Boston Legacy FC 1–0 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 14

Boston Legacy FC v Kansas City Current

Boston Legacy FC12th 19 pts

A. Traoré 18′

1

1–0

Full time

Sat 25 Jul

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC 1.70, Kansas City Current 1.07

Kansas City Current6th 25 pts

0

Sat 25 Jul, 5:00 pm EDT Centreville Bank Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 14

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

18′Goal A. Traoré (Boston Legacy FC)1–0
90+6′Red card E. Stevens (Boston Legacy FC)

Top performers

Boston Legacy

A. TraoréFBOSshirt 141G4SH
Alba CañoMBOSshirt 260G3SH
A. KarichMBOSshirt 60G1SH

Kansas City Current

C. BethuneMKCshirt 80G3SH
DebinhaFKCshirt 990G3SH
H. HopkinsMKCshirt 130G3SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Boston Legacy FC

12th▲2 from 14th

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 13 to play.

Kansas City Current

6thNo change

In the playoff places, 4 points above North Carolina Courage, with 14 to play.

Season series

Matchday 10 Sat 30 May

Kansas City Current1

Boston Legacy FC0

Matchday 14 Sat 25 Jul

Boston Legacy FC1

Kansas City Current0

Boston Legacy FC won one, Kansas City Current won one; level at 1–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

BOS KC

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC: 1.70; Kansas City Current: 1.07
Possession: Boston Legacy FC: 51%; Kansas City Current: 49%
Shots: Boston Legacy FC: 14; Kansas City Current: 9
Corners: Boston Legacy FC: 4; Kansas City Current: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	16	+9	31
2	Washington Spirit	15	+12	30
3	San Diego Wave FC	16	+6	29
4	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
5	Utah Royals FC	15	+6	27
6	Kansas City Current	16	0	25
7	Orlando Pride	17	+1	23
8	Angel City FC	14	+8	22
⋯
12	Boston Legacy FC	17	−5	19

After this result

By the numbers

Kansas City Current have 15 points from last 5 and are in form. 3.0 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Kansas City Current have 11 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 2.5 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Kansas City Current have 5 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 0–2 at San Diego Wave FC, 18 September.

Kansas City Current have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Boston Legacy FC: 51% possession; 119 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 18% reached the box; 4.5 actions each
Kansas City Current: 49% possession; 117 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 4.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Boston Legacy FC started 6% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 15%.

Where the shots came from

Boston Legacy FCKansas City Current

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Kansas City Current left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Kansas City Current

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Boston Legacy FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Boston Legacy FCKansas City Current

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Boston Legacy FCKansas City Current

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,782 events in the record.

Period Minute 101 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Kansas City Current left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

77 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:32	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
2:04	Debinha	Kansas City Current
3:03	Alba Caño	Boston Legacy FC
3:06	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
3:47	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
5:33	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
6:07	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
8:13	B. St-Georges	Boston Legacy FC
8:18	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
9:05	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
10:54	R. Rodríguez	Kansas City Current
11:00	B. St-Georges	Boston Legacy FC
14:11	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
15:11	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
16:20	L. Reale	Boston Legacy FC
17:04	B. Olivieri	Boston Legacy FC
17:09	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
20:53	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
21:31	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
21:47	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC

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Lineups

Boston Legacy FCFormation 4-4-2

Boston Legacy FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Murphy. Line 1: 53 B. St-Georges, 16 J. Carabalí, 4 E. Elgin, 2 L. Reale. Line 2: 12 N. Prince, 26 A. Caño, 6 A. Karich, 21 B. Olivieri. Line 3: 8 S. Smith, 14 Aïssata.

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Murphy	90	0
53	B. St-Georges	90	0
2	L. Reale	90	0
26	A. Caño	90	0
16	J. Carabalí	90	0
4	E. Elgin, off at 67′	67	0
12	N. Prince, off at 85′	85	0
6	A. Karich	90	0
14	Aïssata, off at 67′	67	1
8	S. Smith, off at 85′	85	0
21	B. Olivieri	90	0
Substitutes
20	N. Hernández, on at 67′	23	0
15	A. Gambone, on at 85′	5	0
10	E. Stevens, on at 67′	23	0
7	A. Allen, on at 85′	5	0
Team			1

Unused: H. Stambaugh, L. Ivory, L. Ansbrow, D. Davis, J. Hasbo

All player stats

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	1	1	71%	0	1
2	L. Reale	90	0	1	2	78%	2	0
26	A. Caño	90	0	3	1	73%	2	0
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	1	0	71%	1	0
4	E. Elgin, off at 67′	67	0	0	0	83%	1	1
12	N. Prince, off at 85′	85	0	1	1	64%	1	4
6	A. Karich	90	0	1	2	85%	1	2
14	Aïssata, off at 67′	67	1	4	0	73%	0	0
8	S. Smith, off at 85′	85	0	1	2	64%	0	0
21	B. Olivieri	90	0	1	0	74%	2	4
Substitutes
87	H. Stambaugh	–
18	L. Ivory	–
34	L. Ansbrow	–
29	D. Davis	–
20	N. Hernández, on at 67′	23	0	0	0	78%	2	1
15	A. Gambone, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	100%	1	0
10	E. Stevens, on at 67′	23	0	0	1	75%	0	0
7	A. Allen, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	50%	0	0
5	J. Hasbo	–
Team			1	14	10	75%	13	13

Boston Legacy FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Murphy	90	4	4	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: C. Murphy

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. Jordan. Line 1: 2 L. Rouse, 24 G. Robinson, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 11 R. Rodríguez. Line 3: 13 H. Hopkins, 8 C. Bethune, 12 G. Paul. Line 4: 99 Debinha.

Kansas City Current lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	M. Jordan	90	0
2	L. Rouse	90	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0
11	R. Rodríguez, off at 72′	72	0
24	G. Robinson	90	0
27	K. Sharples	90	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0
99	Debinha, off at 72′	72	0
8	C. Bethune	90	0
12	G. Paul, off at 46′	45	0
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 72′	18	0
16	V. DiBernardo, on at 46′	45	0
55	P. Hocking, on at 72′	18	0
Team			0

Unused: K. Williams-Mosier, E. Ball, M. Brewer, B. Feist, K. Scott, K. Suliafu

All player stats

Kansas City Current lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	1	75%	1	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	2	65%	0	1
11	R. Rodríguez, off at 72′	72	0	0	0	81%	0	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	1	86%	0	2
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0	93%	0	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	0	3	0	83%	1	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	1	84%	2	4
99	Debinha, off at 72′	72	0	3	0	64%	0	1
8	C. Bethune	90	0	3	1	69%	2	0
12	G. Paul, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	43%	1	0
Substitutes
48	K. Williams-Mosier	–
3	A. White, on at 72′	18	0	0	0	57%	0	0
7	E. Ball	–
4	M. Brewer	–
16	V. DiBernardo, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	67%	0	1
22	B. Feist	–
31	K. Scott	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 72′	18	0	0	0	100%	1	0
Team			0	9	6	77%	8	11