SOUTH AFRICA - 5 R.Bell (3), S.Daley (2)

NEW ZEALAND - 4 R.Claridge (1), B.Adams (1), D.Broome (1), A.Stockdale (1)

Referees: Andrew Allen (WAL), Chris Freebury (ENG)

South Africa skipper Darren DeBruyn (white) and Jaques Venter (NZ) battle it out.

The first half was one of those easy ones for the referees ‹ no major fouls, no goals ‹ but plenty of action with Kiwi goalkeeper Zane McAlpine incisive and awesome. At the other end the Kiwi shots are making their target. Richard Claridge scored the first goal, and the first report on the scoresheet, with a six-metre shot from in front at 3:45. Ryan Bell screamed in a long shot at 2:24 in reply. The third mark on the sheet was Kiwi skipper Aaron Stockdale's exclusion and Bell's subsequent goal was the fourth mark. Bell collected a rebound from an Alistair Stewart shot and fired it off immediately at 0:39. Bell started the third period with another long shot at 5:59, a fatal error by the New Zealanders. Brett Adams snatched one back at 3:53 with an eight-metre effort from top left, finding the top right corner of the net and close the gap to 3-2. Simon Daley scored an excellent goal at 1:37, turning his man in centre forward and shooting past McAlpine from two metres to go out to 4-2. Daley stretched the margin at 3:27 but David Broome responded at 2:59 for 5-3. David Broome missed a one-on-one sitter, firing into South African goalkeeper Paul Tselentis. Stockdale repaired he damage soon after with a shot into the top left at 1:12 for a one-goal difference. South Africa lost the ball up front and the Kiwis went on attack until one was called for a turnover in midfield. South Africa called a time-out at 0:38 and New Zealand stole the ball but the referee called a foul. However, Carl Ainley stole the ball and New Zealand called a time-out at 0:23. The Kiwis took the shot via Jaques Venter on far post and Tselentis saved with his chest. South Africa has a time-out at 0.03.5. New Zealand calls an illegal time-out to force a penalty shot. Bell shoots and McAlpine saves. He retrieves the ball and fires up the far end where his team crowds the goal but the hooter sounds as the ball is in mid-flight and South Africa is fifth and New Zealand sixth.

ENGLAND - 12 L.Green (5), B.Cowton (3), F.Leighton (2), S.Winter (1), L.Knights (1)

SOUTH AFRICA - 4 T.Heydenrych (2), E.Thomson (2)

Referees: Scott Schweickle (AUS), Thomas Ng (SNG)

Jim takes a victory dip	Liz & Jim retire after this match

Eleanor Thomson scored at 6:31 but the lead was short-lived with Bernice Cowton levelling at 6:02. Liz Green, the England playing her 137th and last international, scores the first of two successive goals at centre forward, lifting the score to 2-1 at 2:38 and then with a deft lob at 2:14. South African coach Brad Rowe calls a time-out at 1:15 but the shots from Tammy Heydenrych and Carole De Beer fail to find the mark. However, indecision between the English goalkeeper, Jennifer Braddock and a team-mate meant England knocked the ball into the dead-ball line and South Africa had the ball on attack but the team wasn't fast enough to convert before quarter time struck. Green strikes again at 4:27 of the second, this time turning a cross pass from Larissa Davies into a clear space for a 4-1 lead. Heydenrych scores on extra at 3:58 to narrow the gap. Cowton scores a brilliant counter goal, swimming the length of the pitch to lob South Africa's Nicki van Houten at 0:39 for a 5-2 lead. Cowton gets the extra goal at 6:27 and then Green shoots and scores from nine metres for 7-2. She was at it again at 3:31, this time from centre forward for her fifth goal. Fran Leighton repeats the dose with two goals, both from the two metres, the first with a scoop at 1:59 and the second with a gentle lob 11 seconds from time for a 10-3 lead. Leighton had her 20th birthday yesterday. Andrea Norris was drawn into a penalty foul at 6:44 of the fourth and Thomson converted for 10-4. Siobhan Winter swam swiftly down the right and scored on counter at 5:21. Morgan-Rae Graham goes for her third major foul but constant attempts fail to score for England. Englands calls two time-outs and scores off the second at 0:06 through Lisa Knights. South Africa has a time-out bu the goalie shot goes wide and England wins the Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze and the sun sets on the careers of Green and English and Great Britain coach Jim Caulfield, the latter after more than 10 years in the job.

