Beckie rescues Canadian women's soccer team in tie with England at Arnold Clark Cup

Janine Beckie's elegant second-half strike lifted Canada into a 1-1 draw with England at the Arnold Clark Cup on Thursday.

The first outing of the year for Olympic-champion Canada came with a shaky first half that saw eighth-ranked England dominate. But No. 6 Canada responded in the second half.

Millie Bright put England ahead in the 22nd minute from a short corner. The ball was sent into the box with Canadian 'keeper Kailen Sheridan punching it away in traffic. But the ball went straight to Bright and the Chelsea defender took advantage, scoring with a sweet right-footed volley that deflected off Canadian forward Jordyn Huitema en route to goal.

Canada tied it in the 55th minute after Ashley Lawrence intercepted a pass and made a surging run towards the England goal. Her pass deflected off a defender to Jordyn Huitema, who slipped it to Beckie. The Manchester City forward stopped and curled a left-footed shot into the top corner from just outside of the penalty box.

It was Beckie's 34th goal for Canada, tying her with Kara Lang for fourth spot on the Canadian scoring list.

Watch it again, and again, and again!<br><br>Janine Beckie with a perfect left-footed strike