There did not appear to be any nervousness with these teams as they rattled in more goals in the third period, Great Britain drawing to 9-8 behind before Canada went 11-8 ahead by the final break.
Canada went to 13-8; Ciara Gibson-Byrne netted her fourth goal for 13-9 and Canada completed the scoring through captain Alogbo with a neat centre-forward turn — her fourth as well.
For a first match by both teams, it was a good showing and bodes well for the tournament.
The match also marked the third country for which Great Britain coach Paul Metz has controlled the national team — New Zealand, Netherlands and Great Britain.
Match 6: 17:30, Group C, CANADA 14 GREAT BRITAIN 9
Quarters: 3-2, 4-3, 4-3, 3-1
Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), German Moller (ARG)
Extra Man: CAN: 4/6. GBR: 3/5
Pens: CAN: 1/1.
Teams:
CANADA:
Michele Relton, Krystina Alogbo (4), Katrina Monton (1), Emma Wright
(3), Monika Eggens, Sophie Baron La Salle (1), Joelle Bekhazi (2),
Dominique Perrault, Carmen Eggens, Christine Robinson (2), Stephanie
Valin (1), Marina Radu, Nicola Colterjohn. Head Coach: Guy Baker.
GREAT
BRITAIN: Rosemary Morris, Chloe Wilcox (2), Fiona McCann, Ciara
Gibson-Byrne (4), Ainee Hoy, Claire Nixon, Lisa Gibson, Hazel Musgrove
(3), Peggy Etiebet, Angela Winstanley-Smith, Francesca Clayton, Kathryn
Fowler, Jade Smith. Head Coach: Paul Metz.
FLASH QUOTES:
Emma Wright (CAN):
“We played a good game. I’m really excited to be here because it’s a great opportunity although the game was really hard. At some moments of the game we played at the same level as our rivals but were able to improve our offensive game to win.”
Jade Smith (GBR):
“We are a little disappointed about the match today. We should talk about what we did wrong today and try to improve for the future. ”
Peggy Etiebet (GBR):
“We had a challenge, we made a great effort, but we’ll try to make it better the next time.”