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Kansas City Current Close out 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with Championship Match against NJ/NY Gotham FC

Kansas City Current Captain and Midfielder Desiree Scott Returns for 2023

October 24, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Kansas City Current (4-0-0, 1st seed) travel to San Antonio, Texas Friday to put a bow on the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, as the Current face off against NJ/NY Gotham FC (3-0-1, 2nd seed) in the championship match. Friday’s showdown kicks off at 7 p.m. CT from Toyota Field and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network with JP Dellacamera, Jill Loyden and Jenny Chiu on the call. Fans in Kansas City can listen to Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko call the action on 90.9 The Bridge and in English, Spanish and Portuguese on the KC Current App.

Kansas City enters Friday’s championship riding a positive run of form, extending its NWSL regular season unbeaten streak to seven matches after downing the San Diego Wave 4-1 last Saturday at CPKC Stadium. Forward Michelle Cooper opened the scoring for the Current in the 22nd minute, and Kansas City took a 2-0 lead into halftime following a San Diego own goal nine minutes after Cooper’s opening strike. The Current continued piling on the goals in the second half. Forward Temwa Chawinga extended her league-record with her 20th goal of the season in the 54th minute, becoming the first player in NWSL history to score against all 13 teams in a single season. Midfielder Debinha rounded out the scoring in the 80th minute. Last Saturday’s match marked the final regular season home contest of the 2024 campaign for the Current.

Gotham FC, like the Current, are also unbeaten in all competitions since Sept. 1. Last weekend, Gotham FC maintained its third place standing on the NWSL table with a 3-1 home victory over the Orlando Pride. Midfielder Rose Lavelle broke a 1-1 deadlock in first-half stoppage time with a go-ahead goal and forward Ella Stevens doubled the lead minutes into the second half. Across all competitions, Gotham FC is unbeaten in its last 11 matches entering Friday’s championship.

Little separated Kansas City and Gotham FC when the sides met in regular season play. Both regular season meetings between the sides ended in 1-1 draws, the most recent of which came Sept. 28 at CPKC Stadium. Chawinga scored the lone goal of the contest for the Current in the 52nd minute, which brought the match level after Gotham FC took the lead on a Kansas City own goal in the first half. The Current and Gotham FC have played to a draw in their last three NWSL regular season meetings, which could set the…

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