Aggie Beever-Jones caught everyone`s attention when she playfully interfered with Belgium`s strategy during England`s narrow defeat in the Nations League.
In a moment of quick thinking, the England player snatched tactical instructions that were being passed to Belgium`s Amber Tysiak during their team`s 3-2 victory over the Lionesses.
This amusing incident provided a moment of levity amidst a challenging game for the reigning European champions, and it was all captured by ITV Sport cameras.
Tysiak, who also plays for West Ham, was seen consulting a piece of paper in the 91st minute of the match held in Leuven.
The note, delivered from the Belgian team`s coaching staff, appeared to contain tactical adjustments for the home side.
At that crucial point in the game, Belgium was fighting to maintain their slim 3-2 lead.
The alert Beever-Jones, noticing Tysiak reading the note, playfully grabbed it, though Tysiak quickly recovered it.
Siobhan Chamberlain, former Man United goalkeeper commentating for ITV, noticed the incident as the cameras zoomed in.
She commented, “You can see Aggie Beever-Jones taking a peek at the tactical instructions there.”
England, after a strong comeback attempt in the second half at King Power Stadium, having trailed by three goals initially, were aggressively pushing for a late equalizer.
Belgium spent much of the final part of the match defending, with Tysiak and her teammates under pressure from the English attack.
Sarina Wiegman`s decision to make five substitutions in the second half, including bringing on young striker Michelle Agyemang for Jess Park, nearly turned the game around.
Agyemang, only 19 years old, marked her senior international debut with a fantastic goal just 41 seconds after entering the pitch in the 80th minute.
The young England player, currently on loan at Brighton from Arsenal, scored with just nine minutes of regular time left.
Prior to this, England had fallen behind 3-0 within the first half-hour, with Belgium’s Tessa Wullaert proving a constant threat on the left wing.
The Belgian captain scored twice as England were caught off guard early on, with Belgium aiming to avenge their 5-0 defeat from the previous match in Bristol.
Wullaert opened the scoring in the third minute with a precise shot into the corner after outrunning defender Niamh Charles.
Their lead doubled 13 minutes later when Justine Vanhaevermaet scored a header, and Wullaert added another goal in the 29th minute.
Beth Mead converted a penalty in the first half, making it 3-1, and Agyemang’s spectacular volley later brought the score to 3-2.
Ultimately, Belgium managed to secure their first victory in this year’s Nations League, while England slipped to second place in their group after Spain`s dominant 7-1 victory over Portugal.
