England won the Arnold Clark Cup for the second year in a row on Wednesday and got their women's World Cup preparations off to a perfect start with a 6-1 win over runners-up Belgium at Bristol's Ashton Gate.The European champions, who beat Italy and South Korea in their other two games, stretched their un
England won the Arnold Clark Cup for the second year in a row on Wednesday and got their women's World Cup preparations off to a perfect start with a 6-1 win over runners-up Belgium at Bristol's Ashton Gate.
The Lionesses took a deserved lead on 12 minutes in front of a 26,000-strong crowd when Chloe Kelly, who ended the tournament as top scorer, scrambled the ball into the net after a run into the area by Lauren James. Kelly then scored her second of the night five minutes into the second half when she tapped in a rebound from Belgium goalkeeper Nicky Evrard, and it became 4-0 in the 78th when Julie Biesmans turned the ball into her own net.
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