ENGLAND - 11 C.Figes (4), J.Read (2).Martin-Dye(2), S.Love (1), C.Burgess(1), N.Bowers (1)

Referees: Stéphane Roy (CAN), Noel Harrod (AUS)

Penalty save by Malta goalkeeper	Victorious England team

Top performer Craig Figes opens for England at 5:57 but it is some time before another goal comes. Jonathan Valletta, one of the stars of the tournament, equalised at 2:11 but quickly afterwards Paul Privitera, a prime mover in the Maltese team, was called for a penalty foul, sending Graham Martin-Dye to the four-metre line. He converted at 1:51. Valletta shot from seven metres at 0:48 for the 2-2 equaliser. Jerome Read began with an outside top right shot at 5:40 but John Paris brought the game level at 5:08 from centre forward. Malta calls a time-out when Figes is ejected at 4:33 but no goal comes. Read repeated his earlier effort from the same position at 2:58. Figes scores on extra at 1:48 for a 5-3 advantage but Privitera returns the favour at 0:26 after England goalkeeper David Bush fumbled the ball and it squirted across the goal line for a 5-4 margin. Sean Love scores from eight metres with a low shot at 5:00 of the third period for a handy 6-4 lead. John Soler was called for a penalty foul, climbing all over the centre forward but Martin-Dye hits the crossbar at 3:30. England follows up soon after by losing the ball on attack on the first pass. The next attack Martin-Dye does a superb pull around in centre after a long drive but his lob stops on the line. Maltese goalkeeper Joseph Caruana Dingli fires it down the end of the pool with 24 seconds left and the cross pass finds Niki Lanzon who drives middle, turns left, heavily guarded and, when two metres outside the post, left-hand backhands the ball in past the near post for a 6-5 margin seven seconds from time. John Paris scores the equaliser at 4:41 on counter-attack. After some tough calls in front of goal, Malta calls a time-out at 3:44 with the crowd reaching fever pitch. Privitera scores his second at 3:25 to lead for the first time at 7-6. John Soler is sent for holding and England shoots but regains the ball. A minor foul is called and the Maltese protest. The ball goes to Colin Burgess, who sends in a low shot from top left at 2:43 to level at 7-7. Bush saves a Privitera lob. Neil Bowers counters but his shot hits Caruana Dingli low and goes over the back line. England loses the ball and Malta shoots but saved by Bush. Paris allegedly hits England's Sedan Love at the same time Michael Cowburn is ejected. Paris is sent for violence and England calls a time-out at 0:56. Burgess scores but is called back for being offside. Malta goes on attack. Soler's shot lobs over the top left with half a second left and the game goes into extra time. In the first period of extra, Malta wins the ball but Figes steals the ball from centre forward and Bowers drives up the right, receives the ball, drags it left and lobs Caruana Dingli for an 8-7 lead at ????? Privitera shoots high. Privitera gets sent for his third on penalty. Burgess takes the shot and Caruana Dingli saves at 0:58. Malta on attack. Soler shoots and England regain but Malta's Valletta steals off Chris Kirby and backhands the ball into the net at 0:04. Burgess and Bowers from England and Valletta from Malta were all excluded at once creating huge confusion among the players. The referees were in control, a neutral throw called and Malta gained the ball and shot on the hooter. Players have to be separated. In the second period of extra, Francesco Cutajar is excluded and Martin-Dye scores from the top at 2:08 ‹ 9-8. Malta's shot is blocked. England steals soon after. The ball goes right to Bowers and snaps the ball across to Figes on the break on the far side. He is guarded but Figes props and fires the ball in for the virtual winner at 0:58 and a 10-8 lead. Malta shoots on attack and Bush saves. Figes finds himself with the ball and walks in, baulking and shooting at four seconds, for the goal, his fourth and an England bronze medal with an 11-8 victory.

AUSTRALIA - 6 Y.Higgins (3), R.Rippon (2), E.Norwood (1)

CANADA - 5 W.Horn Miller (2), C.Bardecki (1), S.Lizé (1), J.Begin (1)

Referees: Guy Pinker (RSA), Stephen Knights (NZL)

