That's it from us here, this is Subhashish signing off - the tearful Indians are in a post-match huddle - it was a case of so near yet so far - but the Golden Girls have shown that they belong on the world stage!
THE GOLDEN GIRLS CAN BE PROUD OF THEIR PERFORMANCE BUT IT IS THE IRISH WHO WILL PLAY SPAIN ON SATURDAY - AYEISHA McFERRAN TAKES THE IRISH TO A HISTORIC SEMIFINAL!!
BOTH TEAMS SEEMING TO RUN OUT OF IDEAS - AND RUN OUT OF SPACE - THE INDIAN DEFENCE HOLDING FIRM - BUT CAN THE GIRLS UP FRONT MANUFACTURE A WINNING MOVE????
THE SCORES ARE EVEN BUT IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY THAT IRELAND HAVE LOOKED THE BETTER SIDE - THE IRISH HAVE BUILT UP SOME BRILLIANT MOVES, EXERTED PRESSURE, AND LOOKED LIKE SCORING - THE INDIAN'S SIMPLY HAVEN'T