There was to be no consolation win for England Under-21's at the European Championships on Monday evening as they lost the lead on a trio of occasions to draw 3-3 against Croatia and exit the tournament with just a single point from their group matches.
The attacking talent at Aidy Boothroyd's disposal was on display but defensive lapses will be the lasting memory of a competition England were hopeful of winning, Croatia's three goals making it nine conceded in total.
Prior to the game Boothroyd had given a lengthy debrief to The Guardian in which he claimed that Gareth Southgate's successful promotion of younger players to the senior squad has had a knock-on effect of making the age-group teams below that 'a little bit weaker'.
England's controversial match against Cameroon at the Women's World Cup, meanwhile, was watched by a record-breaking peak UK television audience of 6.9m.
Norway await the Lionesses on Thursday evening at 8pm in the quarter-finals.