England held to draw in close-fought battle vs. Spain in Arnold Clark Cup

Updated: May 17, 2023, 04:59 am
England remain unbeaten under Sarina Wiegman since she took over as manager in November.
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England were held to a 0-0 draw against Spain in their second match of the Arnold Clark Cup on Sunday and remain unbeaten since the arrival of manager Sarina Wiegman.

Spain, led by Barcelona star Alexia Putellas, dominated possession for large spells of the match, but neither side were able to break down the other at Carrow Road, with just five shots on target during a closely contested affair.

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Striker Ellen White almost grabbed a last-minute winner for England with a flicked header toward goal, but she could not keep her attempt on target.

"It was high-intensity, it was a game of a very high level," Wiegman told ITV after the match.

"A 0-0 sounds boring but it wasn't I think very open game. We both wanted to score goals, I think they had more of the ball but that's fine, we were dangerous, I think we had something like six chances, and they had some too. Tonight, we'll watch the game again and then we'll see if we get any more out of it."

England drew their opening match against Olympic gold-medallists Canada. Wiegman's side face Germany on Wednesday in their final game of the competition, while Spain will take on Canada.