NWSL

Washington Spirit vs Kansas City Current, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Washington Spirit
    FT
    0 - 2
    Kansas City Current
    • 56': Lo'eau LaBonta (P)
    • 90'+8': Temwa Chawinga

    About

    Washington Spirit are hosting Kansas City Current at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
    • 1': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
    • 5': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 5': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 15': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Rebeca Bernal.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
    • 16': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Debinha (Kansas City Current) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
    • 21': Hand ball by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha with a through ball.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 31': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 31': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Ellie Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
    • 33': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
    • 33': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Lorena (Kansas City Current).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
    • 48': Ellie Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 49': Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
    • 51': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 52': Penalty conceded by Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 53': VAR Decision: Penalty Kansas City Current.
    • 56': Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 1. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 57': Offside, Kansas City Current. Michelle Cooper is caught offside.
    • 57': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman replaces Chloe Ricketts.
    • 58': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 58': Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
    • 60': VAR Decision: No Goal Washington Spirit 0-1 Kansas City Current.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': VAR Decision: No Penalty Washington Spirit.
    • 69': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Hailie Mace replaces Izzy Rodriguez.
    • 69': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince replaces Michelle Cooper.
    • 71': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
    • 76': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
    • 76': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
    • 79': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
    • 80': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Rebeca Bernal.
    • 81': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Casey Krueger.
    • 82': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Claire Hutton.
    • 82': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Flora Marta Lacho replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
    • 82': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 82': Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ellie Wheeler.
    • 85': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Flora Marta Lacho (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Flora Marta Lacho.
    • 87': Hand ball by Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
    • 88': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Ellie Wheeler (Kansas City Current).
    • 90': Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 90': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+1': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+1': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+1': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Flora Marta Lacho.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Lorena (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+6': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Haley Hopkins replaces Debinha.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Haley Hopkins.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 2. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 90'+10': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 90'+11': Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+11': Foul by Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, Kansas City Current 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/20907.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originKC WAShttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/15365.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    14 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 4
    43.3 Possession 56.7
    15 SHOTS 11
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    2 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    282 Accurate Passes 367
    365 Passes 463
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 26
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 57
    19 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    19 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    18 Interceptions 8
    37 Effective Clearances 16
    37 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 19,254

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angel City FC 1 +4 3
    2 Kansas City Current 1 +1 3
    3 North Carolina Courage 1 +1 3
    4 Bay FC 1 +1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAS Washington Spirit (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
    4 Rebeca Bernal
    24 Esme Morgan
    9 Tara Rudd
    10 Leicy Santos
    5 Narumi Miura
    3 Casey Krueger
    14 Gabrielle Carle
    33 Ashley Hatch
    39 Chloe Ricketts
    8 Makenna Morris
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Kiley Dulaney, Meg Boade, Trinity Rodman, Brittany Ratcliffe, Margie Detrizio, Heather Stainbrook, Kysha Sylla, Sandy MacIver.

    KC Kansas City Current (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Lorena (GK)
    27 Kayla Sharples
    15 Alana Cook
    18 Izzy Rodriguez
    5 Ellie Bravo-Young
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta
    14 Claire Hutton Yellow Card
    17 Michelle Cooper
    99 Debinha
    6 Temwa Chawinga
    16 Vanessa DiBernardo
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Hailie Mace, Katie Scott, Laurel Ivory, Haley Hopkins, Bayley Feist, Mary Long, Rocky Rodríguez, Marta Lacho, Nichelle Prince.

    NWSL News

    Denver sign Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan from Houston
    Denver sign Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan from Houston

    NWSL expansion side Denver Summit FC has signed forward Yazmeen Ryan and midfielder Delanie Sheehan from the Houston Dash in a major trade one week into the 2026 NWSL season.

    Chicago Stars halt Northwestern stadium plan switch
    Chicago Stars halt Northwestern stadium plan switch

    The Chicago Stars announced on Wednesday that they are no longer pursuing Northwestern University's Ryan Field as a 2027 home venue "at this time" following pushback from residents and politicians.

    Angel City, Japan star Hina Sugita out for season with torn ACL
    Angel City, Japan star Hina Sugita out for season with torn ACL

    Angel City FC midfielder Hina Sugita has torn her left ACL and will be placed on the season-ending injury list, the team announced on Tuesday.

    USWNT transfer grades: Rodman, Heaps, Macario and more moves
    USWNT transfer grades: Rodman, Heaps, Macario and more moves

    A bunch of USWNT stars have moved in-and-out of the NWSL and Europe on big-money deals. Let's grade them all!

    Gotham FC to play Washington Spirit in NWSL Citi Field debut
    Gotham FC to play Washington Spirit in NWSL Citi Field debut

    Reigning NWSL champions Gotham FC will play at Citi Field, home of MLB's New York Mets, on July 15 against the Washington Spirit in a rematch of the 2025 NWSL Championship.