Canada’s over 50 women delivered a bronze-medal performance at the World Nations Cup of walking soccer, beating Australia on penalties Friday in Torrevieja, Spain.
The teams played to a 1-1 draw in regulation, with Canada’s Pauline Fisher opening the scoring in the first half before Australia tied it with six minutes remaining in the second.
The match was tied through three rounds of penalties before goalkeeper Fatima Harris scored from the spot, giving Canada a 2-1 shootout win.
“We were shoulder-to-shoulder, holding each other through the shootout, and that made for a beautiful moment when we ran towards to Fatima to celebrate,” said defender Negar Farjadnia.
Harris is up for the Golden Glove after keeping three clean sheets, earlier in the tournament. She also made two stops in the

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