Great Britain fell to a narrow 14-10 second day defeat to the world\u2019s number one team Canada at The World Games 2025 earlier today.<\/p>\n
Cece Green bagged four goals as her Great Britain team largely matched Canada throughout the 32-minute match but an outstanding third quarter from the opposition eventually saw GB lose for the first time in their second Group A match.<\/p>\n
Great Britain started with a bang and found themselves a goal to the good after Lauren Hart netted within two minutes.<\/p>\n
Such is the nature of Sixes Lacrosse, however, Canada found themselves back in the game and then 2-1 ahead just a minute later after goals from Erica Evans and Dylana Williams.<\/p>\n
With less than four minutes left in the first quarter, Chess Gray scored to get GB back level at 2-2 but Canada had the last laugh after Annabel Child put her team in front with 21 seconds to go.<\/p>\n
The second quarter was another back and forth battle with Canada initially pulling two goals ahead through Maddy Baxter before Minty Loxton and Green hit back for GB.<\/p>\n
The momentum never truly seemed to swing in GB\u2019s favour and they were always chasing the game: Evans putting Canada 5-4 ahead, Liv Wimpenny equalising for GB, and Nicole Perroni ensuring Canada went in at half-time 6-5 up.<\/p>\n
Throughout the history of lacrosse, games have been won and lost in the third quarter and this game was no different.<\/p>\n
Gray scored her second to equalise for GB in the first 40 seconds but that was about as good as it got for her side in the third.<\/p>\n
Goals from Evans, Baxter, Jordan Dean, and Williams saw Canada pull four goals ahead going into the fourth quarter, leaving GB with a huge hill to climb.<\/p>\n
Green and Loxton gave GB some hope, scoring their seventh and eighth goals either side of Canada\u2019s 11th of the game from Evans but three quick-fire goals from Perroni (x2) and Child for Canada effectively ended the contest with four minutes left in the game.<\/p>\n
To their credit, Great Britain continued to push right to the final whistle and scored two final goals through Green to finish the match in the ascendancy.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in Group A on day two, Japan, who Great Britain will take on tomorrow, defeated China 18-3.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s results mean Canada currently top Group A with Great Britain in second, ahead of Japan in third on goal difference.<\/p>\n
Great Britain will take on Japan in a Group A crunch match at 7:30am (UK) tomorrow (Saturday 9 August) with a semi-final place on the line.<\/p>\n