Canada loses crucial game in shootout at water polo World Cup to finish sixth
Sep 9, 2018 | 12:45 PM
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SURGUT, Russia — Canada’s women’s water polo team narrowly lost out on a world championship berth on Sunday.
Needing a top-five finish, the Canadians dropped a 20-19 decision to China in a penalty shootout to finish sixth at the FINA women’s World Cup.
Joelle Bekhazi and Emma Wright had three goals apiece to lead Canada, who rallied to tie the game 10-10 at the end of regulation.
“The outcome is not what we were expecting, and we are very disappointed in our overall performance in the tournament,” Bekhazi said. “However, I’m proud of our team, we were down by five goals and came back to tie the game. We showed real resilience, and we fought until the very end.
