Great Britain suffered a second successive defeat in their World Championship Division One campaign when they lost 5-2 to Italy in Poland.

Trevor Johnson, Stefano Marchetti and Diego Iori netted for Italy in the first period as Britain went 3-0 down.

Stefano Margoni and Patrick Iannone struck in the second period, before Colin Shields nicked one back.

Britain performed better in the final period, out-shooting Italy 19-7 and Robert Dowd scoring the only goal.

GB coach Paul Thompson's side, beaten 4-2 by Ukraine on the opening day, will now aim to register their first victory of the tournament when they face Romania on Tuesday.

Pre-tournament favourites Italy, looking to reclaim their place among the world's elite, thrashed Romania 11-0 on Saturday.

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