Weir was embraced by her team-mates after pulling Great Britain level with five minutes remainingGreat Britain’s women’s team will play Australia in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament on Friday, after they secured first place in their group by coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Canada. Hege Riise’s team had the better of the match, outshooting their opponents by 11 attempts to five, but needed a wild deflection on an 85th-minute strike by midfielder Caroline Weir to rescue a point. Sponsored“That was an important goal, for sure,” Riise said. “We’re top of the group, staying here [in Kashima], a little bit more rest, so we’re happy.”They now have the chance to better the only previous Olympic performance by the British women’s team, who lost in the quarter-finals in 2012, and to put themselves within touching distance of

Source: The Times July 27, 2021 16:29 UTC