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Kansas City defeats Washington Spirit in thrilling match
Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Current defeated the Washington Spirit 3-0 in a thrilling match at Children’s Mercy Park.
The match started at a frenetic pace, and Kansas City opened the scoring in the 4th minute with a goal from N. Prince, assisted by M. Cooper. The Spirit tried to respond, but the Kansas City defense held firm.
In the 30th minute, M. Cooper was cautioned with a yellow card, but Kansas City continued to dominate the match. LaBonta extended the lead in the 31st minute, with a goal that was assisted by H. Mace.
The second half began with a series of substitutions for both teams. The Spirit tried to press for a goal, but Kansas City defended solidly and ended up scoring a third goal in the 69th minute, thanks to T. Chawinga, with an assist from Debinha.
The end of the match was marked by the expulsion of L. Silano of the Washington Spirit, who received a red card in the 90th minute.
Statistics:
Kansas City: 40% possession, 8 shots (3 on target, 3 off target), 0 corners, 11 fouls, 1 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Washington Spirit: 60% possession, 14 shots (4 on target, 5 off target), 9 corners, 10 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 1 red card.
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Substitutions washington spirit w: at minute 46 G. Carle came in and C. Krueger went out., at minute 46 M. Morris came in and A. Hatch went out., at minute 65 E. Morgan came in and A. Butel went out., at minute 66 L. Silano came in and R. Kouassi went out., at minute 79 C. Brown came in and T. Rodman went out.
Substitutions kansas city w: at minute 59 E. Ball came in and M. Cooper went out., at minute 59 Bia Zaneratto came in and N. Prince went out., at minute 86 H. Magaia came in and H. Mace went out., at minute 86 D. Scott came in and V. DiBernardo went out., at minute 90 M. Jereko came in and Debinha went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kansas City W
Washington Spirit W
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