After convincing second successive group victories, three of last season's UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship semi-finalists – Italy, Switzerland and Norway – eased through to the second qualifying round, where they will be joined, among others, by Denmark, Spain and Austria, who all enjoyed large winning margins.
Spain and Switzerland qualified for the next stage with ease as they rattled off eight and seven goals respectively in their second Group 10 victories. Spain captain Gema Gili helped herself to a hat-trick in the 8-0 rout of Moldova, while Eseosa Aigbogun followed suit as last season's semi-finalists ran out 7-0 winners against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sarah Zadrazil was another of six players to hit three as Austria registered the same score-line against Armenia, surging to the top of Group 6, from where they have qualified with last season's hosts Italy, 4-1 winners against the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The 2011 runners-up Norway and the Netherlands are also through from Group 1, Jarl Torske's charges completing a stylish 7-1 success against Croatia, while Eshly Bakker scored twice in the Oranje's 3-0 defeat of Bulgaria.
Eliska Šturmová bagged half of the Czech Republic's goals as they won 6-1 against Estonia, going through to the next stage alongside Poland, scorers of five against Cyprus. Elsewhere, there were 4-1 wins for the now qualified Wales and Scotland – Lana Clelland grabbing her second treble in as many games – while the Republic of Ireland's 5-1 triumph secured their safe passage.
Also through to the second qualifying round – where the three most recent winners Germany, France and England await – are the evening's highest scorers, Denmark, who crushed Latvia 9-0 with the help of Christina Bovbjerg's four goals, and Romania, whose striker Alexandra Lunca plundered all three goals against Northern Ireland, to add to the six she managed against Lithuania.
Iceland, Sweden and Finland have progressed smoothly but there was drama in Group 2, where Portugal clawed back a two-goal deficit to salvage a 3-3 draw against Hungary, who need a point against the Republic of Ireland on Thursday to pip Arnaldo Cunha's side to second place. It is even tighter in Group 5, where Serbia's 4-2 defeat of Ukraine has left both sides level on three points, with Milan Rastavac's side facing Sweden in their final match. In Groups 8 and 9 Russia and Belgium still need a point to ensure they stay on the road to Turkey.
Matchday two results
Standings
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