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Of course Maddie Hinch was the hero. When England’s tense semi-final with defending champions New Zealand went to a shootout, all eyes turned to the goalkeeper in the ‘banana suit’.
And just like in the Olympic final at Rio 2016, Hinch did not slip up.
Her four saves against the Netherlands in Brazil six years ago gave Great Britain their first Olympic gold medal. And here in Birmingham, she did not let a penalty past her again to keep England on course to be champions of the Commonwealth for the first time.
England won in the shootout after the game finished level at 0-0
The team's win sets up a clash with Australia in the Commonwealth final
‘I’m towards the back end of my career now and this is something I’ve been so desperately wanting my whole career,’ said 33-year-old Hinch. ‘I’ll never get used to being called a hero. It’s very weird. I like to stay in the
