National Post

Two Canadian women on way to fa Cup final

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Canadian internatio­nals Janine Beckie and Adriana Leon are headed to the SSE Women’s FA Cup final. Beckie’s Manchester City advanced Sunday by defeating defending champion Chelsea via a Magdalena Eriksson own-goal in second-half stoppage time. Beckie, a dual Canadian-u.s. citizen whose parents are from Saskatchew­an, came off the bench in the 67th minute in Man City. In High Wycombe, substitute Leon did her part in West Ham’s 4-3 penalty shootout win over reading. Leon, 26, of King City, Ont., made it 2-1 for the Hammers in the shootout.

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