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Netherlands lead way as qualifying goals flow
The opening day of UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying witnessed 108 goals in 22 games, with holders the Netherlands contributing nine of them.
Denmark's Tanya Arngrimsen (right) was among the goals ©Rustam Hajiyev
• Jill Roord hits four as Dutch start their defence with a 9-0 victory over the Faroe Islands
• Katharina Aufhauser, 17, also scores four for Austria as they overwhelm Bulgaria 8-0
• Norway begin life after Jarl Torske with a hard-fought win against a promising Poland team
• Viktoriya Holovach scores first goal of 2014/15 qualifying as Ukraine beat Azerbaijan 1-0
• Hat-tricks for Moya Feehan (Northern Ireland), Margaux Van Ackere (Belgium), Gudrun Sigurdardóttir (Iceland), Nadezhda Smirnova (Russia), Andrea Sánchez (Spain), Tanya Arngrimsen (Denmark) and Andreia Norton (Portugal)
Results and scorers
All 44 teams are in action again as the qualifying round concludes on Thursday. The group winners and the ten runners-up with the best records against the sides first and third in their section advancing to the elite round. Seven teams will eventually qualify for the finals in Israel, alongside the hosts.
Fixtures for Monday and Thursday
Norway, Israel, Slovakia to host Women's U19s
Norway, Israel and Slovakia have been selected as the hosts of the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship final tournaments between 2014 and 2016.
Netherlands shine in Norway sun
These finals were supposed to be the most open ever. Yet with Vivianne Miedema in their ranks, the odds were always in the Netherlands' favour as they earned a maiden win.
Netherlands edge Spain to take maiden title
Spain 0-1 NetherlandsVivianne Miedema's sixth goal of the tournament and a dogged rearguard action in Oslo earned the Dutch victory in the 2014 final.