Great Britain fell to a narrow 14-10 second day defeat to the world’s number one team Canada at The World Games 2025 earlier today.
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.
Great Britain started with a bang and found themselves a goal to the good after Lauren Hart netted within two minutes.
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.
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.
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.
The momentum never truly seemed to swing in GB’s 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.
Throughout the history of lacrosse, games have been won and lost in the third quarter and this game was no different.
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.
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.
Green and Loxton gave GB some hope, scoring their seventh and eighth goals either side of Canada’s 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.
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.
Elsewhere in Group A on day two, Japan, who Great Britain will take on tomorrow, defeated China 18-3.
Today’s results mean Canada currently top Group A with Great Britain in second, ahead of Japan in third on goal difference.
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.
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Great Britain 10-14 Canada (2-3, 3-3, 1-4, 4-4)
Great Britain scorers | Cece Green (4G), Liv Wimpenny (1G, 2A), Emma Savage (3A), Chess Gray (2G), Minty Loxton (2G), Lauren Hart (1G, 1A), Anna Neville (1A), Lottie Robertson (1A).
Goalie save % | Dylan Whittington 45.45% (5/11), Emilie Chandler 27.27% (3/11).
