England vs Czech Republic Match Report

England vs Czech Republic: 0-0: 100 caps for Lucy Bronze, Gabriela Slajsova nasty ankle injury and England debut for Esme Morgan.

The 21,222 people at the Amex witnessed Sarina Wiegman’s England break their

scoring streak, with the lionesses unable to score tonight thanks to a dominant Czech Republic.

England looked the more dominant of the two sides in the first half, creating ripples of excitement in the stadium following multiple fantastic runs and chances from Lauren James and Lucy Bronze.

However, a defensively strong and comfortable looking Czech Republic made it near on impossible for the lionesses to break through.

A Czech injury in the 70^th minute saw Slajsova painfully clatter into the back of Lauren Hemp causing her ankle to buckle horribly underneath her, resulting in the defender being stretched off with Czech Republic bringing Dlaskova, Mrazova and Martinkova on.

The Czech Republic’s only real chance came early on following a free kick courtesy of Millie Bright which saw Szewieczkova curl it wide by Mary Earpe’s goal.

After a goalless first half, England came out hungry with a sense of urgency and tempo in their attacking play. Whilst the Czech’s still looked dangerous and relentless.

England turned up the heat in the last 10 minutes with Fran Kirby and Beth Mead both knocking on the door of the Czech’s, yet being denied.

A night of real frustration closes out with Sweet Caroline, but no celebrations alas. This will be the second goalless draw under Wiegmans regime, but the unbeaten record remains