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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Yara El-Shaboury

England 2-0 Ghana: international women’s football friendly – as it happened

Lucia Kendall celebrates after scoring early for England.
Lucia Kendall celebrates after scoring early for England. Photograph: Naomi Baker/The FA/Getty Images

Here is Suzanne Wrack’s report from Southampton.

And that is all from me for today. Thanks for joining me for England’s final game in 2025 – what a year it has been!

Lucia Kendall speaks to ITV after her debut England goal at the place where she started her youth career:

Really special moment for me to be able to do it here, where I grew up, this place made me into the player I was. It felt like it was written today. It was really nice.

It was so special. I got overwhelmed with emotion really. It was really special.

The academy here instilled that in me from a young age and my family have kept me grounded. It has been instilled in me from young.

I pick up little bits from here and back at club and it’s just how can I be consistent? I watch players like Keira [Walsh] and I want to be like that as well.

It was special to get that here today but hopefully many more. I get in them positions, I just need to score more!

[The youth setup at England] has really helped me transition so easily, but also the players here. They are easy to play with and they are a really special group.

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