Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain men's hockey team suffer first loss with 5-1 defeat by Germany

Tue, Jul 27, 2021

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GREAT Britain’s men’s hockey team suffered their first defeat of the Tokyo Olympics with a 5-1 loss to Germany in Pool B.

Phil Roper gave Team GB the lead in the first quarter before Germany hit back through a diving Florian Fuchs effort.

Fuchs went on to get a hat-trick as the Britons struggled in defence, with Jan Christopher Ruhr and Justus Weig also scoring.

Great Britain next face the Netherlands on Thursday at 04:15 BST.

Former GB player Simon Mason said the Britons were “outclassed” by Germany, making just five shots to their opponents 21.

Germany have won a men’s hockey medal at the past four Olympic Games, including bronze in Rio four years ago.

Great Britain have three pool matches remaining, with the top four teams progressing to the quarter-finals.

BBC Sport

– July 27, 2021 @ 09:13 GMT |