NWSL Challenge Cup

Kansas City Current vs Seattle Reign FC, 2021 United States NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Kansas City Current
  • 6': Mallory Weber
FT
1 - 2
Seattle Reign FC
  • 34': Jess Fishlock (P)
  • 84': Celia Jiménez

About

Kansas City Current are hosting Seattle Reign FC at Legends Field, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Celia Jiménez (OL Reign).
  • 1': Mallory Weber (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Hand ball by Shirley Cruz (OL Reign).
  • 5': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Madison Hammond.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Jordyn Listro (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
  • 6': Goal! Kansas City 1, OL Reign 0. Mallory Weber (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
  • 8': Foul by Chloe Logarzo (Kansas City).
  • 8': Quinn (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Chloe Logarzo (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Leah Pruitt (OL Reign).
  • 13': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Mallory Weber (Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
  • 14': Foul by Jordyn Listro (Kansas City).
  • 14': Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren Barnes with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Nicole Barnhart.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Celia Jiménez (OL Reign) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Shirley Cruz (OL Reign).
  • 17': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shirley Cruz.
  • 26': Offside, Kansas City. Kristen Edmonds tries a through ball, but Amy Rodriguez is caught offside.
  • 29': Substitution, Kansas City. Michele Vasconcelos replaces Mallory Weber because of an injury.
  • 30': Foul by Leah Pruitt (OL Reign).
  • 30': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Penalty OL Reign. Tziarra King draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Jordyn Listro (Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Goal! Kansas City 1, OL Reign 1. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Chloe Logarzo (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Tziarra King (OL Reign).
  • 35': Tziarra King (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Chloe Logarzo (Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a through ball.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Tziarra King (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shirley Cruz.
  • 43': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Rachel Corsie.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Quinn (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristen McNabb with a headed pass.
  • 44': Foul by Celia Jiménez (OL Reign).
  • 44': Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lauren Barnes (OL Reign).
  • 45'+1': Celia Jiménez (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City).
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Kansas City 1, OL Reign 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City 1, OL Reign 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Kansas City. Madeline Nolf replaces Chloe Logarzo.
  • 49': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 49': Katie Bowen (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Madison Hammond.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leah Pruitt.
  • 55': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Celia Jiménez.
  • 57': Offside, OL Reign. Quinn tries a through ball, but Sofia Huerta is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 59': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 62': Substitution, Kansas City. Michelle Maemone replaces Kristen Edmonds.
  • 62': Substitution, Kansas City. Desiree Scott replaces Jordyn Listro.
  • 64': Offside, Kansas City. Michelle Maemone tries a through ball, but Madeline Nolf is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leah Pruitt.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta with a through ball.
  • 68': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Nicole Barnhart.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, OL Reign. Bethany Balcer replaces Tziarra King.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany Balcer.
  • 71': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Rachel Corsie.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Taylor Leach.
  • 71': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Katie Bowen.
  • 72': Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Celia Jiménez (OL Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Victoria Pickett.
  • 77': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
  • 77': Taylor Leach (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Kansas City. Darian Jenkins replaces Victoria Pickett.
  • 78': Substitution, OL Reign. Dani Weatherholt replaces Quinn.
  • 79': Darian Jenkins (Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Leah Pruitt (OL Reign).
  • 79': Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Taylor Leach (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Katie Bowen following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
  • 84': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
  • 84': Goal! Kansas City 1, OL Reign 2. Celia Jiménez (OL Reign) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Barnes following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, OL Reign. Angelina replaces Sofia Huerta.
  • 86': Substitution, OL Reign. Nicole Momiki replaces Leah Pruitt.
  • 86': Substitution, OL Reign. Rosie White replaces Jess Fishlock.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Rosie White (OL Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bethany Balcer.
  • 89': Dani Weatherholt (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Madeline Nolf (Kansas City).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Angelina (OL Reign).
  • 90'+2': Katie Bowen (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
  • 90'+2': Taylor Leach (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Dani Weatherholt (OL Reign).
  • 90'+4': Madeline Nolf (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Kansas City 1, OL Reign 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Kansas City 1, OL Reign 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 6
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 6
63.3 Possession 36.7
18 SHOTS 10
8 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
391 Accurate Passes 189
499 Passes 289
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.1
63 Long Balls 68
23 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
8 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 12
27 Effective Clearances 19
27 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: Legends Field
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 3,079

NWSL Challenge Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Racing Louisville FC 5 +7 12
2 Kansas City Current 5 +7 10
3 Houston Dash 5 -4 6
4 Chicago Stars FC 5 -10 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

KC Kansas City Current (4-3-3)

No. Name
18 Nicole Barnhart (GK)
2 Rachel Corsie
24 Taylor Leach
3 Kristen Edmonds
6 Katie Bowen
26 Jordyn Listro
9 Lo'eau LaBonta
66 Chloe Berryhill
8 Amy Rodriguez
20 Mallory Weber
99 Victoria Pickett
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Jaycie Johnson, Desiree Scott, Gaby Vincent, Michele Vasconcelos, Addie McCain, Darian Jenkins, Carly Nelson, Michelle Maemone, Maddie Nolf.

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Karen Bardsley (GK)
19 Kristen McNabb
99 Madison Hammond
3 Lauren Barnes
13 Celia Jiménez
10 Jess Fishlock
5 Quinn
28 Shirley Cruz
35 Leah Pruitt Yellow Card
23 Tziarra King Yellow Card
11 Sofia Huerta
Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
Stephanie Cox, Dani Weatherholt, Bethany Balcer, Yuka Momiki, Cosette Morche, Angelina, Machaela George, Amber Brooks, Rosie White.

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