Golden Celebrations	Top Goalscorer - Yvette Higgins

The best opportunity in a tight quarter for both teams was when Susan Gardiner was excluded and Jo Fox's shot goes wide. Canada gains the ascendancy when Sandra Lizé shoots from outside on extra at 0:56. Aussie goalkeeper Emma Knox appeared to have caught the ball above her head but it slipped through for a quarter-time 1-0 lead. Kate Gynther wins the swim for Australia but the resulting shot goes high. Cora Campbell gets a break but Yvette Higgins covers and the shot is saved by Knox. Melissa Collins is excluded and Rebecca Rippon comes in from left-hand catch and shoots with the right hand to level the game at 1-1 at 5:27. Australia regains the ball after the restart and Elise Norwood swims up and passes to the far right for Rebecca Rippon to swim on to and score with a tricky shot past Canadian goalkeeper Rachel Riddell at 5:02. Waneek Horn Miller equalises at 3:30. Elise Norwood drives down the middle and scores at 1:24 for a 3-2 lead. Higgins scores at centre forward at 0:34 but Higgins hangs off Joanne Begin three seconds from time and she slips in a goal on a cross pass from Gardiner for a 4-3 scoreline. The third period sees plenty of opportunities for Australia particularly but it is Horn Miller who scores a second goal to level the game at 2:50 with a long lob into the top right corner from the side. Gynther has two shots saved by Riddell, one from the left-hand side and the other on the drive down the middle. Jodie Stuhmcke gains her second major and Canada takes a time-out at 6:43. Christi Bardecki scores at 6:23 after a cross pass for a 5-4 lead. Rebecca Rippon draws a penalty in centre and Higgins converts at 5:25 to level the game at 5-5. Canadian coach Pat Oaten gets a yellow card. Marianne Illing is excluded for Canada but Elise Norwood's shot hits the upright. Begin nearly scores a backhand shot, hitting the crossbar. Higgins is called offside taking a shot. Belinda Brooks steals the ball for Australia. Fox passes the ball into Higgins in the hole and she scores at 2:36 and gets Australia into the lead at 6-5. Horn Miller's shot bounces but Knox saves. Australia turns it over in the middle. Jodie Taylor steals the ball at centre defence. Rebecca Rippon loses the ball under at two metres. Begin's goal at the start of the last minute is covered by Knox. Australia has the time-out and then plays the ball around and uses the time before losing at the end of possession time. Canadian coach Oaten calls a time-out at 0:18. Canada loses the ball and Australia swims away with the gold medal, leaving the silver to the world No 3 Canada.

Golden Celebrations	And more celebrations

CANADA - 6 D.Lazeravic (2), N.Miller (1), V.Cosic (1), T.Marks (1), T.Bader (1)

AUSTRALIA - 5 T.Whalan (3), T.Neesham (,) T.Franklin (1)

Referees: Tad Detko (ENG), Peter Balzan (MLT)

Gold for the Canadians	And the bench jumps for joy

Nathaniel Miller, easily the best centre defender here, proved his worth at centre forward, scoring the opening goal after a drive from the wing at 5:22. Thomas Whalan equalised on extra for an easy goal at 4:59. Trent Franklin gave Australia a 2-1 lead one minute later from seven metres out. Moody was excluded soon after but the Canadian shot was stopped by goalkeeper Rafael Sterk. Australia puts pressure on Canada. Dusan Lazeravic levels at 6:34 from top after a pass from the wing. Aussie skipper Nathan Thomas is excluded and Vladimir Cosic converts the extra from the top at 5:19 and lead 3-2. Miller is excluded and Australia has a time-out at 3:00. Two Aussie shots miss the mark, with one hitting goalkeeper Garrett Head. On counter at the other end a "questionable" goal was awarded to Thomas Marks at 2:11 for a 4-2 lead. Tim Neesham shoots but Head knocks it over the back. Whalan shoots big but the bounce pushes it too high. Neesham steals the ball and Thomas shoots but Head is too good and Canada leads 4-2. Neesham scored on extra at 4:26 to narrow the game to one. Several other Australian chances go begging. The Canadians force the Aussies into bad passes to two metres. Lazeravic receives a superb pass from the far side and he scores at 1:35 for a 5-3 lead. Australia wins the ball and Hardisty is ousted via Gavin Woods and the ball moves around to Whalan who scores his second for a 5-4 scoreline. Australia steals the ball in the hole. Canada wins back and the shot goes over the back. Bad pass to Ryan Moody in centre is not paid. Canada shoots but too high. Pressure on from Canada. Exclusion on Mikael Sabo and Australia has a time-out. Thomas shoots but blocked by defence. New 35 for Australia. Dean Semmens pops ball into Toby Jenkins and he lays over and shoots high. Canada shoots but Sterk covers. Whalan shoots immediately afterwards from seven metres to level the game at 5-5 at 2:26 to the roar of the crowd. Canada loses and then Australia shoots through Neesham but Head stops. Tim Hamill is excluded at 0:55 and Canada calls a time-out. The ball passes around a lot and Ted Bader scores at 0:35 for a 6-5 lead. The press goes on. Adam Defeat goes on a third major, Woods has a great chance but doesn't take it and Neesham shoots on time wide, giving Canada the gold in what was a fantastic game.