Kansas City Current vs Washington Spirit, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

Kansas City Current

4': Nichelle Prince
31': Lo'eau LaBonta
69': Temwa Chawinga

FT
3 - 0

Washington Spirit

90'+8': Lena Silano

Kansas City Current dominate Washington Spirit; Rodman injured

Trinity Rodman leaves game in a wheelchair vs. Current

With Washington losing star forward Trinity Rodman to a back injury, the Kansas City Current, led by Nichelle Prince, beat the visiting Spirit 3-0 at CPKC Stadium on Friday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
4': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Washington Spirit 0. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
6': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
6': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Offside, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga is caught offside.
11': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
12': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
16': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Michelle Cooper.
17': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
17': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
19': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
20': Attempt saved. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
20': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Almuth Schult.
22': Attempt blocked. Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
22': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
29': Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
29': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Goal! Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 0. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
31': Delay in match (Washington Spirit).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
35': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
35': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kayla Sharples.
36': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leicy Santos with a cross following a corner.
36': Attempt missed. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Hatch following a corner.
37': Foul by Annaïg Butel (Washington Spirit).
37': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
39': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
43': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
43': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Leicy Santos with a cross.
44': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Almuth Schult.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+4': Foul by Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit).
45'+4': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Annaïg Butel.
45'+6': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 0.
45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 2, Washington Spirit 0.
45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Casey Krueger.
45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Ashley Hatch.
47': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
47': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current).
50': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
54': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
55': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit).
56': Offside, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
58': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paige Metayer.
59': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
59': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball replaces Michelle Cooper.
59': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bia Zaneratto replaces Nichelle Prince.
61': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt.
64': Foul by Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current).
64': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Esme Morgan replaces Annaïg Butel.
66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
67': Offside, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris is caught offside.
68': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
68': Attempt missed. Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
69': Goal! Kansas City Current 3, Washington Spirit 0. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
71': Foul by Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current).
71': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
73': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
75': Delay in match (Washington Spirit).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Trinity Rodman because of an injury.
79': Foul by Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current).
79': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
83': Hand ball by Lena Silano (Washington Spirit).
85': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
85': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Hildah Magaia replaces Hailie Mace.
86': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Desiree Scott replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
87': Foul by Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current).
87': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mwanalima Jereko replaces Debinha.
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt.
90'+7': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+7': Foul by Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit).
90'+8': Almuth Schult (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Foul by Lena Silano (Washington Spirit).
90'+8': Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) is shown the red card.
90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Almuth Schult (Kansas City Current).
90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 3, Washington Spirit 0.
0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 3, Washington Spirit 0.

Statistics

WAS		KC
12	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	4
59.5	Possession	40.5
14	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
464	Accurate Passes	303
543	Passes	374
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	0
17	Crosses	7
0.2	Cross %	0.0
32	Long Balls	65
17	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	2
16	Effective Tackles	12
25	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	12
14	Effective Clearances	17
14	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

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

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Orlando Pride	3	+9	9
2	Kansas City Current	3	+7	9
3	Washington Spirit	3	+1	6
4	Seattle Reign FC	2	+1	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Almuth Schult (GK)
27	Kayla Sharples
15	Alana Cook
5	Ellie Wheeler
4	Hailie Mace
99	Debinha
16	Vanessa DiBernardo
10	Lo'eau LaBonta
8	Nichelle Prince
6	Temwa Chawinga
17	Michelle Cooper

Kansas City Current Substitutes:

Izzy Rodriguez, Stine Ballisager Pedersen, Adrianna Franch, Desiree Scott, Bia Zaneratto, Elizabeth Ball, Hildah Magaia, Jereko, Bayley Feist.

Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
5	Annaïg Butel
9	Tara McKeown
3	Casey Krueger
26	Paige Metayer
10	Leicy Santos
17	Hal Hershfelt
12	Andi Sullivan
33	Ashley Hatch
2	Trinity Rodman
19	Rosemonde Kouassi

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Gabrielle Carle, Heather Stainbrook, Courtney Brown, Brittany Ratcliffe, Nicole Barnhart, Jenna Butler, Lena Silano, Makenna Morris, Esme Morgan.

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