Hexham girl plays first game for England

Inevitably there were discussions with the team coaches about tactics for the forthcoming games against their French counterparts.

The first match kicked off at Bisham Abbey in the afternoon of Tuesday 17th February. Jenny remained on the bench for this game which, for the majority of the players, was their first time wearing an England shirt for real.

The game was hard fought with a lot of play in the middle of the park. Both sides had chances to score but it was the French girls who came out victorious scoring the only goal of the game.

On Wednesday the England girls trained hard preparing for the second match which took place, again at Bisham Abbey, during Thursday morning. Jenny played as the right sided central defender for the whole 90 minutes.

Although England played well the experience of the French girls shone through giving them a 5-0 victory.

The score did not reflect the high standard of football played by the English girls, who had come together as a team for the first time that week; in what was an excellent all round performance.

After the match Jenny said: "Walking out on to the pitch wearing the 3 lions badge of my country was the proudest moment of my footballing career so far.

"The team played well and it has been an amazing experience. What a way to spend half term!"

As the players departed their thoughts turned towards the team's next international encounter against Germany in April.