Composed England enjoy final waltz

Birthday girl Toni Duggan and Jordan Nobbs struck twice in four first-half minutes as England claimed their maiden UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship title, once again proving too good for Sweden.

Repeat performance
The Blågult lined up with only six survivors from the side that lost 3-0 to England in the opening group game but, 12 days later, it was more of the same in Borisov. If the opening goal on 33 minutes, from Duggan, was a polished team effort then the second was all about individual brilliance as Nobbs pounced on a poor clearance and fired in from over 35 metres. It was a hammer blow in every sense. Sweden improved after half-time but never really looked like halting a run that now stands at nine successive clean sheets for England – the 2009 champions.

Hinnigan calm
The game had begun nervously, disjointed, as both teams grappled for a foothold – with just one title between them, for Sweden in 1999 when this was a U18 competition, there was much at stake. With captain Michelle Hinnigan the definition of equanimity, England settled first, and it was the No10 that conjured the first real opening for Isobel Christiansen, Hilda Carlén doing well to push the winger's effort around the post. The goalkeeper was less impressive from the resulting corner, however, as she failed to meet Hinnigan's centre and the ball dropped for Gilly Flaherty at the back post. Only the intervention of Josefine Alfsson, on the line, saved her blushes.

Double blow
It raised cries of "Ánglija" from a significant section of the 4,500 crowd at the Gorodskoi Stadium, and on 33 minutes the chorus spread as Duggan, on her 18th birthday, fired in her fourth goal of the tournament. Hinnigan was again the instigator, a slick move going through Flaherty, Christiansen and Jade Moore before the ball found Duggan all alone at the back post – she needed no invitation. Having found themselves a goal behind in their last three games before winning, Sweden may not have been too perturbed but a 2-0 deficit is another matter. Carlén did brilliantly to deny Hinnigan two minutes after the opener but could do nothing when Nobbs let fly with a stunning strike.

Jakobsson shadowed
The Blågult were rocked. Calle Barrling sought to provide Sofia Jakobsson with more support at half-time by introducing Jenny Hjohlman, but the lone striker – top scorer at these finals and fresh off the back of a semi-final hat-trick – had little joy. Her minders Lucia Bronze and Kerys Harrop never strayed too far. Instead it was England that came closest to a third goal. Again there was the best and worst of Carlén as she first allowed Duggan's low shot to slip under her body and narrowly past the post before, with 15 minutes to go, denying Moore from point-blank range. It mattered not, and two years after the pain of losing a final to Germany, England savour the pleasure of their first title.