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It was celebration time for country's hockey lovers as India held their nerves to beat a fancied England 3-2 on penalties to claim the bronze medal in the Junior Women's World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany on Sunday.
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Defending champions the Netherlands, who India lost to in the semifinals, lifted the trophy by beating Argentina 4-2 on penalties.
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The Indian girls showed maturity beyond their age in the thrilling match to clinch the bronze, thus becoming the first women's hockey team from India to win a medal in a World Cup. India's gamble to field goalkeeper Bigan Soy for the first time in the tournament during the penalties paid off as she came up with several saves to help the team finish on the podium.
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"It means a lot to our kids' psychology that they can actually win a medal," India's coach Neil Hawgood said after the match. "Our goalkeeper Bigan Soy, who had not played even a minute in the whole tournament, did a great job. It was (always) clear, (that) when it comes down to shootouts, she will be in the goal," he was quoted as saying.
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Rani, who was later named "Player of the Tournament", opened the account for India in the 13th minute of the match before England equalized in the 55th through Anna Toman as both team teams finished the regulation time tied 1-1. The penalty shootout saw more misses than hits as both the sides failed to score from four strokes each.
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