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Dozzell and Hayes Win Caps in Defeat - Ipswich Town News

Academy midfielder Andre Dozzell started and keeper Nick Hayes came on as a half-time sub as England’s U17s lost 7-3 to competition winners Portugal in their final game at the FA International Tournament at Burton’s Pirelli Stadium this afternoon.

Dozzell, winning his third cap, having started all the previous games at the tournament, helped create England’s second goal, feeding Keanan Bennetts on halfway as they broke forward two-versus-one, the Tottenham winger moving it on to the overlapping Mackenzie Heaney, who scored.

The 16-year-old, who scored in the 2-1 win against Turkey in the second match, went close to scoring on a couple of occasions, the Portuguese keeper tipping an effort over.

Hayes was winning his second cap having started against Turkey. The 16-year-old came on for the second half of the 80-minute game with the score already 5-3 to the visitors.

Good Week away with the @england u17s this week, disappointed at today's result, also been a quality experience👊🏿⚽️ pic.twitter.com/RsIt6yU8QS– nick hayes. (@nick_nh) August 30, 2015

England U17s: 1 Matthew Yates (Derby County) (13 Nick Hayes (Ipswich Town) 41), 2 Treoh Chalobah (Chelsea) (C), 5 Jaden Brown (Tottenham Hotspur), 17 Jordan Williams (Huddersfield) (16 Diego Lattie (Manchester City) 58), 3 Vashon Neufville (West Ham United) (6 Edward Francis (Manchester City) 41), 4 Sadou Diallo (Manchester City), 8 Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town) (14 Charlie Gilmour (Arsenal) 78), 15 Mackenzie Heaney (Newcastle United), 10 Adam Lewis (Liverpool) (12 Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) 50), 11 Keanan Bennetts (Tottenham Hotspur) (19 Samuel Shashoua (Tottenham Hotspur) 41), 9 Niall Ennis (Wolves) (18 Tyrese Campbell (Manchester City) 78). Unused: 7 Jonathan Leko (West Brom).

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