AGGIE BEEVER-JONES literally took note of Belgium’s attempts to change tack during England’s dramatic Nations League home defeat.
The Lioness cheekily swiped a tactical note handed to Belgium‘s Amber Tysiak during her side’s 3-2 loss to the Red Flames.
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That moment of amusing light relief on a tough night for the Euros titleholders was captured on camera by ITV Sport.
Tysiak, who also plays for West Ham, was spotted reading from a scrap of paper in the 91st minute of the match in Leuven.
The note, which had been passed to Tysiak from the Red Flames’ bench, looked as if it may have contained some tactical guidance for the hosts.
At that point the defender and her Belgian team-mates were battling to hang on to their 3-2 lead.
And eagle-eyed Beever-Jones, who noticed Tysiak reading the piece of paper, swiped it from her hands, with the Irons ace quickly snatching it back seconds later.
Former Man United goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain, on commentary duty for ITV, spotted the moment as cameras zoomed in.
She said: “You see there Aggie Beever-Jones taking the note with the slight tactical change.”
England, who had mounted a second-half back at the King Power, after going three goals down in the first, were pressing hard for a late equaliser.
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Belgium were pinned back for large spells of the latter stages of the game with Tysiak and her pals coming under the cosh from the Lionesses’ press
Sarina Wiegman’s decision to make five second-half substitutions which included young striker Michelle Agyemang coming on for Jess Park, almost paid off.
Agyemang, who is just 19, scored a stunning senior international debut goal just 41 seconds after her 80th minute entrance.
The young Lioness star, on loan at Brighton from Arsenal this season, netted for England with nine minutes of normal time remaining.
Before then her side found themselves 3-0 down within half an hour of kick-off with Belgium’s Tessa Wullaert wreaking havoc down the left.
The Red Flames skipper scored twice with the Lionesses stunned early on as Belgium sought to avenge a 5-0 drubbing they suffered on Friday in Bristol.
They did so with Wullaert breaking the deadlock with a bottom-corner third-minute strike after jetting past full-back Niamh Charles.
And their lead was doubled with Justine Vanhaevermaet heading home 13 minutes later before Wullaert scored again in the 29th minute.
Beth Mead’s first-half penalty conversion made it 3-1 before Agyemang’s late stunning volley took the scoreline to 3-2.
But Belgium held on to claim their first win in this year’s Nations League with England dropping down to second in their group after Spain thrashed Portugal 7-1.
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