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Report: England MU17s 1-1 Italy (4-5 on pens)

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The compelling contest continued in the second half as strikes from Shumaira Mheuka and Nwaneri were well saved and struck the post respectively as the Young Lions ramped up the pressure.

A flurry of further chances for England came, the closest from Christopher Rigg whose effort was brilliantly saved by the feet of Alessando Longoni.

England dominated the final quarter, persisting to press for a winner as the match ticked into a tense end, but could not find the net in regulated time.

And despite penalties put away by Moore, Harry Amass, Nwareri and Baylee Dipepa, another important stop by Longoni denied England while his teammates showed a clinical edge by scoring all five of their spot-kicks.

England: 13 Oliver Whatmuff (Manchester City), 2 Leo Shahar (Newcastle United), 3 Christian McFarlane (New York City), 5 Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), 7 Jack Fletcher (Manchester United), 8 Christopher Rigg (Sunderland) ©, 9 Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea), 10 Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), 11 Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur), 16 Samuel Ammisah (Fulham), 20 Divine Mukasa (Manchester City)

Substitutes: 4 Ollie Harrison (Chelsea) for J.Fletcher 46, 19 Callum Olusesi (Tottenham Hotspur) for Musaka 58, 14 Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) for Mheuka 58, 18 Harry Amass (Manchester United) for Rigg 82

Substitutes not used: 1 Spike Brits (Manchester City), 6 Kian Noble (Manchester City), 12 Jaden Dixon (Stoke City), 15 Luca Fletcher (Manchester City), 17 Christian Dunbar-McDonald (Manchester City)

Goals: 16 Nwaneri

Head coach: Greg Lincoln

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