Despite slipping to defeat against Switzerland on Thursday night, three of our youngsters still helped England book their spot in the quarter-finals of the European Under-17 Championship. After winning our first two Group A games against Israel and Italy, we knew that simply avoiding a heavy defeat to the Swiss would see us qualify for the next round of the competition.  Xavier Amaechi, Bukayo Saka and Flo Balogun were all handed started by Steve Cooper, while Tyreece John-Jules, Vontae Daley-Campbell and Trae Coyle were unused substitutes.  Avrin Appiah was the first to work a save from Swiss keeper Lucio Soldini, who was quick to get down and deny the goal-bound volley. Ethain Laird...
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