Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls edged out Australia 55-51 in the gold medal match of the netball competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Sunday.
And they made history as the first team to win gold after losing a pool match on the lead.
As a result of the defeat, Jamaica had to settle for silver, just three days after they scored a shock win against Australia in their final Pool A match.
It was almost a case of history repeating itself with the Diamonds going into the final break with a six-goal lead, the same margin they went into the final quarter against Jamaica when they lost by two points.
But it was a different looking Diamonds team this time as they stood firm and took the game.
It was Sarah Klau and Cara Koenen from the bench who dragged Australia over the line, with Klau silencing Sunshine Girls superstar Jhaniele Fowler.
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Gretel Bueta led Australia with 37 goals at 100 per cent, while Koenen had 15 from 15 after entering the field.
Fowler had 46 goals from 47 attempts but it was not enough for the historic gold medal. The silver medal for the Sunshine Girls represents an improvement on their bronze medal four years ago in Australia.
