NWSL

Kansas City Current vs Angel City FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Kansas City Current
  • 6': Vanessa DiBernardo
  • 45'+1': Alexa Spaanstra
  • 51': Temwa Chawinga
  • 90'+2': Bia Zaneratto
FT
4 - 2
Angel City FC
  • 50': Sydney Leroux
  • 78': Madison Curry

Kansas City Current dominate Angel City FC 4-2

Vanessa DiBernardo led the charge for Kansas City, scoring the opening goal and providing an assist, as the Current secured a decisive 4-2 victory over Angel City FC on Saturday at CPKC Stadium. The win kept K.C.'s perfect record intact at 3-0-0.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
  • 3': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
  • 3': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
  • 4': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Paige Nielsen (Angel City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current).
  • 6': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Angel City 0. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga following a fast break.
  • 9': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Alexa Spaanstra (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 17': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Angel City).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 18': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto.
  • 23': Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Sarah Gorden (Angel City).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto with a cross.
  • 27': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto.
  • 29': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez.
  • 33': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
  • 34': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
  • 34': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Angel City).
  • 35': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
  • 38': Madison Curry (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Claire Emslie (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Madison Curry.
  • 40': Foul by Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current).
  • 40': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Claire Hutton.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
  • 45'+1': Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Angel City 0. Alexa Spaanstra (Kansas City Current) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 45'+4': VAR Decision: Goal Kansas City Current 2-0 Angel City (Alexa Spaanstra).
  • 45'+7': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Emslie.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 2, Angel City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 2, Angel City 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Gabrielle Robinson.
  • 50': Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Angel City 1. Sydney Leroux (Angel City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
  • 51': Goal! Kansas City Current 3, Angel City 1. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto.
  • 57': Foul by Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current).
  • 57': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kennedy Fuller.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 63': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
  • 65': Substitution, Angel City. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Amandine Henry.
  • 66': Substitution, Angel City. Messiah Bright replaces Sydney Leroux.
  • 67': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
  • 67': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 69': Messiah Bright (Angel City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 72': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Claire Lavogez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 72': Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Sarah Gorden (Angel City).
  • 74': Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Angel City).
  • 75': Paige Nielsen (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto.
  • 78': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Angel City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ali Riley (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Goal! Kansas City Current 3, Angel City 2. Madison Curry (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 81': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Gabrielle Robinson.
  • 83': Substitution, Angel City. Jasmyne Spencer replaces Ali Riley.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Madison Curry.
  • 84': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Angel City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Offside, Angel City. Kennedy Fuller is caught offside.
  • 84': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Paige Nielsen (Angel City).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': VAR Decision: No Goal Kansas City Current 3-2 Angel City.
  • 90'+1': Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City).
  • 90'+2': Goal! Kansas City Current 4, Angel City 2. Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Regan Steigleder replaces Bia Zaneratto.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Stine Ballisager replaces Alexa Spaanstra.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Gabrielle Robinson.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Madison Curry (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Kennedy Fuller (Angel City).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
  • 90'+6': Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Claire Emslie (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+12': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Desiree Scott replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
  • 90'+13': Attempt missed. Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+14': Offside, Kansas City Current. Claire Lavogez is caught offside.
  • 90'+15': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 4, Angel City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 4, Angel City 2.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: CPKC Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 11,500

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego Wave FC 5 +5 12
2 Portland Thorns FC 5 +3 10
3 Seattle Reign FC 5 +3 10
4 Angel City FC 4 +6 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
21 Adrianna Franch (GK)
24 Gabrielle Robinson
7 Elizabeth Ball
18 Izzy Rodriguez
5 Ellie Bravo-Young Yellow Card
16 Vanessa DiBernardo
10 Lo'eau LaBonta
14 Claire Hutton
9 Bia Zaneratto
77 Alexa Spaanstra
6 Temwa Chawinga
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Stine Ballisager Pedersen, Bayley Feist, Desiree Scott, Alex Pfeiffer, Claire Lavogez, Jordan Silkowitz, Kristen Hamilton, Regan Steigleder, Lauren.

LA Angel City FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
19 Angelina Anderson (GK)
14 Paige Nielsen Yellow Card
11 Sarah Gorden
5 Ali Riley
27 Madison Curry
26 Amandine Henry
17 Kennedy Fuller
8 Meggie Dougherty Howard
2 Sydney Leroux
21 Alyssa Thompson
10 Claire Emslie Yellow Card
Angel City FC Substitutes:
Messiah Bright, Lily Nabet, Jasmyne Spencer, Katie Johnson, Rocky Rodríguez, Megan Reid, Clarisse Le Bihan, DiDi Haracic.

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