NWSL

Washington Spirit vs Kansas City Current, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Washington Spirit
  • 25': Leicy Santos
  • 45'+3': Trinity Rodman
  • 56': Leicy Santos
  • 75': Claudia Martínez
FT
4 - 0
Kansas City Current

    About

    Washington Spirit are hosting Kansas City Current at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ellie Bravo-Young.
    • 5': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit).
    • 8': Offside, Washington Spirit. Lucia Di Guglielmo is caught offside.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current).
    • 13': Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rebeca Bernal.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
    • 25': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Kansas City Current 0. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 35': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
    • 35': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 38': Offside, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi is caught offside.
    • 39': Handball by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Ellie Bravo-Young (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Croix Bethune following a set piece situation.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Lorena (Kansas City Current). Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
    • 41': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 42': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Rebeca Bernal.
    • 43': Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 43': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit).
    • 45': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 45': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucia Di Guglielmo.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Croix Bethune.
    • 45'+3': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Debinha (Kansas City Current).
    • 45'+4': Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Debinha.
    • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 47': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Gabrielle Robinson.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
    • 48': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 49': Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit).
    • 50': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 52': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit).
    • 54': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 54': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Lorena (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit).
    • 55': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 55': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Kansas City Current 0. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
    • 59': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
    • 59': Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
    • 60': Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Offside, Kansas City Current. Michelle Cooper is caught offside.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
    • 65': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Sofia Cantore.
    • 65': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Haley Hopkins replaces Temwa Chawinga.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kate Wiesner.
    • 68': Offside, Kansas City Current. Ally Sentnor is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Tara Rudd.
    • 72': Handball by Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit).
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
    • 74': Handball by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 75': Goal! Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 0. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 75': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Amelia White replaces Michelle Cooper.
    • 75': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Kyra Carusa replaces Croix Bethune.
    • 77': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit).
    • 78': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
    • 78': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Trinity Rodman.
    • 80': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 80': Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
    • 82': Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current).
    • 82': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 82': Foul by Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current).
    • 82': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 84': Foul by Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current).
    • 84': Élisabeth Tsé (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Gabrielle Robinson.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lorena (Kansas City Current).
    • 86': Attempt saved. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Lorena (Kansas City Current).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Kyra Carusa (Kansas City Current) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Ellie Bravo-Young.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Kyra Carusa (Kansas City Current).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Foul by Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit).
    • 90': Kyra Carusa (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+4': Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+6': Offside, Kansas City Current. Haley Hopkins is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 3
    43.1 Possession 56.9
    8 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    239 Accurate Passes 332
    328 Passes 439
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 11
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    43 Long Balls 51
    16 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    15 Effective Tackles 15
    21 Tackles 25
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 10
    29 Effective Clearances 19
    29 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 19,215

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 San Diego Wave FC 13 +6 25
    2 Utah Royals 12 +8 24
    3 Portland Thorns FC 13 +6 24
    4 Washington Spirit 11 +9 21
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAS Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    18 Sandy MacIver (GK)
    24 Esme Morgan
    9 Tara Rudd
    6 Kate Wiesner
    13 Lucia Di Guglielmo
    10 Leicy Santos
    4 Rebeca Bernal
    17 Hal Hershfelt
    27 Sofia Cantore
    2 Trinity Rodman
    19 Rosemonde Kouassi
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Gift Monday, Emma Gaines-Ramos, Claudia Martínez, Élisabeth Tsé, Kaylie Collins, Gabrielle Carle, Tamara Bolt, Paige Metayer, Madison Haugen.

    KC Kansas City Current (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Lorena (GK)
    24 Gabrielle Robinson
    27 Kayla Sharples Yellow Card
    18 Izzy Rodriguez
    5 Ellie Bravo-Young
    99 Debinha
    8 Croix Bethune
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta
    21 Ally Sentnor
    6 Temwa Chawinga
    17 Michelle Cooper Yellow Card
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Haley Hopkins, Kyra Carusa, Laney Rouse, Amelia White, Marisa Jordan, Bayley Feist, Elizabeth Ball, Penelope Hocking, Rocky Rodríguez.

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