June 14, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Current (8-0-5, 29 pts., 1st place) extended the club record undefeated streak to 15 games dating back to last season and tied the single-season club record with 13 games unbeaten in 2024 in a 2-2 draw against the Chicago Red Stars (5-6-2, 17 pts., 6th place) Friday night at CPKC Stadium. Kansas City forwards Bia Zaneratto and Temwa Chawinga scored seven minutes apart to open the second half for the Current’s two scores.
The Current’s 15-game unbeaten streak is tied for the second-longest unbeaten streak in NWSL history, and the team is just one positive result away from matching the longest streak in league history. Current fans once again packed CPKC Stadium for the team’s annual Pride Night, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, as the team recorded the seventh consecutive home sellout of 11,500 fans.
“Overall, I’m proud of the team and they didn’t stop fighting,” said head coach Vlatko Andonovski. “Even after the second goal they kept pushing and kept looking for the opportunity to win the game and that’s all you can ask of them.”
The Current generated the first scoring opportunity of the match in the 2nd minute. Chawinga was played through the left side of the Red Stars’ penalty area and had a one-on-one opportunity with Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. However, Chawinga rolled her effort just wide as the match remained scoreless.
Then, for the third consecutive home match, the Current fell behind at home. On a second-chance ball following a Chicago set piece, Sarah Griffith slid a through ball to Swanson to the left side of the Current’s penalty area. Swanson took a touch forward and fired a left-footed strike from a difficult angle into the side netting for the first goal of the contest.
Kansas City immediately went to work in search of an equalizer but, unlike last weekend’s home match against the Seattle Reign, the tying score did not come in the first half. The Current peppered Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher’s net throughout the first half to the tune of 18 first-half shots but could not unlock the Red Stars’ defense early on.
The Current’s best chance of the opening half came in the 33rd minute, when Bia slid an inch-perfect pass through defenders to Chawinga for another one-on-one opportunity with Naeher. The Chicago and U.S. National Team goalkeeper stood tall to make the save, though, as the Red…