Dozzell Skippers and Morris Wins First Cap as England U17s Draw - Ipswich Town News

Midfielder Andre Dozzell skippered and striker Ben Morris won his first cap as the England U17s drew 1-1 with hosts Portugal in their opening game at the Torneio Internacional do Algarve this afternoon. The third Town player in the squad, keeper Nick Hayes, was an unused sub.

The Portuguese went ahead early on through Miguel Luis but Tottenham’s Samuel Shashoua hit back a minute after the break.

Hayes

Dozzell, son of former Blue and current academy coach Jason, has now won seven caps at U17 level, while keeper Hayes has won two. Morris's cap was his first at any level.

The England youngsters next face Germany on Sunday and then Holland on Tuesday.

Morris

England U17s: Jared Thompson (Chelsea), Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur) (Simranjit Thandi (Leicester City) 47), Edward Francis (Manchester City) (Josh Tymon (Hull City) 80), Tolaja Bola (Tottenham Hotspur), Jaden Brown (Tottenham Hotspur), Jonathan Leko (West Bromwich Albion), Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town) (c), Dennis Adeniran (Fulham), Rahis Nabi (West Bromwich Albion) (Elliot Embleton (Sunderland) 74), Samuel Shashoua (Tottenham Hotspur) (Mackenzie Heaney (Newcastle United) 80), Ben Morris (Ipswich Town) (George Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday) 74). Unused: Hayes (Ipswich Town), George Tanner (Manchester United), Joshua Bohui (Brentford), Adam Parkes (Southampton).

Buzzing to make my England u17s debut against Portugal today!

— Ben Morris (@BenMorris99) February 5, 2016

Our Under-17s drew 1-1 with Portugal in their first game of the Algarve Tournament today: https://t.co/sNJDoK0o6k pic.twitter.com/e5MOBajQNU– England (@england) February 5, 2016

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