OTTAWA — Sofia Hagman's goal in the sixth round of penalty kicks lifted the visiting Vancouver Rise to a thrilling Northern Super League semifinal victory over the Ottawa Rapid on Saturday.

With the teams tied 3-3 on aggregate after a pair of 2-1 victories by the home team in the two-leg series, the Rise punched their ticket to next week's NSL Championship game by outscoring the Rapid 5-4 in penalties at TD Place Stadium.

Vancouver will meet the winner of Sunday's semifinal between AFC Toronto and the Montreal Roses in the NSL final. Toronto won the first game 2-0 in Montreal.

Delaney Baie Pridham — the NSL's Golden Boot winner with 18 regular-season goals — gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead on Saturday with a goal in the 27th minute. The hosts went ahead four minutes into the second half on a goa

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