Lola Brown’s first-half penalty and substitute Lauryn Thompson’s belter four minutes before full-time handed England the victory, but for Cheche and her team, she was more proud of the effort they put in.
Speaking exclusively to Telecomasia.net after the match in Santiago, Cheche said they have found a perfect foundation for their next two matches and will definitely perform better.
Mildred Cheche
This was definitely not the result we wanted, but I am really proud of the girls. This was our first time ever playing at such a stage, and we did really well. We played to our strategy, especially in the second half, and there are lots of positives to pick. Of course, you would expect some jitters at the start, but now we have some level of confidence, and we hope to perform better against the Korea Republic.
The Junior Starlets will face Korea DPR in their second match before finishing off with Mexico, and the coach believes there is still room to get good results that might take them to the next round.
