Brits needed to make a couple more saves before half-time, but England doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark when Mheuka turned beautifully in the box and drilled home a left-footed shot.
Mislav Čutuk pulled a goal back for Croatia early in the second half but the Young Lions won a penalty immediately afterwards. Although Moore’s initial spot-kick was saved, the Tottenham Hotspur youngster followed up with the rebound.
The lead was then extended to three when great play down the left by McFarlane and Moore ended with Josh King having a shot saved and Derry was there to score the rebound.
Moore then completed his hat-trick with 11 minutes remaining when he applied the finish from King’s cross from the byline.
England: 1 Thorsten Spike Brits (Manchester City), 3 Christian McFarlane (New York City), 4 Joshua King (Fulham), 5 Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), 6 Kian Noble (Manchester City) ©, 7 Jesse Derry (Crystal Palace), 8 Jack Fletcher (Manchester United), 9 Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea), 10 Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur), 12 Leke Drake (Manchester City), 19 Ollie Harrison (Chelsea)
Substitutes: 14 Luca Fletcher (Manchester City) for Mheuka 71, 20 Divine Mukasa (Manchester City) for Derry 71, 16 Finlay Cartwright (Middlesbrough) for King 83, 15 Jay Robinson (Southampton) for Moore 83, 17 Christian Dunbar-McDonald (Manchester City) for Fletcher 88
Substitutes not used: 13 Douglass Lukjanciks (Everton), 2 Leo Shahar (Newcastle United), 11 Callum Olusesi (Tottenham Hotspur), 18 Harry Amass (Manchester United)
Head coach: Greg Lincoln
Goals: Mikey Moore 15, 54, 79, Shumaira Mheuka 30, Jesse Derry 69
Bookings: Jack Fletcher 15, Kian Noble 84
2023-11-09 14:11:27
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