July 31, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City Current (2-0-0, 6 pts., 1st place Group C) finish group stage play in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup against Tigres UANL (1-1-0, 3 pts., 2nd place Group C) Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. CT at CPKC Stadium. Thursday’s match will broadcast live on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ with Maura Sheridan and Gary Bailey on the call. Fans in Kansas City can also listen to Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko live on 90.9 The Bridge or on the KC Current App in English and Spanish.
The Current overpowered Liga MX Femenil side Pachuca 3-0 Saturday in Kansas City’s first-ever international match at CPKC Stadium. Kansas City became the only team in Group C to get through the first two matches unbeaten due in large part to a dominant performance and a brace from veteran Debinha. The Brazilian midfielder pulled the Current ahead in the 12th minute with a one-touch strike to the top corner.
In the 28th minute, the Current went back on the attack. Forward Kristen Hamilton sent in a cross from the endline to find Debinha, who struck again for her second goal of the night. In similar fashion, Hamilton found the back of the net minutes later with a perfectly timed run into the box, meeting forward Michelle Cooper’s cross and shuffling the ball past the Pachuca goalkeeper. The score gave Hamilton a goal and an assist for the second straight week and gave Kansas City a 3-0 lead that would last throughout the end of the match.
Tigres UANL meet the Current after falling to Houston Dash 2-1 Sunday. Houston carried the early momentum in that match, with Dash forward Diana Ordoñez scoring in the second minute. The Tigres bounced back quickly as defender Cristina Ferral seemingly equalized the score, but the goal was called back as the referee determined she was offside. The Liga MX Femenil side did find success in first half stoppage time when they were presented with a free kick in dangerous territory, a specialty of Tigres attack. As the cross came in, striker Alison Gonzalez booted a loose ball from the top of the box past Houston’s reach and into the net. The draw held until the 81st minute when a quick Dash transition got the best of the Tigres defense for the match-winner.
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