Arsenal’s Marli Salmon made his debut for the England u19s on Wednesday, playing the full 90 minutes of an emphatic win over Slovenia.
Arsenal youth defender Marli Salmon was initially called up to the England u18s for the November international break, but he was quickly promoted to the u19s after a withdrawal.
Far from just making up the numbers, Salmon immediately stepped into the starting lineup for England’s game against Slovenia on Wednesday.
The match was an u19 European Championship qualifier, the second round of qualifiers. The top-three teams from each group will progress to the third round, with the entire second round of group matches to be played over the November break.
England got their second round of qualifiers off to the best possible start with a 4-1 win, with Reigan Heskey scoring a brace, Blaz Kovac netting an own goal, and substitute Harry Howell netting a fourth.
The scoreline perhaps should have been even more emphatic, with Chizaram Ezenwata and Luca Williams-Barnett both missing penalties. Ezenwata hit the post, whilst Williams-Barnett was left embarrassed as his chipped effort was saved.
Though Slovenia did get on the scoresheet, Salmon will be pleased to have debuted in a comfortable victory, as he played the full 90 minutes of the match.
England are now already in a strong position to progress, but they’ll want to remain professional and get results in their other two games against Belarus and Austria.
The Belarus game is on November 14th at 12:00 GMT, and the Austria match is on November 17th at 13:00 GMT.
If Salmon can continue to make a positive impression in those two games, there’s every chance he’ll find himself becoming a permanent member of the u19 squad.
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