Asian Games 2018, Hockey, Women's Pool B, Day 9: India vs Thailand, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

That's it from all of us here - this is Subhashish signing off - do join us when the Indian men play Sri Lanka tomorrow at 14-30 IST - and of course, do tune in for the ladies semifinal on Wednesday!!

THE INDIANS HAVE A DAY'S REST BEFORE THE SEMI-FINAL - TODAY'S LAST MATCH OF THE DAY BETWEEN JAPAN AND MALAYSIA WILL DECIDE WHO THE INDIANS WILL PLAY IN THE LAST-FOUR STAGE.

RANI RAMPAL RETURNED TO ACTION WITH A BANG AFTER MISSING THE LAST TWO MATCHES - SHE SCORED A HAT-TRICK AND WAS THE LIVEWIRE UP FRONT- A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE INDIANS BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S SEMIFINAL

THE STATS, LADIES AND GENTS - THE INDIANS HAD 23 SHOTS ON GOAL (17 FROM OPEN PLAY), WHILE THE THAI GIRLS HAD ONE SHOT ON GOAL FROM OPEN PLAY AND NO PCs. THE INDIANS EARNED 6 PCs - DEEP GRACE, RANI, AND GURJIT TRIED THEIR VERY BEST BUT ALISSA NARUEANGRAM IN GOAL WAS JUST TOO GOOD!!!

INDIAN GOALIE RAJANI FINALLY GOT A TOUCH OF THE BALL WHEN SHE PADDED NASHA JUTAWIJITTAM'S SHOT AWAY IN THE VERY LAST MINUTE OF PLAY - THAI GOALIE ALISSA NARUEANGRAM HAD AN EXCELLENT MATCH AND BLOCKED AT LEAST THREE CERTAIN GOALS - AFTER SHE WAS REPLACED BY SIRAYA YIMKRAJANG IN THE 50TH MINUTE, GOALSCORING BECAME AN EASIER TASK FOR THE INDIANS.

THREE GOALS WERE SCORED AFTER THE GOALIE WAS REPLACED!!

FULL TIME: INDIA 5 - THAILAND 0

RANI RAMPAL (37', 46', 55')
MONIKA (51')
NAVJOT (54')

59' AT LONG LAST - THE THAI GIRLS ENTER THE INDIAN 25- ENTER THE CIRCLE - TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL - BUT CANNOT GET THE BALL INTO THE NET

57' REENA KHOKAR SHOWS HER SUPERB STICK WORK TO ENTER THE CIRCLE BUT CANNOT GET A CROSS IN

INDIA 5 - THAILAND 0

55' THE FLOODGATES HAVE OPENED UP AGAIN - RANI GETS A HATTRICK!!!!!

INDIA 4 - THAILAND 0

54' NEHA SETS NAVJOT UP - SHE MAKES NO MISTAKE FROM RIGHT IN FRONT OF GOAL

INDIA 3 - THAILAND 0

DEEP GRACE'S SHOT IS BLOCKED, BUT MONIKA FIRES THE REBOUND IN!!!

52' PC FOR INDIA

52' THAILAND REPLACE THEIR GOALIE - WHAT A MATCH ALISA HAS HAD!!!!

50' RANI HAS A CHANCE TO GET A THIRD - THE THAI GOALIE IN THE WAY YET AGAIN!!!

48' Marijne shouts out instructions as the Indians hover in and around the Thai 25 - can they score a third???

INDIA 2 - THAILAND 0

46' SIAMI'S SHOT IS BLOCKED - BUT RANI DOES IT AGAIN - GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

"KEEP THE SPEED HIGH AND PUSH MORE BALLS IN - BE PATIENT" SAYS SJOERD MARIJNE AS THE INDIANS WONDER WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO GET PAST THE THAI GOALIE ONE MORE TIME!!!

END OF Q3: INDIA 1 - THAILAND 0

44' SUPERB STICK WORK BY NEHA GOYAL FINDS RANI IN FRONT OF GOAL - BUT YET AGAIN HER SHOT IS BLOCKED BY THE THAI GOALIE!!!!!

42' The Thai defence continues to frustrate the Indians - but makes no move to try and find a goal of their own!!!

40' Navneet's reverse is far too weak - to beat the Thai goalie

39' The Thai girls still preferring to defend in numbers - will they advance to find an equalizer??

INDIA 1 - THAILAND 0

UDITA'S SHOT IS BLOCKED BY THE GOALIE, BUT RANI'S SHOT IS JUST TOO GOOD AND TOO QUICK!!!

38' AT LAST - GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!

WHAT CAN THE INDIANS DO TO GET PAST THE THAI GOALIE????? SHE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING - BLOCKS GURJIT'S FLICK YET AGAIN!

35' SUPERB FIRST- TIME PASS FOR UDITA IN THE CIRCLE - INDIA HAVE A PC

34' Free hit for the Indians - taken quickly - to no avail!!!

33' YET AGAIN, THE THAI GOALIE SAVES THE DAY FOR HER SIDE

SUPERB SAVE BY THE THAI GOALIE TO DENY GURJIT KAUR

32' PC FOR INDIA !!!

SEVEN SHOTS ON GOAL BY THE INDIANS - FOUR FROM OPEN PLAY - THREE PC's - NO GOALS!!!

WILL SJOERD MARIJNE INSTRUCT THE GIRLS TO UP THE ANTE IN THE SECOND HALF???

THE INDIANS WILL BE HOPING THAT THE THAI GIRLS DO NOT MANAGE TO SCORE A SUDDEN SURPRISE GOAL AGAINS T THE RUN OF PLAY - BECAUSE THEY THEMSELVES HAVE YET TO FIND AN OPENING GOAL - THE THAI DEFENCE HAS BEEN BRILLIANT - AND THE INDIANS HAVE NOT BEEN SHARP ENOUGH

HALF-TIME: INDIA 0 - THAILAND 0

29' Rather wasteful play by the Indians who are just not sharp enough to latch on to the crosses and passes in the circle - the story contines

27' The Indians have a free hit outside the Thai 25 but cannot get the ball into the striking circle

RANI STEPS FORWARD AND TAKES HER TRADEMARK HIT WHICH IS BLOCKED BY THE GOALIE - THE SHOT IS FLAT AND DEAD STRAIGHT

25' Yet again, a distinct lack of cohesion in the attacking third - but the Indians have a PC

23' LALREMSIAMI MISSES AN ABSOLUTE SITTER - SHE CANNOT LATCH ON TO RANI'S CROSS AT THE RIGHT OF THE GOALMOUTH

21' The passes from the Indians just not good enough - Thailand manage to enter the Indian circle.

19' The Thai defence not allowing the Indians to get any meaningful shots on goal with some superb interceptions

18' The Thai defence is dogged and intense as they lunge forward and make vital interceptions - the Indians not sharp enough

17' A GOLDEN CHANCE YET AGAIN BUT THE INDIANS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE A SHOT - SUPERB WORK BY THE THAI GOALIE WHO LEAVES HER MARK AND NARROWS THE ANGLE

16' THE STORY CONTINUES - RANI MAKES A SUPERB RUN IN TO THE CIRCLE - TRIES TO FIND NAVNEET BUT THE PASS IS TOO WIDE

EVEN STEVENS IN Q1 - THE INDIANS HAVE MANAGED TO ATTACK MORE OFTEN - BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE FINAL LETHAL PASSES RIGHT - THE THAI MARKING HAS BEEN EXCELLENT THUS FAR - CAN THEY HOLD ON?