Hege Riise’s best finisher, who scored the winner against Japan, has hit top form at exactly the right time at the Tokyo Olympics
For long periods in Sapporo, as this Group E game between Japan and Team GB meandered and sagged at the edges, Ellen White did very little of note.
White moved into useful spaces, found interesting angles and offered a sense of lurking menace. She also resembled at times somebody taking a gentle evening stroll, enjoying the air and the wide green spaces while nearby a football match occasionally threatened to break out.
