England conceded a late purpose and have been pressured to accept a 1-1 draw towards Norway as they wrapped up a memorable 2022 with a pleasant match in Murcia, Spain.
Rachel Daly opened the scoring simply previous half-hour to place the European champion Lionesses up, however regardless of happening a participant after Anja Sonstevold was despatched off halfway by means of the second half, Norway salvaged a draw by means of an eightieth minute purpose from Frida Maanum.
Emilie Haavi went shut within the opening exchanges for Norway and England needed to climate a lightweight early storm earlier than discovering their footing within the sport and dominating possession.
However for all they noticed of the ball, England struggled to carve out high quality probabilities till Chloe Kelly discovered Daly with a whipped-in cross within the thirty third minute and the Aston Villa ahead nodded the ball past the attain of Norway keeper Aurora Mikalsen.
Norway, who misplaced 8-0 to England on the Girls’s Euro this summer time, got here into the sport with a stronger defensive base, however at occasions struggled to seek out the steadiness between that defence and getting their assault going beneath new coach Hege Riise.
Sonstevold was despatched off for a second yellow within the 72nd minute, which ought to have helped strengthen England’s benefit because the match wound down, but it was Norway who discovered the equaliser.
A miskick from Ellie Roebuck — the Manchester Metropolis No. 1 given a uncommon begin within the England purpose — as she raced out to clear the ball was quick seized on by Arsenal’s Maanum 10 minutes from time to stage the rating.
A raft of second-half substitutions left the sport fragmented and, with England unable so as to add to their tally, the Lionesses have been caught with a draw of their final sport of the yr that also maintained their unbeaten file beneath coach Sarina Wiegman.
