Georgia Stanway goal against Haiti wins by England 1-0 

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England looked to dominate from the outset as Alessia Russo wheeled her way around the defence.

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There was also a penalty chance after 18 minutes when Haitian player Dayana Pierre-Louis was shown the yellow card for a foul.

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England kept the pressure on Haiti in the second half but could not find a second goal.

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In the 81st minute, Haiti came very close to scoring but were saved by England goalkeeper Mary Earps with her feet.

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Stanway said after the match, "He challenged us and was very dangerous on the counter-attack. We'll work on that in training this week."

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He said that we have got three points and this is our first game, we are off to a good start.

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Boss Sarina Wiegmann said: "It was a very difficult first game. I am very happy with the three points."

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England beat Haiti 1-0 Group D opener match wins given 3 point.

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