England 8-0 Turkey (Duggan 1 2 36, Aluko 33 49, White 29 39, Dowie 75)
As England's prospects of reaching the 2015 Women's World Cup blossomed with a conclusive victory five days after thrashing Belarus 6-0, so did the hopes that the interim manager, Brent Hills, has of replacing the recently sacked Hope Powell as the Football Association deliberates who will be the new permanent head coach.
Sir Trevor Brooking, the FA's technical director and a key member of the selection panel that will next month appoint the new coach, watched on as Hills's team started explosively with two goals in the opening two minutes – both hit by the eventual hat-trick scorer Toni Duggan – and never let up.
Brooking had accused Powell's team of lacking "enthusiasm and zest" when watching them in a 2-2 draw with Russia during Euro 2013 in July, the abject failure at the tournament leading to Powell's dismissal, but he could have had no complaints about the energy levels shown against opponents who were mediocre at best.
Turkey were hardly allowed to get out of their own half throughout the 90 minutes as England hemmed their opponents into their own penalty area after taking the lead 50 seconds into the match through the left-winger Duggan's far post tap-in from the right-back Alex Scott's cross.
Duggan volleyed her second goal 60 seconds later and victory, almost assured at that point, was wrapped up with four further goals before half-time. The striker Ellen White raced clear to clip the ball home just before the half-hour, the right winger Eniola Aluko swept home Duggan's 33rd minute cross and Duggan completed her hat-trick with a low 15-yard shot four minutes later.
White doubled her tally with a headed goal from Karen Carney's superb delivery minutes before the interval and then supplied the cross herself for Aluko to head her second four minutes into the second half.
England's 13-0 record victory, twice achieved and most recently against Hungary eight years ago, was in sight. But they had to settle for one more goal, slid in by the substitute Natasha Dowie 15 minutes from time, to complete their biggest win since beating Malta by the same score in October 2005.
While England were taking their goal difference to +14 after two outings Wales opened their Group 6 campaign with a 1-0 win against Belarus, the Chelsea striker Helen Lander hitting the winner eight minutes from time.
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