunst with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Austria Women. Lisa Kolb replaces Barbara Dunst.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannah Hampton.
  • 89': Goal! England 6, Austria Women 2. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Laura Feiersinger (Austria Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Goal! England 7, Austria Women 2. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maya Le Tissier.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 7, Austria Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, England 7, Austria Women 2.

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue:
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Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Hannah Hampton (GK)
6 Alex Greenwood
5 Esme Morgan
3 Niamh Charles
2 Maya Le Tissier
4 Georgia Stanway
14 Ella Toone
8 Grace Clinton
9 Alessia Russo
11 Lauren Hemp
7 Beth Mead
England Substitutes:
Rachel Daly, Fran Kirby, Aggie Beever-Jones, Lauren James, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze, Khiara Keating, Millie Turner, Jessica Park, Keira Walsh, Jessica Carter.

AUT Austria (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Manuela Zinsberger (GK)
13 Virginia Kirchberger
11 Marina Georgieva
20 Katharina Naschenweng
6 Katharina Schiechtl
17 Sarah Puntigam
9 Sarah Zadrazil
8 Barbara Dunst
18 Lilli Purtscheller
14 Marie Hobinger
12 Eileen Campbell
Austria Substitutes:
Laura Feiersinger, Chiara D'Angelo, Nicole Billa, Jasmin Pal, Viktoria Pinther, Annabel Schasching, Jennifer Klein, Verena Hanshaw, Lisa Kolb, Isabella Kresche.

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