Fulham starlet Josh King captained England’s under 18s in a thrilling draw with Portugal as the young Lions kicked off their Lafarge International Tournament in France this afternoon.
The talented teenager made the opening goal with a surging run through the Portuguese defence that gave him a sight of goal. King squared for Jesse Derry tap home, Trey Nyoni doubled England’s lead but there was big performance to come as England appeared to ease off..
Portugal levelled with a couple of quickfire strikes in the second half before the two sides contested a penalty shoot-out that finished in a 4-4 draw.
