NWSL

Seattle Reign FC vs Kansas City Current, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Seattle Reign FC
  • 36': Sofia Huerta (P)
  • 68': Jordyn Huitema
FT
2 - 1
Kansas City Current
  • 90'+1': Izzy Rodriguez

About

Seattle Reign FC are hosting Kansas City Current at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, 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.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Substitution, OL Reign. Veronica Latsko replaces Megan Rapinoe because of an injury.
  • 7': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Gabrielle Robinson.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Tziarra King (OL Reign) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
  • 13': Tziarra King (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Croix Soto.
  • 15': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 15': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
  • 16': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Emily Sonnett (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 19': Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Alana Cook (OL Reign).
  • 19': Alana Cook (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Hiatt (OL Reign).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 24': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, OL Reign. Phallon Tullis-Joyce tries a through ball, but Tziarra King is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
  • 27': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 31': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
  • 33': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Croix Soto.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Olivia Van der Jagt (OL Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 34': Penalty conceded by Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 36': Goal! OL Reign 1, Kansas City Current 0. Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
  • 37': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Delay in match (OL Reign).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Elyse Bennett (OL Reign).
  • 40': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Elyse Bennett (OL Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Barnes.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Debinha (Kansas City Current).
  • 45'+2': Olivia Van der Jagt (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Olivia Van der Jagt (OL Reign) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alana Cook.
  • 45'+5': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Addisyn Merrick.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, OL Reign 1, Kansas City Current 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins OL Reign 1, Kansas City Current 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Michelle Cooper replaces Chardonnay Curran.
  • 49': Alana Cook (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordyn Huitema.
  • 51': Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Elyse Bennett (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Van der Jagt.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 56': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
  • 56': Tziarra King (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
  • 59': Offside, Kansas City Current. Debinha tries a through ball, but Vanessa DiBernardo is caught offside.
  • 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 60': VAR Decision: No Goal OL Reign 1-0 Kansas City Current.
  • 62': Substitution, OL Reign. Bethany Balcer replaces Elyse Bennett.
  • 62': Substitution, OL Reign. Quinn replaces Olivia Van der Jagt.
  • 63': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Izzy Rodriguez replaces Kristen Hamilton.
  • 63': Addisyn Merrick (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
  • 66': Emily Sonnett (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
  • 68': Goal! OL Reign 2, Kansas City Current 0. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
  • 73': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mimmi Larsson replaces Cece Kizer.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Foul by Lauren Barnes (OL Reign).
  • 75': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Hand ball by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Addisyn Merrick (Kansas City Current).
  • 81': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball replaces Addisyn Merrick because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Morgan Gautrat replaces Kate Del Fava.
  • 83': Substitution, OL Reign. Nikki Stanton replaces Tziarra King.
  • 88': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lauren Barnes.
  • 90'+1': Goal! OL Reign 2, Kansas City Current 1. Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mimmi Larsson with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
  • 90'+2': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gautrat (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hailie Mace with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gautrat.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Debinha (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+4': Phallon Tullis-Joyce (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Debinha (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Phallon Tullis-Joyce (OL Reign).
  • 90'+5': Debinha (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
  • 90'+7': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, OL Reign 2, Kansas City Current 1.
  • 0': Match ends, OL Reign 2, Kansas City Current 1.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, OL Reign 2, Kansas City Current 1.
  • 0': Match ends, OL Reign 2, Kansas City Current 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 8,271

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 26 +36 65
2 Washington Spirit 26 +9 44
3 Portland Thorns FC 26 +7 40
4 Orlando Pride 26 +6 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
91 Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
17 Sam Hiatt
4 Alana Cook Yellow Card
3 Lauren Barnes
11 Sofia Huerta
33 Olivia Van der Jagt
2 Emily Sonnett Yellow Card
9 Jordyn Huitema
34 Elyse Bennett
15 Megan Rapinoe
23 Tziarra King
Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
Shae Holmes, Marley Canales, Quinn , Ryanne Brown, Nikki Stanton, Bethany Balcer, Angelina, Claudia Dickey, Veronica Latsko.

KC Kansas City Current (3-4-3)

No. Name
38 Cassie Miller (GK)
23 Croix Soto
24 Gabrielle Robinson
26 Addisyn Merrick
14 Chardonnay Curran
16 Vanessa DiBernardo
4 Hailie Mace
8 Kate Del Fava
25 Kristen Hamilton
99 Debinha Yellow Card
5 Cece Kizer
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Jenna Winebrenner, Adrianna Franch, Morgan Gautrat, Michelle Cooper, Izzy Rodriguez, Elizabeth Ball, Mimmi Larsson, Ryan Childers, Alexa Spaanstra.

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