Great Britain were beaten 3-1 by Italy in Riga this lunchtime in a warm-up game ahead of the Women’s World Championship Division I Group B which gets under way this weekend.
Great Britain set-up a winner-takes-all showdown with Romania tomorrow with an 11-0 victory over Serbia in their second game at the Olympic Qualifiers in Cardiff. The winners will progress to Final Qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Great Britain began their women’s Four Nations campaign with a 2-0 defeat by Italy in Esbjerg.
Eleonora Bonafini (9:20) and Rebecca Roccella (11:00) scored under two minutes apart in the first period for the only goals of the game.
Great Britain made it two victories from three matches as they beat hosts Netherlands 4-0 at the U18 Women’s World Championship Division II Group A in Heerenveen.