Jack Porter and Max Dowman both made their England u19 debuts in a win over Ukraine on Wednesday morning, with Porter keeping a clean sheet for the side.
Arsenal duo Jack Porter and Max Dowman both made the jump from the England u17s to the u19s for the September international break, with the team to play a selection of friendly fixtures at the Pinatar Arena in Spain over the coming days.
The first of the three games was against Ukraine on Wednesday morning, and Porter made the starting lineup in goal for his debut in u19 international football.
Dowman also made his debut later in the game, coming on in the 70th minute with England already 2-0 up.
That was how the game finished, with Porter securing a clean sheet on his first England u19 start. The team are next in action against hosts Spain on Saturday, and they’ll wrap up the break with a game against the Netherlands next Tuesday.
With another two matches to play in quick succession, there’s a pretty high likelihood that Dowman will get to start at least one of the upcoming games.
Arsenal England youth fixtures & results
Times in BST
Wednesday, September 3rd
- Ukraine 0-2 England u19s – Porter played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet, Dowman played 20 minutes as a substitute. Both were making their debuts.
- 14:00 – Venezuela vs England u17s (Josiah King)
Friday, September 5th
- 19:30 – England u20s vs Italy (Tommy Setford)
Saturday, September 6th
- 10:00 – Spain vs England u19s (Jack Porter, Max Dowman)
- 14:00 – Israel vs England u17s (Josiah King)
Monday, September 8th
- 16:00 – Kazakhstan vs England u21s (Ethan Nwaneri)
Tuesday, September 9th
- 10:00 – Germany vs England u17s (Josiah King)
- 11:30 – Netherlands vs England u19s (Jack Porter, Max Dowman)