England are head girls after Norway thriller
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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England 3-2 Norway
The two-time semi-finalists made a roller-coaster start to Group A, squeezing past Lena Tyriberget's side with a late header from Anna Filbey.
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• England edge Norway in five-goal thriller on opening day of WU17 EURO Group A
• Niamh Charles profits from defensive mix-up to break forward and finish
• Charles then crosses for fellow winger Alessia Russo to nod in at the back post before half-time
• Norway fight back with two goals in four minutes from Sophie Haug, both headers
• Anna Filbey clinches it late with another header from another Charles cross
• John Griffiths's team missing suspended Hannah Cain and Georgia Stanway in Zhodino
• England won WU19 EURO in Belarus in 2009, beating Sweden in final
• Next matches Saturday: Belarus v England, Serbia v Norway
