Midfielder Tristan Nydam made his England U18s debut as the Young Lions beat Qatar 2-1 in a friendly at the Aspire Sports Village in Doha earlier this evening.

Sheffield Wednesday's George Hirst, son of former Owls striker David, put England ahead on 15, the home side equalised, then Tottenham's Sam Shashoua restored the lead prior to the Qataris missing a final minute penalty.

Debutant Nydam, 17, was in the starting line-up having been an unused sub for the 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the first friendly of the trip on Wednesday.

Nice to make my England debut⚽️❤ https://t.co/GY7wJ3vON9– Tristan Nydam (@TNydam) March 24, 2017

Fellow Blues midfielder Andre Dozzell started that game but was on the bench for the Qatar match before coming on as a second half sub to win his eighth cap at U18s level. The England youngsters face Qatar in another friendly on Monday.

Zimbabwe-born, Colchester-raised Nydam, who can also play at left-back and signed a two-year pro deal in November, came on as a sub for the Town first team in the pre-season friendly at Cambridge and was on the bench for the match at Huddersfield in January but is yet to make his competitive senior debut.

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Sir_Bob added 06:18 - Mar 25 Young Nydam played very well. Was very box to box until he went off injured shortly into the second half. He missed a sitter after only about 20secs, choosing to go with a high foot instead of a header. He got a bit of a knock after 15mins which he struggled with for a while. He looked very assured and fitted in very well. I don't think the poor lad would fit into a MM team though. He was box to box and playing the ball in the floor. Dozzell struggled for a bit after coming on, sprayed a couple of passes into touch but finished the game well and maybe should have scored near the end.

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