Washington Spirit vs Kansas City Current, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSL
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Washington Spirit dominate Kansas City Current with a 4-1 victory
The Washington Spirit, led by Paige Metayer and Ouleymata Sarr, secured a commanding 4-1 win over the Kansas City Current at Audi Field on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
- 2': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current).
- 5': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
- 8': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
- 8': Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Kansas City Current 0. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
- 14': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0. Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
- 17': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
- 17': Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Wheeler.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
- 22': Offside, Kansas City Current. Ellis Wheeler is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 30': Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
- 31': Delay in match (Kansas City Current).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
- 36': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
- 36': Attempt saved. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andi Sullivan with a cross.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
- 41': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
- 44': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 45': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Annaïg Butel.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit).
- 45'+2': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Andi Sullivan.
- 45'+3': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
- 45'+4': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
- 45'+4': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+5': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
- 45'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit).
- 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0.
- 48': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
- 48': Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
- 49': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Kansas City Current 0. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paige Metayer.
- 53': Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
- 55': Foul by Annaïg Butel (Washington Spirit).
- 55': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current).
- 56': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
- 60': Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
- 62': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
- 62': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
- 63': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Kansas City Current 1. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Debinha.
- 65': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mwanalima Jereko replaces Claire Hutton.
- 65': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
- 65': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Casey Krueger.
- 65': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Hal Hershfelt.
- 66': Offside, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt saved. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mwanalima Jereko with a cross.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mwanalima Jereko (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
- 72': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Croix Bethune.
- 72': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
- 72': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Alana Cook (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Goal! Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 1. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Attempt saved. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mwanalima Jereko.
- 77': Foul by Mwanalima Jereko (Kansas City Current).
- 77': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Delay in match (Kansas City Current).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Leicy Santos.
- 79': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Trinity Rodman.
- 79': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Kristen Hamilton replaces Michelle Cooper.
- 79': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Debinha.
- 80': Offside, Kansas City Current. Ellis Wheeler is caught offside.
- 82': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Mwanalima Jereko (Kansas City Current).
- 83': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Stine Ballisager Pedersen.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
- 85': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mwanalima Jereko (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Foul by Stine Ballisager Pedersen (Kansas City Current).
- 87': Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Alana Cook (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit).
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Stine Ballisager Pedersen (Kansas City Current).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
- 90'+6': Foul by Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current).
- 90'+6': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit).
- 90'+6': Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
- 90'+9': Hand ball by Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 1.
- 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 1.
Statistics
 KC |
WAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.3 | Possession | 48.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 345 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 442 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 14 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 17,130
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 17,130
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pride | 26 | +26 | 60 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 26 | +23 | 56 |
| 3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 26 | +26 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Washington Spirit (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aubrey Kingsbury (GK) |
| 5 | Annaïg Butel |
| 9 | Tara McKeown |
| 3 | Casey Krueger |
| 26 | Paige Metayer |
| 12 | Andi Sullivan |
| 17 | Hal Hershfelt |
| 2 | Trinity Rodman |
| 11 | Ouleymata Sarr |
| 7 | Croix Bethune |
| 10 | Leicy Santos |
Kansas City Current (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Adrianna Franch (GK) |
| 12 | Stine Ballisager Pedersen |
| 15 | Alana Cook  |
| 14 | Claire Hutton |
| 5 | Ellie Wheeler |
| 4 | Hailie Mace |
| 16 | Vanessa DiBernardo |
| 10 | Lo'eau LaBonta |
| 99 | Debinha |
| 17 | Michelle Cooper |
| 6 | Temwa Chawinga |
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