The Diamonds will NOT play for the gold medal after the biggest upsets in Commonwealth Games history.
Australia, who were the defending champions, lost to Jamaica 46-45 in extraordinary scenes.
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Sophie Dwyer had the chance to send the match to overtime, but her penalty shot on the siren narrowly missed.
It sparked jubilant scenes for the Jamaicans, who won silver four years ago, and will be looking to go one better this time against New Zealand.
With the loss, this year’s Diamonds become the first team in history to not make the gold medal match.
They had won four times and finished runner-up the other three times.
Jamaica were in front for most of the match and produced multiple clutch plays int he final term, while the Aussies committed some poor turnovers.
Miday through the final quarter, Liz Watson passed into goal attack Kiera Austin and then turned away thinking Austin would take the shot.
But Austin passed back to Watson, who had her back to the ball. It resulted in a crucial turnover and allowed Jamaica to open up a two-goal lead.
“Very rare from Watson to do something like that,” Kim Green said on Seven.
Jamaica mainted that advantage and then went further ahead after another shocking turnover.
“I can’t believe what I am seeing,” Catherine Cox said on Seven.
But there was nearly one final twist as Australia scored three straight goals in the final two minutes.
The Aussies nearly pulled off a miracle comeback, but Dwyer’s final shot missed.
“Unbelievable scenes at the Hydro in Glasgow. Jamaica through to just their second gold medal game,” Cox said.
“The opportunity to go for their first ever gold medal.Well what about this Australian Diamonds side? The first time in their history they’ve missed a gold medal game.
“Well there’s how it all washed up. Jamaica in control early. Australia they came back at them, they came back at them.
“But the Jamaican Sunshine girls with all of the experience and calmness under pressure to finish it off.”
The Diamonds had walked into Saturday’s semi-final as the overwhelming favourites after bulldozing their way through five pool matches without breaking a sweat.
But the world No.1 outfit was left shellshocked in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Hydro that included William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Diamonds crumbled under relentless pressure brought by the Sunshine Girls, who will face New Zealand in the final.
Australia trailed by three goals at quarter-time before playing catch-up to make it level at 35-35 at the final break.
The two nations went goal for goal until a bad pass from Kiera Austin near the edge of the circle opened the door for Jamaica’s ascendancy.
The Diamonds’ all-star attacking partnership of Melbourne Vixens pair Austin and Sophie Garbin struggled to hit top gear against Jamaican defenders Shamera Sterling-Humphrey and Latanya Wilson.
Just as she did in last month’s Super Netball grand final, Adelaide Thunderbirds star Sterling-Humphrey nullified Vixens shooter Garbin (four goals/four goal attempts).
Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich pulled the pin after the first break, putting veteran Cara Koenen (18/20) in Garbin’s place.
At the other end, goalkeeper Courtney Bruce gave away a whopping 14 contact penalties and five obstruction penalties against West Coast Fever veteran Romelda Aiken-George (29/32) before being subbed off for Sarah Klau in the second half.
Australia had a healthy travelling contingent to support them at the Hydro, but it was the Jamaicans who had the Scottish crowd on side.
Jamaica will vie for their first gold medal, while the Silver Ferns defeated England in their semi and are now one win away from snapping their 16-year Games title drought.
The Silver Ferns haven’t won gold since the 2010 Delhi Games, where they defeated Australia to defend their 2006 Melbourne title.
New Zealand have also been absent from the past two gold medal matches since finishing runners-up in 2014, the world No.2 settling for fourth in 2018 and bronze in 2022.
But they won’t be at full strength for Sunday’s final after highly-rated defender Catherine Hall ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during their pool victory over Wales.
Goal attack Georgia Heffernan also suffered an ankle injury against Wales, but played through soreness to help New Zealand beat England.
Heffernan fired off nine goals from 10 attempts against and provided 15 goal assists to support star shooter Grace Nweke, who finished with 52 goals from 57 attempts.
— With AAP
