Heskey’s Brace Lifts England U19 Past Slovenia U19
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (Interstat) — England U19 beat Slovenia U19 4-1 Wednesday. Reigan Heskey scored twice for England. Florijan Meznar scored for Slovenia and was booked in the 54th minute. Reggie Walsh recorded an assist and played the full match. Harry Howell scored after entering as a substitute. Chizaram Ezenwata recorded an assist. Miha Matjasec assisted Meznar and was booked in the 44th minute. Heskey opened the scoring in the 34th minute, Meznar equalized in the 39th, Howell restored England’s lead in the 79th and Heskey sealed the result in the 85th. Slovenia’s T. N. Koren, U. Horvat and A. Pecar were also cautioned; Koren was booked in the 38th minute, Horvat in the 50th and Pecar in the 76th, while England’s D. Benamar received a yellow card. England U19 is now 1-0 in this competition and 2-1 overall. Slovenia U19 is 0-1 in the competition and 1-2 overall.