Chelsea’s Brown shines in England Under-19 triumph

Chelsea’s Izzy Brown scored for England as they beat Croatia 2-1 to reach the semi-finals of the European Under-19 Championship in Germany.

Brown gave his side an early lead by collecting a pass from Liverpool’s Sheyi Ojo and evading two challenges before firing home. [phone][/phone]

Brown was also involved in the second goal when he crossed low from the left and defender Silvio Anocic turned the ball into his own net.

Fran Brodic pulled a goal back for Croatia but they were unable to prevent England making it three wins from three Group B matches.

Chelsea trio Tammy Abraham, Dominic Solanke and Fikayo Tomori were unused substitutes.

In England’s previous two group games, Brown and Solanke scored in a 2-1 win against the Netherlands, and Solanke scored when France were beaten by the same scoreline.

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