NWSL

Kansas City Current vs Houston Dash, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

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  • 21': Lo'eau LaBonta (P)
  • 62': Kayla Sharples
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2 - 0

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Kansas City Current are hosting Houston Dash at CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, 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.
  • 6': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
  • 6': Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ellie Wheeler (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 13': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 13': Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 16': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Penalty Kansas City Current. Bia Zaneratto draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by Katie Lind (Houston Dash) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 21': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Houston Dash 0. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bia Zaneratto.
  • 29': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 41': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Gareis.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 43': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gareis with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, Houston Dash 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 1, Houston Dash 0.
  • 46': Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  • 50': Foul by Maggie Graham (Houston Dash).
  • 50': Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
  • 52': Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 54': Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 57': Delanie Sheehan (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
  • 58': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Houston Dash).
  • 58': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Delanie Sheehan (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Katie Lind.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ellie Wheeler (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Christen Westphal.
  • 62': Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Houston Dash 0. Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 63': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Hand ball by Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Messiah Bright (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gareis with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
  • 70': Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Messiah Bright.
  • 70': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Haley Hopkins replaces Bia Zaneratto.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Claire Hutton replaces Nichelle Prince because of an injury.
  • 74': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
  • 74': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Debinha (Kansas City Current).
  • 80': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 81': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mary Long replaces Debinha.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michelle Alozie with a cross.
  • 83': Delanie Sheehan (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
  • 84': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Hailie Mace replaces Ellie Wheeler.
  • 85': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Gareis.
  • 86': Substitution, Houston Dash. Diana Ordóñez replaces Bárbara Olivieri.
  • 87': Foul by Christen Westphal (Houston Dash).
  • 87': Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Christen Westphal (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Danielle Colaprico.
  • 90': Offside, Kansas City Current. Izzy Rodriguez is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current).
  • 90': Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Gareis (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 2, Houston Dash 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 2, Houston Dash 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 2
50.3 Possession 49.7
5 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
361 Accurate Passes 345
464 Passes 445
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 26
0.6 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 52
17 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 12
31 Effective Clearances 20
31 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

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

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 14 +21 36
2 Orlando Pride 13 +10 25
3 San Diego Wave FC 13 +9 24
4 Seattle Reign FC 14 +6 24
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
23 Lorena (GK)
27 Kayla Sharples
7 Elizabeth Ball
18 Izzy Rodriguez
5 Ellie Wheeler
99 Debinha
16 Vanessa DiBernardo
10 Lo'eau LaBonta
9 Bia Zaneratto
6 Temwa Chawinga
8 Nichelle Prince

HOU Houston Dash (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Jane Campbell (GK)
25 Katie Lind
20 Christen Westphal Yellow Card
14 Paige Nielsen
8 Delanie Sheehan Yellow Card
24 Danielle Colaprico
21 Ryan Gareis
23 Maggie Graham
6 Messiah Bright
10 Bárbara Olivieri
11 Yazmeen Ryan

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