England have won the Under-19 Euros defeating Portugal 2-1 in the final in Georgia.

Manchester City forward Lukas Nmecha swept in what proved to be the winner after 68 minutes at the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium in Gori, where Aston Villa defender Easah Suliman nodded England in front at the start of the second half only for an own goal from Chelsea right-back Dujon Sterling to level things up.

England finished the match with 10 men after Fulham's Tayo Edun collected a second yellow card in the 86th minute but were not to be denied their moment of triumph, having last won the then European Under-18 Championship crown in 1993.

England coach Downing told uefa.com: "We showed another side of ourselves today, more of a defensive side - there was some real good defending, individually and as a group.

"Every game is tough - the Czech Republic gave us a real tough game and Portugal did so again today, but these boys are real talented youngsters. Six boys are under 18 so it's a young group, but they showed resilience as well as quality.

"We were a little bit nervous, edgy, but we grew into the game and got a foothold in the game the last 15 minutes of the first half.

"At half-time we asked them to relax, believe in themselves and play the football they have in the tournament.

"With the sending-off we dug in, showed great character and got us over the line."