England were worthy winners of the Cyprus Cup beating Canada 1-0 to win the Trophy. Round up of all the scores from the final day: 11th/12th place: Republic of Korea 6 – 5 PEN. (1-1) Belgium 9th/10th place: Finland 2 – 1 South Africa 7th/8th place: Scotland 3 – 1 The Netherlands 5th/6th place: Australia
Liverpool Ladies duo Gemma Bonner and Fara Williams were involved for England Women on Wednesday as the Three Lions lifted the Cyprus Cup following a 1-0 victory against Canada in Larnaca. Reds midfielder Williams started the game for Mark Sampson’s side whilst Liverpool Ladies captain Bonner appeared as second half substitute as Lianne Sanderson’s second-half
With Steph Houghton ruled out with injury Karen Bardsley took the Captain’s armband for today’s match against the Netherlands. Eni Aluko scored to bring up a 1-1 scoreline and ensure that England finished top of their group. England now go on to play Canada in the final on Wednesday 11 March, with the hope of
4th March 2015 Group B 14:30 Finland 1-3 England (Maija Saari 89; Lianne Sanderson 22′ , Eniola Aluko 65′, Jess Clarke 82′) Group B 17:30 Australia 1-0 Netherlands (Larissa Crummer 73′) Group A 14:30 Korea Republic 1-2 Italy (Guagni 57; Barbara Bonansea 5′ , So Yun Ji 8′) Group A 17:30 Scotland 0-2 Canada (Fleming 4′, Sinclair 55′) Group C 14:30 Mexico 2-0 South Africa (Veronica Corral 54′, Sandra Mayor 70′
Having started the competition with a 3-1 win over Finland, a Jodie Taylor hat-trick helped England Women defeat Australia 3-0, a result which has kept Mark Sampson’s side in the running for a shot at a third Cyprus Cup title. The Three Lions were winners in 2009 and 2013 and a draw against Holland on Monday
England Women head coach Mark Sampson has named his 23-player squad for the Cyprus Cup bringing in Chelsea’s Claire Rafferty as the only change to the squad that faced USA on 14 February. Source: The FA via Getty Images England will travel to Cyprus for the annual tournament on 26 February, and they kick-off their campaign against Finland
CYPRUS CUP 4 – 11 March This year’s Cyprus Cup sees England up against Australia, Finland and the Netherlands in Group A. Last year the Lionesses finished runners up to France beating Finland 3 – 0 in the group stage. This annual tournament, which has been won twice by England, takes place between 4 and
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