Great Britain were beaten 4-2 by Slovenia in their second game at the IIHF European Cup of Nations at Murrayfield Ice Rink in Edinburgh.

Jackson Whistle started between the pipes with Ben Clarke-Leach as back-up.

Logan Neilson, Liam Kirk and Josh Tetlow had first-period chances for GB while at the other end, Whistle made a number of good close-range saves including one to deny Mark Sever.

GB went ahead on a five-on-three powerplay as good cycling of the puck created a one-timer for Kirk in the left-circle (21:47).

Slovenia equalised on the man advantage when Blaz Gregorc scored through traffic (26:26).

Kirk had a chance inside the opening 30 seconds of the third period before Slovenia took the lead when Luka Maver put away his own rebound (40:45).

Slovenia made it 3-1 just as a powerplay expired as Sever buried a one-timer from the right-circle (51:27).

Bayley Harewood made it a one-goal game with a top-shelf finish on the powerplay (54:12), but Slovenia secured their victory when Marcel Mahkovec scored on his backhand from close-range (57:01).

Earlier in the day, Ukraine beat Poland 4-2 for their first victory in the tournament.

It’s the final two games tomorrow (Saturday) as Slovenia face Ukraine (14:00) before GB take-on Poland (18:30 face-off).

It’s a sell-out on the final day but if weren’t lucky enough to get a ticket, you can follow the action on the live webcast.

European Cup of Nations Results & Schedule
Thursday 5th February
Poland 3-4 Slovenia
Great Britain 3-2 Ukraine

Friday 6th February
Ukraine 4-2 Poland
Great Britain 2-4 Slovenia

Saturday 7th February
Slovenia v Ukraine 14:00
Great Britain v Poland 18:30