NWSL

Kansas City Current vs Chicago Stars FC, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Kansas City Current
  • 8': Kristen Hamilton
  • 68': Cece Kizer
FT
2 - 2
Chicago Stars FC
  • 53': Amanda Kowalski
  • 58': Mallory Swanson (P)

About

Kansas City Current are hosting Chicago Stars FC at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 3': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexis Loera with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Vanessa DiBernardo tries a through ball, but Bianca St. Georges is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
  • 8': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Chicago Red Stars 0. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hailie Mace with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by Bianca St. Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 11': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Rachel Hill (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 14': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Hand ball by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 17': Foul by Rachel Hill (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 17': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Bianca St. Georges (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Victoria Pickett (Kansas City Current).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Ella Stevens (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 18': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Hill.
  • 25': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Addisyn Merrick replaces Elizabeth Ball because of an injury.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
  • 30': Foul by Tatumn Milazzo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 30': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Hand ball by Victoria Pickett (Kansas City Current).
  • 35': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
  • 35': Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Addisyn Merrick.
  • 37': Bianca St. Georges (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 41': Hand ball by Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 42': Foul by Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 42': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 44': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
  • 44': Rachel Hill (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rachel Hill.
  • 45'+4': Hand ball by Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current).
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Ella Stevens (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tatumn Milazzo with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Bianca St. Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 45'+5': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Vanessa DiBernardo tries a through ball, but Mallory Pugh is caught offside.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 45'+8': Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elyse Bennett replaces Victoria Pickett.
  • 46': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 46': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Offside, Kansas City Current. Lo'eau LaBonta tries a through ball, but Kristen Hamilton is caught offside.
  • 47': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 47': Rachel Hill (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Vanessa DiBernardo tries a through ball, but Mallory Pugh is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 50': Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cecelia Kizer.
  • 52': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
  • 53': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Chicago Red Stars 1. Amanda Kowalski (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mallory Pugh with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Amanda Kowalski.
  • 58': Penalty Chicago Red Stars. Mallory Pugh draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 58': Penalty conceded by Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 58': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Chicago Red Stars 2. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Ava Cook replaces Ella Stevens.
  • 59': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Sarah Luebbert replaces Bianca St. Georges.
  • 60': Offside, Kansas City Current. Adrianna Franch tries a through ball, but Elyse Bennett is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sarah Luebbert.
  • 67': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
  • 67': Rachel Hill (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Chicago Red Stars 2. Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elyse Bennett.
  • 70': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Chardonnay Curran replaces Cecelia Kizer.
  • 70': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Isabel Rodriguez replaces Hailie Mace.
  • 72': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Vanessa DiBernardo tries a through ball, but Mallory Pugh is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isabel Rodriguez with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Sarah Luebbert (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 74': Isabel Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Mautz replaces Rachel Hill.
  • 76': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Sarah Griffith replaces Yuki Nagasato.
  • 78': Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 81': Foul by Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current).
  • 81': Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ava Cook (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amanda Kowalski with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Taylor Leach replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
  • 83': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Sarah Luebbert.
  • 84': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Tatumn Milazzo.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Sarah Griffith (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
  • 86': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Ava Cook (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 88': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Alyssa Mautz (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alexis Loera (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Isabel Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chardonnay Curran.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Sarah Griffith.
  • 90'+3': Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 2, Chicago Red Stars 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 2, Chicago Red Stars 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
56 Possession 44
11 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.8
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 227
406 Passes 321
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 75
23 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
16 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 11
9 Effective Clearances 10
9 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 6,848

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angel City FC 0 0 0
2 Bay FC 0 0 0
3 Boston Legacy FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Stars FC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
21 Adrianna Franch (GK)
7 Elizabeth Ball
22 Alex Loera
3 Kristen Edmonds
11 Desiree Scott
10 Lo'eau LaBonta
99 Victoria Pickett
4 Hailie Mace
8 Kate Del Fava
25 Kristen Hamilton
5 Cece Kizer
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Addisyn Merrick, Maddie Nolf, Taylor Leach, Cassie Miller, Jaycie Johnson, Izzy Rodriguez, Chardonnay Curran, Elyse Bennett, Addie McCain.

CHI Chicago Stars FC (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
31 Amanda Kowalski
23 Tatumn Milazzo
20 Zoe Morse
24 Danielle Colaprico Yellow Card
10 Vanessa DiBernardo Yellow Card
5 Rachel Hill
22 Bianca St-Georges
8 Ella Stevens
9 Mallory Swanson
7 Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Jillienne Aguilera, Alyssa Mautz, Emily Boyd, Ava Cook, Chelsie Dawber, Channing Foster, Sarah Griffith, Samantha Fisher, Sarah Luebbert.

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