Elsewhere on Saturday, United Academy graduate Mared Griffiths – on loan at Sunderland – scored twice as Wales got their first three points of the FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Montenegro 6-1. Fellow young Red Safia Middleton-Patel made her eighth senior appearance for Wales in goal.
Later in the day, Germany’s 4-0 win in Norway was among the matches with Reds involved, as Lea Schuller helped her country pick up three points against a side featuring two of her club team-mates, Lisa Naalsund and Elisabeth Terland.
February’s Player of the Month Jess Park featured for 85 minutes of England’s 2-0 victory over Iceland in Nottingham, while Hanna Lundkvist, Fridolina Rolfo and Julia Zigiotti all got minutes in Sweden’s goalless draw with Serbia.
There were also outings for Melvine Malard and Dominique Janssen in triumphs for France (4-1 v Poland) and Netherlands (2-1 v Republic of Ireland) respectively, while Awujo played 45 minutes of Canada’s eventual penalty-shootout success over Argentina, in the other matchday-three encounter at the SheBelieves Cup.
