NWSL Challenge Cup

Kansas City Current vs Racing Louisville FC, 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Kansas City Current
    FT
    0 - 3
    Racing Louisville FC
    • 9': Hailie Mace (OG)
    • 60': Lauren Milliet
    • 65': Gemma Bonner

    About

    Kansas City Current are hosting Racing Louisville FC at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Addie McCain (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Victoria Pickett (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Loera with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds with a cross.
    • 9': Own Goal by Hailie Mace, Kansas City Current. Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 1.
    • 11': Foul by Nealy Martin (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 11': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Desiree Scott.
    • 18': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 18': Nealy Martin (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
    • 23': Cecelia Kizer (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 24': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Gemma Bonner (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nealy Martin with a headed pass.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nealy Martin.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Emina Ekic (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Fox.
    • 29': Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Cecelia Kizer (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 31': Foul by Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 31': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Freja Olofsson.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Loera with a through ball following a corner.
    • 34': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Cecelia Kizer tries a through ball, but Jessica McDonald is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 37': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Julia Lester.
    • 38': Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton.
    • 41': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Nealy Martin tries a through ball, but Jessica McDonald is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elyse Bennett replaces Victoria Pickett.
    • 46': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 46': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 47': Nealy Martin (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 50': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 52': Emily Fox (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current).
    • 54': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Emily Fox.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 57': Foul by Nealy Martin (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 57': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current).
    • 58': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Julia Lester (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current).
    • 60': Goal! Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 2. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball replaces Addie McCain.
    • 64': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 65': Goal! Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 3. Gemma Bonner (Racing Louisville FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emina Ekic with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Kirsten Davis replaces Emina Ekic.
    • 74': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Addisyn Merrick replaces Nealy Martin.
    • 76': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mallory Weber replaces Kristen Edmonds.
    • 76': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Isabel Rodriguez replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 76': Foul by Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current).
    • 76': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isabel Rodriguez.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Isabel Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
    • 81': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Julia Lester.
    • 82': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Cecelia Kizer tries a through ball, but Kirsten Davis is caught offside.
    • 83': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Gemma Bonner.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Kirsten Davis (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cecelia Kizer.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Cecelia Kizer (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emily Fox.
    • 85': Foul by Isabel Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
    • 85': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Cecelia Kizer (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lauren Milliet.
    • 87': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Savannah DeMelo.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Mallory Weber (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 88': Hand ball by Jessica McDonald (Racing Louisville FC).
    • 89': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Jaycie Johnson replaces Chardonnay Curran.
    • 89': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Erin Simon replaces Emily Fox.
    • 89': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Taylor Otto replaces Savannah DeMelo.
    • 90'+1': Hailie Mace went off injured after Kansas City Current had used all subs.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Addisyn Merrick.
    • 90'+6': Erin Simon (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 0, Racing Louisville FC 3.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

    Venue: Children's Mercy Park
    Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Attendance: 6,310

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    21 Adrianna Franch (GK)
    22 Alex Loera
    19 Jenna Winebrenner
    4 Hailie Mace
    3 Kristen Edmonds
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta
    14 Chardonnay Curran
    11 Desiree Scott
    28 Addie McCain
    25 Kristen Hamilton
    99 Victoria Pickett
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Taylor Leach, Mallory Weber, Izzy Rodriguez, Elyse Bennett, Maddie Nolf, Jaycie Johnson, Kate Del Fava, Elizabeth Ball, Cassie Miller.

    LOU Racing Louisville FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Katie Lund (GK)
    15 Julia Lester
    4 Gemma Bonner
    17 Nealy Martin
    11 Emily Fox
    5 Cece Kizer
    8 Freja Olofsson
    7 Savannah DeMelo Yellow Card
    14 Jessica McDonald
    13 Emina Ekic
    2 Lauren Milliet
    Racing Louisville FC Substitutes:
    Jaelin Howell, Taylor Otto, Sh'Nia Gordan, Ebony Salmon, Kirsten Wright, Erin Simon, Parker Goins, Jordyn Bloomer, Addisyn Merrick.

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