Japan Women 0-3 England Women: Lionesses win SheBelieves Cup with emphatic victory

Japan Women 0-3 England Women: Lionesses win SheBelieves Cup with emphatic victory
England secured an emphatic 3-0 defeat of Japan in Florida to win the 2019 SheBelieves Cup.Phil Neville’s side claimed the silverware in style with Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead all netting throughout a superb first-half performance.3

Neville guided his side to victory with two wins and a draw in their three matches

However, the Lionesses’ success came at a cost as Izzy Christiansen limped off injured with the start of the World Cup only three months away.The Lyon midfielder was reduced to tears while receiving treatment for possible knee and ankle problems suffered during a hefty collision with Japan defender Risa Shimizu.England, after beating Brazil and drawing with world champions the United States earlier in the four-team tournament, needed victory in Tuesday’s winner-takes-all encounter to lift the trophy. They controlled the opening stages at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and raced into a three-goal lead inside half an hour.Attacking midfielder Staniforth provided the 11th-minute opener, collecting a flicked pass from Jodie Taylor and advancing to the edge of the D before unleashing a low shot into the bottom right corner for her second international goal.Taylor, who had earlier been narrowly off target after turning in the box, then laid on the second for experienced winger Carney.3

Chelsea star Carney grabbed England’s second on 23 minutes

A long throw from Lucy Bronze freed Taylor on the right and she hooked the ball back to leave Carney with a simple headed finish from inside the six-yard box.Japan have been drawn in Group D alongside England for this summer’s World Cup in France and, on this evidence, should hold little fear for Neville’s team.The side ranked eighth in the world fell further behind on the half-hour mark.After being released on the right by a superb raking pass from Keira Walsh, Mead cut inside and fired a left-footed effort past Japan goalkeeper Erina Yamane at the near post.Christiansen’s evening was then cut short in painful circumstances, before the hard-working Taylor wasted a chance to put her name on the scoresheet by producing a tame finish having broken clear.3

England put the result beyond all doubt when Beth Mead added a third half-an-hour in

Japan improved fractionally after the break, with Rikako Kobayashi dragging a shot off target from the edge of the box and fellow substitute Yuka Momiki later dinking wide.Kumi Yokoyama could also have reduced the deficit, before England’s Chioma Ubogagu headed over from Ellen White’s cross at the other end.Striker White then selfishly opted to shoot – a wayward finish which went well over – with two team-mates waiting to be slipped in on goal.It mattered little in the end as England, runners-up in 2018, comfortably saw the game out to win the competition for the first time.

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