Jamaica win netball silver and a legion of new fans! The silver, on the nation’s independence weekend, was just reward for the ‘Sunshine Girls’ who illuminated the tournament. Match report by Hindsight4Sport
The silver, on the nation’s independence weekend, was just reward for the ‘Sunshine Girls’ who illuminated the tournamentJAMAICA’S CLASSY netballers won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after a titanic tussle with Australia on Sunday night.
This was Jamaica’s first ever Commonwealth Games final while Australia were contesting their seventh successive. In the end, experience told. Winning netball gold chalked up the Aussies’ 1000th gold medal. In many ways, Jamaica’s belief that they could win Commonwealth gold appeared to come when they hammered neighbours Barbados by a stunning 103 – 24 margin. Their desire in the final stages of that match was clear. They never lost it thereafter.
Some of the play was mesmeric from both sides. It was also a physical encounter with no quarter given. Errors were rare but if anything it was the Aussies who were making them early on. However, with big night nerves out of the way, the team in green then turned on the style and raced ahead. Gutsy Jamaica fought back and the first fifteen minutes ended 14-12 to Australia.
With minutes to go the Aussies were ten ahead and looking good for the gold medal. It was now 45 -39 with just fifteen minutes to go.
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