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Washington Spirit LWLWW 1
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Kansas City Current DLWWW 2
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WAS101
KC202
CPKC Stadium · 18,000 att.

Team Stats

WAS KC
14
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
2
61.3
Possession
38.7
12
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
356
Accurate Passes
202
451
Passes
283
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
44
Long Balls
57
21
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
20
Effective Tackles
16
31
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
21
16
Clearances
21

Match Leaders

KC

  • Lo'eau LaBonta M Total Shots 2
  • Kayla Sharples D Accurate Passes 26
  • Gabrielle Robinson D Defensive Interventions 10
  • Lorena G Saves 2

WAS

  • Trinity Rodman F Total Shots 5
  • Esme Morgan D Accurate Passes 75
  • Tara Rudd D Defensive Interventions 16
  • Sandy MacIver G Saves 1

Highlights

01:18 Kansas City Current vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:45 Vanessa DiBernardo fires home a goal to give the Current a lead Watch on ESPN 01:04 Lo'eau LaBonta 14th minute goal puts the Current on the board Watch on ESPN 00:52 Clara Luvanga drills a goal for the Spirit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

KC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23LorenaG
  2. 27Kayla SharplesCD-L
  3. 24Gabrielle RobinsonCD-R
  4. 18Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. 2Laney RouseRB
  6. 8Croix BethuneAM
  7. 16Vanessa DiBernardoLM
  8. 10Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  9. 13Haley HopkinsF
  10. 6Temwa ChawingaAM-L
  11. 17Michelle CooperAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Rocky RodríguezSUB
  2. 55Penelope HockingSUB
  3. 1Marisa JordanSUB
  4. 22Bayley FeistSUB
  5. 3Amelia WhiteSUB
  6. 99DebinhaSUB
  7. 28Myriam Maéva Nyadjou WamenSUB
  8. 53Itala GemelliSUB
  9. 7Elizabeth BallSUB

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Sandy MacIverG
  2. 24Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. 13Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  6. 10Leicy SantosAM
  7. 17Hal HershfeltLM
  8. 12Andi SullivanRM
  9. 25Clara LuvangaF
  10. 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
  11. 27Sofia CantoreAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Sara WojdelkoSUB
  2. 33Ashley HatchSUB
  3. 11Claudia MartínezSUB
  4. 7Melissa BethiSUB
  5. 8Monique NgockSUB
  6. 5Élisabeth TséSUB
  7. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  8. 19Rosemonde KouassiSUB
  9. 16Tamara BoltSUB

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 88'

    Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Elizabeth Ball
  2. Substitution 84'

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball replaces Michelle Cooper.

    Elizabeth Ball
  3. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.

    Paige Metayer
  4. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.

    Rocky Rodríguez
  5. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Clara Luvanga.

    Ashley Hatch
  6. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Leicy Santos.

    Monique Ngock
  7. Substitution 60'

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Debinha replaces Croix Bethune.

    Debinha
  8. Yellow Card 48'

    Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Croix Bethune
  9. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.

    Rosemonde Kouassi
  10. Substitution 20'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mélissa Bethi replaces Hal Hershfelt because of an injury.

    Melissa Bethi
  11. Goal 17'

    Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 1. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Croix Bethune.

    Vanessa DiBernardo
  12. Goal 14'

    Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Washington Spirit 1. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Lo'eau LaBonta
  13. Goal 12'

    Goal! Kansas City Current 0, Washington Spirit 1. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

    Clara Luvanga
  1. End Regular Time 90'+8'

    Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 1.

  2. Yellow Card 88'

    Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Elizabeth Ball
  3. Substitution 84'

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball replaces Michelle Cooper.

    Elizabeth Ball
  4. End Delay 84'
  5. End Delay 84'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  6. Start Delay 80'
  7. Start Delay 80'

    Delay in match because of an injury Laney Rouse (Kansas City Current).

  8. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.

    Paige Metayer
  9. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.

    Rocky Rodríguez
  10. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Clara Luvanga.

    Ashley Hatch
  11. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Leicy Santos.

    Monique Ngock
  12. Substitution 60'

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Debinha replaces Croix Bethune.

    Debinha
  13. End Delay 58'
  14. End Delay 58'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  15. Start Delay 57'

    Delay in match because of an injury Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).

  16. Start Delay 57'

    Delay in match because of an injury Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current).

  17. Yellow Card 48'

    Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Croix Bethune
  18. Start 2nd Half 45'
  19. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.

    Rosemonde Kouassi
  20. Halftime 45'+5'

    First Half ends, Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 1.

  21. End Delay 45'
  22. End Delay 45'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  23. Start Delay 44'
  24. Start Delay 44'

    Delay in match because of an injury Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).

  25. Substitution 20'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mélissa Bethi replaces Hal Hershfelt because of an injury.

    Melissa Bethi
  26. End Delay 19'
  27. End Delay 19'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  28. Start Delay 18'
  29. Start Delay 18'

    Delay in match because of an injury Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).

  30. Goal 17'

    Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 1. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Croix Bethune.

    Vanessa DiBernardo
  31. Goal 14'

    Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Washington Spirit 1. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Lo'eau LaBonta
  32. Goal 12'

    Goal! Kansas City Current 0, Washington Spirit 1. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

    Clara Luvanga
  33. Kickoff

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