Helen Richardson-Walsh: 'We were confident it would be our night'

Helen Richardson-Walsh has said that Great Britain were 'nerveless' before and during their Olympic semi-final with New Zealand.

Great Britain guaranteed at least a silver medal with a 3-0 victory over the Kiwis and Richardson-Walsh - who scored her side's second goal - claimed that the team felt that it was going to be their night in Rio de Janeiro.

The 34-year-old told BBC Sport: "We didn't feel nervous, we were confident.

"They got chances but were never scoring and we were thinking that it was going to be our night."

Team GB will face the Netherlands in Friday's final.

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