Great Britain left coach Barry Dancer seething when they threw away a two-goal advantage against Malaysia and with it their realistic hopes of qualifying for the Olympic semi-finals.

After his team's 2-2 draw, Australian 1976 Olympic silver medallist Dancer admitted to feeling "very angry".

He added: "We played extremely poorly and missed our opportunity."

The Brits controlled the first half but let their lead slip when it mattered.

"We missed some chances early on in the second half and then lost possession at the front and the back," said Dancer.

"Having done that, we put ourselves in the position we ended up in."

Defender Craig Parnham, who scored Britain's first goal, accepted all his and his team-mates' hopes have been extinguished.

He said: "We lost a dream today. We all came here with ambitions and high hopes - and now it's all out the window."

Dancer, who kept the squad in the dressing room after the match, admitted: "We lost our composure and control and became too flamboyant."

Denying his team played too defensively and gave their opponents the opportunity to play in their half, he concluded: "Our defence has been solid in the build-up, but if you lose possession and keep getting turned over you pay a price.'

Team manager David Whittle confirmed defender Tom Bertram had 10 stitches inserted in a cut around his eye but appears not to have suffered any further ill-effects.