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Manchester Thunder will seek to shock Lughborough Lightning and book his place in the grand final of the Netball Super League when they go to the preliminary final, Live on Sky Sports on Sunday.
They will compete for the chance to take Impulse of Londonwho has reserved his place in the grand final of the Netball Super League with an exciting victory of 50-49 on lightning.
Pulse retaliated with a deficit of six goals in the fourth quarter to seal the victory in an absorbent dam confrontation. Olivia Tchine was the hero while she was holding her nerve to deliver the goods in the last five minutes to turn the game on her head and send her side to the O2 on July 6.
Manchester Thunder placed a 79-49 victory against London Mavericks to provide a meeting with lightning in the preliminary final on Sunday, June 29.
Lightning, champions in 2023 and 2024, finished second in the Super League table behind London Pulse after winning 10 of their 14 games, but will seek to claim their place in the grand finale while they hunt a three historic peat.
They beat Thunder in the grand finale of 2024, but will again have a confident opposition on their way this time.
“I think that Karen (Greig, Manchester Thunder’s head coach) had to make a very big wave this season. It is not the easiest for her, but they were a chic side, regardless of the injuries they had all season,” said the former Birmingham Panthers chief coach, Jo Trip, Trip, Sky Sports News.
“To see them in a way come to life for this purpose, with their return players, do not surprise me at all. I think these players, she has songed them well, gave them court time – as she owes – to build them towards the next and maybe two games.”
For the trip, the competition will be a case of which offers the best tactics of the day with the two parties so uniformly assorted.
“I think that the two teams have been in the final for a very long time. I have not known how many years it has been since Lughborough missed these first two, but it is probably the most difficult race insofar as they could have had to enter these finals,” she added.
“I think that if Loughborough can attack the game, they will be very strong in this and they feed Sammy (Wallace-Joseph) early and quickly.
“I think Josie (Huckle) has had an exceptional season now. I think she is behind the back of several great years as a very, very talented goalkeeper.
“I really think they are really well matched. I think now that the Thunder has both Paige (Reed) and Laws (Pearson), you could see it last week, just that confidence that it gave them. They were intrepid in each combination.
“I think it will come down to tactics, which scouts the best and what plans they have against each other.”
So who will win? Well, if it’s thunder, they will then go to the end, according to trip.
“It’s difficult. As my heart means lightning, but I think thunder comes just at the end of the season,” she said.
“I think if they are going through this next match, they will win it.”
Look at him Preliminary final Between Manchester Thunder and Loughborough Lightning live on Sky Sports Action from 4 p.m. Sunday June 29 – Pass Center 4:30 p.m.
Who will repercussions to face London Pulse during the great O2 force test?
THE Grand finale is happening live on Sky Sports + Sunday July 6. The cover begins at 5:00 p.m., with Center Pass at 5.30 p.m.
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