Great Britain's men's hockey team continued their impressive opening to the Tokyo Olympics by recording a second successive win.
After defeating South Africa in their first pool game, Britain saw off Canada 3-1 at the Oi Hockey Stadium on July 26.
Sam Ward and High Wycombe's Liam Ansell, scorers in the South Africa encounter, were once again on target.
☸️RT | FIH | Q4:🇬🇧3-1🇨🇦
— DragFlickNews™ (@dragflickscores) July 26, 2021
GOAL! Liam Ansell gives Great Britain some breathing space with his second goal of the match, touching home from close range. Three minutes left to play.
Follow the Live scorecard on https://t.co/ymzhqBkrA4#Tokyo2020 #GBRvCAN
Ansell gave his team the lead before Ward struck, then Ansell's second - it came after Canada had cut the deficit - eased any late nerves.
Ansell and company were next in action on Tuesday but sadly got smashed by Germany 5-1, with the Wycombe player not getting onto the scoresheet.
Team GB then drew to the Netherlands 2-2 before facing Belgium on July 30.
Ireland's women conceded three times during the final quarter as they suffered a 4-0 defeat against Holland.
Great Britain's women's team recovered from losing to Germany in their opening match by beating South Africa 4-1.
Q4:🇬🇧3-1🇨🇦
— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) July 26, 2021
GOAL! Liam Ansell gives Great Britain some breathing space with his second goal of the match, touching home from close range. Three minutes left to play.
Follow the Live scorecard on https://t.co/2gR8SmYWHZ#Tokyo2020 #GBRvCAN
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The Rio gold medallists fell behind to Nicole Walraven's early goal, but Ellie Rayer inspired a concerted fightback.
Rayer scored twice, while there were also goals for Laura Unsworth and Lily Owsley as Britain got their campaign off and running.
Their next game is against India on Wednesday.
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