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England Under-20s beat Czechia 6-1 in Mansfield

England Under-20s beat Czechia 6-1 in Mansfield. Shea Lacey and Shumaira Mheuka scored two goals each before half-time. Brooke Nfonkeu-Feuba and Ben Broggio scored the final two goals for England.

England Under-20s beat Czechia 6-1 in Mansfield
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England led 4-0 at half-time. Czechia played better in the second half and Lukáš Moudrý scored one goal. England then scored again in added time. England have won every match they have played in the Men’s Under-20 Euro Elite League this season.

England Under-20s beat Czechia 6-1 in Mansfield

The game took place on 12 November at Mansfield Town’s ground. It was the first England men’s youth international staged there since the Under-19s hosted Germany in 2017. England’s final match of the year is against Portugal on Monday 16 November.

England score twice in the opening 16 minutes

Harry Amass sent a low pass to Lacey after about 90 seconds. Lacey received the ball inside the penalty area and scored. Mheuka scored the second goal in the 16th minute with a low shot from near the penalty area.

Lacey scored again in the 25th minute. Czechia failed to clear a pass from Amass, and Jesse Derry passed the ball to Lacey. Mheuka scored England’s fourth goal in the 43rd minute after a pass from Chris Rigg.

  • Lacey scored in the second and 25th minutes.
  • Mheuka scored in the 16th and 43rd minutes.
  • Both players were substituted during the second half.
  • Nfonkeu-Feuba and Broggio scored after they entered the match.

Czech captain Jan Zika had his team’s best chance in the first half. A defender changed the direction of his shot and the ball went out of play. Czechia created few other chances before half-time.

Two substitutes score the final goals

Czechia created more chances after half-time, especially from free kicks and corners. England scored its fifth goal in the 79th minute. A Czech defender blocked a pass from Broggio, but the ball reached Nfonkeu-Feuba. He sent the ball over goalkeeper Matyáš Šilhavý and into the goal. Moudrý later scored for Czechia. Broggio scored England’s sixth goal in added time.

Coach Darren Moore used eight substitutes in the second half. Airidas Golambeckis replaced Ayden Heaven at half-time. Nfonkeu-Feuba and Broggio entered in the 63rd minute. Brian Madjo and Sean Neave entered in the 72nd minute. Olutayo Subuloye, Christian McFarlane and Jim Thwaites entered in the 80th minute.

Nicolas Michalski started in goal for England. Souleymane Sidibe, Amass, Kian Noble, Heaven, Lacey, Rigg, Mheuka, George Hemmings, Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Derry were the other starting players. Connor Edwards did not enter the match. England will play Portugal in its final match of 2026.


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