
Great Britain 1-2 Slovakia
Great Britain ran the number nine seed in the world close but were beaten 2-1 by Slovakia in their second game in Group A of the World Championship at the Olympic Sports Centre in Riga.
GB opened their Group A campaign this afternoon with a 7-1 defeat by Russia, who are ranked second in the world.
There’s a quick return to action with a second game in as many days as they face Slovakia tomorrow.
It’s GB second successive campaign at the top level after avoiding relegation in the final game in Slovakia in 2019, coming from 3-0 down to beat France 4-3 in overtime.
GB arrived in Latvia on Sunday and have been preparing for tomorrow’s World Championship opener against Russia, who are ranked second in the world.