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Gordon Shepherd "really proud" despite loss

Scotland women's hockey coach Gordon Shepherd insists that he is "really proud" of his players despite them failing to reach the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games.

Scotland hockey coach Gordon Shepherd has said that he is "really proud" of his players, despite their defeat to England earlier today.

The 2-1 loss ensures that the team will not progress to the semi-finals of the women's competition, throwing doubt over their future funding.

He told BBC Sport: "I recognise we started a bit slowly in the game and they dominated the first half, but we were much stronger in the second half of the match. I am really proud of my players, they have been absolutely fantastic."

Scotland beat Wales and Malaysia earlier in the competition, but faced an uphill battle to progress after being thrashed 9-0 by Australia.

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Players of England celebrates the firts goal during the Women's preliminaries match between Scotland and England at Glasgow National Hockey Centre during day seven of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 30, 2014
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