'Super Sunday' as GB Women and Under-18s post winning starts in World Championships
HULL’S Katie Marsden scored the winning shoot-out goal as Great Britain Women came from behind to edge out Korea in the opening game of the Division 1B World Championships in Spain.
GB had fallen 2-0 down inside 25 minutes through strikes from Korea’s Lee Eunji and Han Yuan but Beth Hanrahan’s team rallied in the third and hauled themselves level through Louise Adams and, at 48.25, Marsden.
In the shoot-out, Jodie Alderson-Smith, Ellin Rees and Hessle’s Marsden all scored for GB with goalie Nicole Jackson turning away three of Korea’s five attempts.
The GB team will now prepare for Monday’s game against hosts Spain (7pm).
Elsewhere on the opening day, Latvia edged out Kazakhstan in another game that went to a shoot-out.
In Romania, Leeds Knights’ Daragh Spawforth was on target as GB survived a fightback from the hosts to win their opening game 5-4.
GB took a 3-1 first period lead through goals from Ruben Terry and Ricards Misins, with Spawforth increasing the lead just after the halfway mark.
Romania rallied in the third and drew level with just under six minutes left but Joel Meyers strick a game-winner with just 58 seconds remaining for Jamie Elsom’s team.