May 7, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
SEATTLE, Wash. – The Kansas City Current (5-0-2, 17 points, 2nd place) continue the busy week with game two of three over the course of eight days as the team travels to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Reign (2-5-0, 6 points, 11th place) tomorrow, May 8 at 9 p.m. CT. The match will stream live on NWSL+. In Kansas City, fans can tune into KMCI, 38 The Spot to see Anna Witte and Jordan Angeli call the action or tune into 90.9 The Bridge as Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko deliver the action. The KC Current app will feature streams of English and Spanish broadcasts.
Kansas City enters the match after a wild start to the week that saw the team earn a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dash despite a nearly four-hour weather delay Sunday. Forward Temwa Chawinga tallied the score for the Current in the 24th minute, giving her five for the season. Midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo provided the assist on the score. DiBernardo’s helper was the league leading fifth of the season for her and a new club record.
Seattle played Friday night at home against the San Diego Wave. The match opened up with some fireworks as Reign forward Tziarra King was shown a red card in the ninth minute after a VAR review determined she was guilty of violent conduct. San Diego capitalized nearly immediately with a score two minutes later. Despite being down a player and down a goal, the Reign continued to fight and found an equalizer in the 34th minute. The Reign, still down a player, then found the game-winner in the 89th minute.
This is the first match between these teams this season, but there is plenty of familiarity between the head coaches. Vlatko Andonovski and Laura Harvey are the only remaining coaches from the NWSL’s opening season, 2013. Some of the most exciting matches of the early days, including the championship games in 2014 and 2015, pitted these two coaches against each other. Despite being great friends off the field, Andonovski and Harvey love to outwit each other on the field.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Kansas City Current defender Stine Ballisager – Ballisager has made five appearances for the Current this season and made her first start against Angel City at the end of April. The Danish center back has extensive international experience. Entering the NWSL late last season, she is proving to be an important piece to Kansas City’s depth.
Seattle Reign forward Veronica Latsko…