CWG 2018: England humiliate India 6-0 to take bronze in women's hockey

Hollie PearneWebb of England 2nd L celebrates with teammates after scoring against India during their womens field hockey bronze medal match of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre PicPTIIndian women hockey team suffered a humiliating 06 defeat in the bronze medal match against England to finish fourth at the Commonwealth Games here today India could convert none of the five penalty corners and their defence lineup cracked under pressure in the final quarter to go out of the tournament on an embarrassing noteIndia had beaten England 21 in Pool matches but was outclassed today It is now third straight time that Indian womens hockey team will return emptyhanded from the Games as the last time it stood on podium was in 2006 when it won a silver Sophie Gray stood out with her stellar show as she steered her side to win with her three field goals while Laura Unsworth Hollie PearneWebb and captain Alexandra Danson struck a goal each in Englands commendable victory Navneet Kaur earned Indias first penalty corner in the eighth minuteHowever it resulted in causing injury to Vandana Kataria as Gurjit Kaurs furious hit rebounded off England custodians pads and hit Vandana on her forehead The freak injury forced Vandana out of the field India were given another penalty corner but the England defence was solid England captain Danson earned her teams penalty corner three minutes later but Savita stood like a rock in front of the goalpost not allowing the ball to pass throughBoth team played a measured game with a mix of attack and defence and the second quarter also looked like going barren but moments before the break India conceded a penalty corner and Hollie PearneWebb put England ahead by beating Indian goalkeeper with her hit which went past Savita Vandana took the field with bandage on her forehead and immediately made an impact as India got three backtoback penalty corners However India could convert none as England goalkeeper Madeleine Hinch and defence line foiled all attempts Indian players lacked variation and coordination to pull off the equaliserEngland too got its third PC soon but Hanah Martin could not beat Savita this time A defense lapse could have cost India but Laura Unsworth hit wide off a diagonal pass Just two minutes were left in the third quarter when Sophie Bray found the back of the net with a stunning reverse hit from top of the striking circle doubling the lead for EnglandIndia had no choice but to go all out and succeeded in getting another penalty corner in the first minute of the final quarter but conversion remained an issue Sophie though was yet again bang on target as she consolidated her teams lead Sophie trapped the ball which came from Hanah Martins stick and beat three Indian defenders to slam it home Laura Unsworth Sophie and Danson then put it beyond India by pumping in three quick goalsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever