NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Kansas City Current WWWLL 2
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Racing Louisville FC DLDLW 3
1st2ndT
KC112
LOU213
Lynn Family Stadium · 4,303 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Katie AtkinsonG
  2. 20Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 44Satara MurrayCD-R
  4. 16Carson PickettLB
  5. 3Zaneta WyneRB
  6. 6Jaelin HowellCM
  7. 7Savannah DeMeloLM
  8. 19Jordan BaggettRM
  9. 29Uchenna KanuF
  10. 5Paige CroninLF
  11. 27Alex ChidiacRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Kayla FischerSUB
  2. 4Elli PikkujämsäSUB
  3. 11Thembi KgatlanaSUB
  4. 99Olivia SekanySUB
  5. 21Parker GoinsSUB
  6. 2Lauren MillietSUB
  7. 77Wang ShuangSUB
  8. 25Rebecca HollowaySUB
  9. 8Ary BorgesSUB

KC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Adrianna FranchG
  2. 24Gabrielle RobinsonCD-L
  3. 26Addisyn MerrickCD-R
  4. 18Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. 8Kate Del FavaRB
  6. 14Chardonnay CurranAM
  7. 19Jenna WinebrennerLM
  8. 6Ryan ChildersRM
  9. 9Mimmi LarssonF
  10. 77Alexa SpaanstraAM-L
  11. 17Michelle CooperAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Lo'eau LaBontaSUB
  2. 16Vanessa DiBernardoSUB
  3. 23Croix SotoSUB
  4. 99DebinhaSUB
  5. 5Cece DelzerSUB
  6. 38Cassie MillerSUB
  7. 25Kristen HamiltonSUB
  8. 4Hailie MaceSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 0, Kansas City Current 1. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexa Spaanstra with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 20' Abby Erceg (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 25' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 1, Kansas City Current 1. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Baggett.
  4. 30' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 2, Kansas City Current 1. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Croix Soto replaces Gabrielle Robinson.
  6. 45' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Hailie Mace replaces Kate Del Fava.
  7. 61' Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Kayla Fischer replaces Paige Monaghan.
  9. 63' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Elli Pikkujämsä replaces Satara Murray.
  10. 63' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Lauren Milliet replaces Zaneta Wyne.
  11. 64' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Debinha replaces Michelle Cooper.
  12. 64' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Lo'eau LaBonta replaces Mimmi Larsson.
  13. 70' Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 74' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Thembi Kgatlana replaces Savannah DeMelo.
  15. 77' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Cece Kizer replaces Rylan Childers.
  16. 83' Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 84' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Ary Borges replaces Jordan Baggett.
  18. 86' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 3, Kansas City Current 1. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thembi Kgatlana following a fast break.
  19. 88' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 3, Kansas City Current 2. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexa Spaanstra following a fast break.
  20. 90'+3' Addisyn Merrick (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+5' Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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