England U19 2-1 Italy U19: Young Lions book place in European Under-19 Championship final

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England's players celebrate scoring against Italy in the European Under-19 Championship semi-finalEngland last won the European Under19 Championship in 2017

England fought back to beat Italy and seal a place in Friday's European Under-19 Championship final in a dramatic semi-final in Slovakia.

The Young Lions fell behind to Fabio Miretti's penalty after Brooke Norton-Cuffy's foul on the Juventus player.

Substitute Alex Scott equalised from a corner before Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah headed the winner.

England will face the winners of the second semi-final between France and Israel, which kicks-offs at 19:00 BST.

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Line-ups

England U19

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Cox
  • 6Quansah
  • 5Edwards
  • 3Doyle
  • 2Norton-CuffySubstituted forOyegokeat 56'minutes
  • 4IroegbunamBooked at 3minsSubstituted forScottat 56'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 8Chukwuemeka
  • 11Vale
  • 7DevineBooked at 84mins
  • 9ScarlettSubstituted forJebbisonat 87'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 10A RamseySubstituted forBynoe-Gittensat 57'minutesSubstituted forChambersat 83'minutes

Substitutes

  • 12Oyegoke
  • 13Sharman-Lowe
  • 14Scott
  • 15Chambers
  • 16Humphreys
  • 17Iling-Junior
  • 18Bynoe-Gittens
  • 19Delap
  • 20Jebbison

Italy U19

Formation 4-3-1-2

  • 1DesplanchesBooked at 36mins
  • 3TuricchiaSubstituted forMulazziat 63'minutes
  • 5GhilardiBooked at 61mins
  • 4CoppolaBooked at 75mins
  • 6GiovaneSubstituted forFontanarosaat 73'minutes
  • 7FabbianSubstituted forBaldanziat 72'minutes
  • 16FaticantiBooked at 65minsSubstituted forFazziniat 90+1'minutes
  • 8Casadei
  • 10MirettiBooked at 90mins
  • 11NastiBooked at 90mins
  • 9AmbrosinoSubstituted forVolpatoat 63'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Stivanello
  • 12Zacchi
  • 13Terracciano
  • 15Fontanarosa
  • 17Mulazzi
  • 18Baldanzi
  • 19Fazzini
  • 21Degli Innocenti
  • 23Volpato

Referee:Goga Kikacheishvili

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