Young Dons keeper claims clean sheet for England
Joe Bursik today kept a clean sheet at the European Under-17 Championships to help England towards a quarter-final place in the tournament.
The Three Lions marched to a 4-0 win against the Ukraine with goals from George McEachran, Rhian Brewster, Jordan Sancho and Aidan Barlow.
Our home-grown goalkeeper was required to make a good save to deny Vladyslav Supriaha at 3-0, before Man United’s Barlow sealed victory.
Steve Cooper’s side will now be looking to finish top of Group D when they take on the Netherlands in Zapresic on Wednesday.
4 George McEachran (Chelsea), 5 Marc Guehi (capt; Chelsea), 6 Jonathan Panzo (Chelsea), 7 Phil Foden (Manchester City), 8 Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Tottenham Hotspur), 9 Rhian Brewster (Liverpool), 10 Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), 11 Jadon Sancho (Manchester City). England: 1 Josef Bursik (AFC Wimbledon), 2 Timothy Eyoma (Tottenham Hotspur), 3 Lewis Gibson (Newcastle United),
Substitutes: 16 Daniel Loader (Reading) for Foden 59, 17 Aidan Barlow (Manchester United) for Oakley-Boothe 66. 18 Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) for Sancho 74.