Great Britain went down 4-0 for the second day running in the Champion’s Trophy in Kuala Lumpur earlier today. Playing the World Champions, Germany, GB might have thought themselves in with a chance after their opponents poor showing in the recent European Nations Cup. Indeed, British hopes were raised when the ball found the back of the net in the 28th minute but umpire Singh adjudged that the ball had not been struck in the circle by an attacker. Minutes later Germany one a penalty corner and scored their first of the match off the stick of Sebastian Draguhn. Germany scored their second from open play just after the re-start - Matthias Witthaus the scorer - and increasingly the Germans started to take control of the match. But it was not until the 58th minute that they found the net for the third time, from a series of penalty corners. Germany scored their fourth in the dying seconds of the match.
It is clear from reports from Kuala Lumpur that the GB side are suffering the effects of the stifling heat and humidity in the Malaysia capital. They have a rest day tomorrow to recover before the tournament resumes tomorrow.
Other results: Pakistan 2 Spain 0, Netherlands 3 Malaysia 1.
