Fulham midfielder Seth Ridgeon opened the European Under 17 Championships with a fine assist as England drew their opening game against Belgium this evening.
The sixteen year-old starlet, who captained his country, produced a peach of a pass to put Lyon striker Alejandro Rodriguez in the clear and the highly-rated forward made no mistake with a clinical finish. Ridgeon did give away a free-kick that was wonderfully converted by Noah Fernandez, whose 30-yard strike flew in off the underside of the crossbar, as both sides had to settle for a share of the spoils in the opening game.
The young Lions are back in action on Friday when they face Italy.
ENGLAND UNDER 17s: Porter; Burrowes, Benamar, Braithwaite, Byfield; Page (Williams-Barnett 84), Ridgeon (Emenalo 64); McAidoo (Heskey 64), Nguhoma (Gray 77), Page, Rodriguez (Gorman 84). Subs (not used): Awesu, Simmonds, Hardy.
GOAL: Rodriguez (12).
