National Women's Soccer League

San Diego Wave FC

2nd · 16-3-8 · 51 pts · +12
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San Diego Wave FC beat Kansas City Current
Kansas City Current11-5-9 0 – 2 San Diego Wave FC14-3-8
FT · Fri, Sep 18

Match Details

Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California) · 10,761 fans · Prime Video

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, San Diego Wave 2, Kansas City Current 0.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, San Diego Wave 2, Kansas City Current 0.
  • 90'+3'Gabi Portilho (San Diego Wave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+2'Foul by Ludmila (San Diego Wave).
  • 90'+2'Rocky Rodríguez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Tatum Wynalda replaces Melanie Barcenas.
  • 90'+1'Goal! San Diego Wave 2, Kansas City Current 0. Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenza Dali following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Second yellow card to Laney Rouse (Kansas City Current) for a bad foul.
  • 89'VAR Decision: No Penalty San Diego Wave.

Line Score

12T
KC 00 0
SD 02 2

Match Leaders

Kansas City Current
San Diego Wave FC

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Gotham 27 16 7 4 +14 55
2 San Diego 27 16 3 8 +12 51
3 Washington 27 15 4 8 +13 49
4 Utah 27 14 4 9 +9 46
5 Kansas City 27 13 5 9 +10 44
6 Angel City 27 12 7 8 +16 43
7 Portland 27 12 7 8 +6 43
8 North Carolina 27 13 3 11 +11 42
9 Seattle 27 12 4 11 +1 40
10 Denver 27 10 8 9 +8 38
11 Orlando 27 10 3 14 -7 33
12 Houston 27 8 6 13 -5 30
13 Boston 27 8 5 14 -10 29
14 Bay 27 7 5 15 -14 26
15 Louisville 27 7 3 17 -16 24
16 Chicago 27 5 2 20 -48 17
NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

90'+2'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Tatum Wynalda replaces Melanie Barcenas.
90'+1'Goal! San Diego Wave 2, Kansas City Current 0. Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenza Dali following a set piece situation.
89'Second yellow card to Laney Rouse (Kansas City Current) for a bad foul.
84'Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Haley Hopkins.
80'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Laila Harbert replaces Lia Godfrey.
80'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Brooklyn Courtnall replaces Amelia Donna Van Zanten.
76'Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Penelope Hocking replaces Debinha.
71'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
68'Laney Rouse (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Gabi Portilho replaces Gia Corley.
61'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Amelia White replaces Temwa Chawinga.
50'Own Goal by Laney Rouse, Kansas City Current. San Diego Wave 1, Kansas City Current 0.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
45'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Ludmila replaces Trinity Byars.

Team Stats

Kansas City CurrentSan Diego Wave FC
General
42.3 Possession % 57.7
14 Shots 15
4 On Target 4
0 Offsides 2
8 Corners 4
12 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
265 Passes Completed 424
2 Crosses Won 2
10 Tackles Won 15
12 Interceptions 16
15 Clearances 41
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 4

Recent Form

San Diego Wave FC W W L W W
Kansas City Current D W W D L

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Current4-2-3-1
23 Lorena
2 Rouse 50' OG 7 Ball 27 Sharples 18 Rodriguez
10 LaBonta 16 DiBernardo
17 Cooper 99 Debinha 6 Chawinga
13 Hopkins
15 Byars
11 Corley 22 Godfrey 10 Dali A 7 Barcenas
8 Ascanio
75 Morroni 14 McNabb 2 Wesley 90'+1' 16 Van Zanten
12 Paños
San Diego Wave FC4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

San Diego Wave FC

  1. SP #12 Sandra PañosG
  2. #14 Kristen McNabbCD-L
  3. #2 Kennedy WesleyCD-R90'+1'
  4. #8 Kimmi AscanioDM
  5. #75 Perle MorroniLB
  6. MV #16 Mimi Van ZantenRB
  7. #22 Lia GodfreyCM-L
  8. #10 Kenza DaliCM-R
  9. #11 Gia CorleyLM
  10. #7 Melanie BarcenasRM
  11. #15 Trinity ByarsF
Substitutes · 5 used

Kansas City Current

  1. #23 LorenaG
  2. #27 Kayla SharplesCD-L
  3. #7 Elizabeth BallCD-R
  4. #18 Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. #2 Laney RouseRB50' OG
  6. D #99 DebinhaAM
  7. #16 Vanessa DiBernardoLM
  8. #10 Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  9. #13 Haley HopkinsF
  10. #6 Temwa ChawingaAM-L
  11. #17 Michelle CooperAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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News

NWSL Power Rankings: San Diego clinches playoff spot, leapfrogs Gotham at No. 1
The San Diego Wave have clinched their postseason place, and how did they celebrate? By topping this week's edition of ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings.

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Recent Results
W 2–1 at Orlando Pride W 2–0 at Racing Louisville FC W 2–0 vs Kansas City Current W 2–1 vs North Carolina Courage L 0–1 at Seattle Reign FC W 3–2 vs Racing Louisville FC W 4–2 vs Utah Royals D 1–1 vs Denver Summit FC L 0–1 at Gotham FC W 1–0 at Washington Spirit