Group 13: England secure finals place
Sunday, March 10, 2002
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England have wrapped up qualification for the 2001/02 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
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England have wrapped up qualification for the 2001/02 UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals in Denmark after beating Lithuania 4-0.
Perfect record
The result ensured that the English topped the Group 13 mini-tournament with two wins out of two after their opening victory against Scotland.
Long opener
Stacy Long opened the scoring for the hosts and favourites on eleven minutes and further goals from Wayne Routledge (53 minutes) and Wayne Rooney (65 and 73 minutes) secured a comfortable victory.
Scotland second
Scotland finished second in the group after their own 3-1 victory against the Lithuanians.