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Those were the six words Bev Priestman, head coach of Canada91裸聊视频檚 national women91裸聊视频檚 soccer team, leaned in and said to longtime equipment manager 91裸聊视频� and Semiahmoo Peninsula resident 91裸聊视频� Maeve Glass, in the moments before the penalty shootout began between Canada and Sweden in the final match at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

The two teams had already battled in sweltering heat at Yokohama Stadium for 120 minutes, each scoring once. Now, a gold medal would be determined by penalty kicks.

And though the shootout took an agonizing six rounds to decide, the soccer deities Priestman had invoked ultimately looked favourably on the Canadians, who won on a strike from 20-year-old Vancouver native Julia Grosso, who was still in elementary school when Glass 91裸聊视频� the former president of Peace Arch Soccer 91裸聊视频� made her Olympic debut with the Canadian squad at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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That gold-medal match was watched by 91裸聊视频� including many on the West Coast, who woke up at 5 a.m. to tune in 91裸聊视频� and though viewers were no doubt on pins and needles for much of the morning, Glass insisted the team was cool and collected until that final goal.

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Before Grosso91裸聊视频檚 goal, the Swedish captain had sailed her penalty kick attempt high above the Canadian net. Glass, standing next to Priestman 91裸聊视频� also a resident of the Semiahmoo Peninsula 91裸聊视频� said only one thing, a statement of fact to those standing near her.

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The Swedish goalkeeper got a hand on Grosso91裸聊视频檚 shot, but rather than deflect the ball up over the net, it stayed under bar to seal the victory.

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Glass insisted that the most tense moment of the Olympic tournament for her wasn91裸聊视频檛 the gold-medal game, but actually the quarter-final match against Brazil 91裸聊视频� a game that also came down to penalty kicks, with Canada winning 4-3.

That victory set up a dramatic semifinal rematch against the No. 1-ranked United States team, who famously defeated Canada in the semifinals of the 2012 Olympics thanks to a controversial penalty call that cost Canada a shot at gold. They finished with bronze 91裸聊视频� the first medals in Olympic history for Canadian soccer 91裸聊视频� though the pain of the semifinal loss lingered.

Speaking with PAN at the time, Glass said the team was

This time around, however, the longtime equipment manager 91裸聊视频� whose history with the Olympics dates back to 1976 when, as a 16-year-old, she took part in the torch relay at the Montreal-hosted Games 91裸聊视频� knew Canada would come out on top, which they did, 1-0, thanks to a Jessie Fleming penalty kick.

91裸聊视频淚 just had a calm about that game. I just had a feeling we were going to win,91裸聊视频� she said.

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Though she was thrilled to be part of a gold-medal winner, Glass 91裸聊视频� whose mother, longtime Surrey school trustee Pam Glass, competed for Ireland at the 1948 Olympics as a runner 91裸聊视频� was happiest for the players she has known for years, like Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair and two of the team91裸聊视频檚 youngest players, Gross and , both of whom Glass has known since the pair were just 12 years old.

Hours after the gold-medal game ended, Glass and Grosso had a moment to reflect on what had just happened.

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While the Tokyo Olympics were a unique experience even for Olympic veterans due to COVID-19 protocols 91裸聊视频� there were countless COVID-19 tests, no fans in attendance and Olympians were only allowed to be in Japan a few days before their event, then were ushered home almost immediately after 91裸聊视频� Glass said the Games were still incredible.

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Back home in South Surrey, Glass is still battling jet lag and a little bit of a 91裸聊视频渟urreal91裸聊视频� feeling, knowing she was a part of such a historic moment for Canadian soccer. She noted that Priestman has also had to adjust since returning.

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