England Women U-19s defeated 2-1 by the Netherlands | OneFootball

Olivia Mcloughlin (left) pulled a goal back for England U-19s. (Will Palmer/SPP)

England Women’s U-19s ended their trip to Portugal this week with a narrow 2-1 defeat against the Netherlands on Monday afternoon.

The Young Lionesses, who enjoyed a 2-1 victory over Norway last week in their first game of the Algarve Cup, found themselves a goal down after less than ten minutes of the game when Dutch captain Danique Noordman opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

And it remained 1-0 at the break before the Dutch got their second of the game through substitute Lotte Keukelaar in the 74th minute.

But Emma Coates’ team kept searching for a way back into the game and they reduced the arrears four minutes later, when Olivia McLoughlin took advantage of a stray pass and fired home from 20 yards.

They couldn’t find an equaliser though and will now head home before resuming their WU19 EURO campaign in the new year.

England Women U-23s draw 0-0 in Italy