A 55th minute goal by Simon Mantell offered Great Britain a ray of hope in what was always going to be a difficult match in the Men's Champions Trophy in Auckland.
Playing Australia, GB went down to an early goal from Matthew Butturini and went into the second half with a 0-2 deficit after Matt Gohdes found the net. Although Australia continued to dominate the game, a ferocious shot by Mantell beat the Australian 'keeper to keep GB in the match.
Two minutes later the ever dangerous Jamie Dwyer restored the margin with a well taken goal and, in the dying minutes, penalty corner specialist Luke Doerner increased the lead to 4-1, which was the final score.
Great Britain slump to third in Pool A after Spain beat Pakistan 4-2 to move into second place.
As a result of Sunday's programme being postponed to today due to torrential rain, GB will now play their third game in three days when they meet Spain tomorrow, without the benefit of a rest day.
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