Phil Neville’s first home game as manager of the England national team ended in frustration in front of more than 25,000 at St Mary’s Stadium last night as a Wales team comprising a number of part-timers earned a memorable draw to keep them a point ahead of their hosts in Group A. The visitors required an outstanding display from their goalkeeper, Laura O’Sullivan, and while Neville may have been to correct to observe that a draw was the result Wales came for, the world’s 34th-ranked team also came within millimetres of a famous upset as early as the ninth minute. Natasha Harding’s shot took two deflections, the second off Steph Houghton, before Lucy Bronze cleared off her line. Wales appealed that the ball had crossed…

Source: The Times April 06, 2018 23:03 UTC