June 21, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Current (8-0-5, 29 points, 1st place) hit the road this week to face the Portland Thorns (7-4-2, 23 points, 5th place) at Providence Park. The game will broadcast on KMCI, 38 The Spot with Anna Witte and Jordan Angeli on the call and streamed on NWSL+ with Joe Malfa and Jill Loyden. Fans in Kansas City can listen live as Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko bring the action on 90.9 The Bridge. Dave and Jillian can also be heard live on the KC Current App, along with a Spanish language broadcast.
The Current, at 15 straight games unbeaten dating back to last season and having already surpassed the club record of 13 games, is on the verge of the longest unbeaten streak in league history. With a positive result in the club’s trip to the Pacific Northwest the team will tie the NWSL all-time record of 16 games unbeaten. Kansas City currently sits at a streak of 15 games undefeated after the Current continued it’s sold out homestand last week, facing off against the Chicago Red Stars.
In front of the seventh sell-out crowd of 11,500 fans at CPKC Stadium last week, the team battled to a 2-2 draw against Midwest rivals, the Chicago Red Stars. Six minutes into the match, Chicago forward Mallory Swanson put the Current in an early deficit. The Current struck back in electric fashion, dominating first half possession and creating one-way traffic for the Red Stars’ defense. Despite outshooting Chicago 6-1 in the first half, the Current remained down a goal going into halftime.
Starting the second half on the attack, forward Bia Zanneratto found a loose ball bounce to her feet in the 51st minute. In a spinning one-touch motion, Bia kicked the ball past the defense and tucked it inside the far goal netting to tie the match. Minutes later, Bia again started the attack, passing up to midfielder Debinha for a quick transition. Stepping over the ball to draw away a Chicago defender, Debinha was able to slightly tap the pass with her heel and direct it onto the path of Temwa Chawinga. The crafty forward sped around the right side and nailed her shot into the goal to give Kansas City the lead.
Chicago was able to find their way back into the match, scoring off a corner kick in the 90th minute. Neither side could find a goal in stoppage time and the teams split the points with a 2-2 draw.
Portland also faced off against a rival last week,…