San Diego Wave FC 2–0 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 22

San Diego Wave FC v Kansas City Current

San Diego Wave FC2nd 45 pts

L. Rouse 50′ og
K. Wesley 90+1′

2

2–0

Full time

Fri 18 Sep

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC 2.53, Kansas City Current 0.91

Kansas City Current7th 38 pts

0

Fri 18 Sep, 10:00 pm EDT Snapdragon Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 22

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

50′Own goal L. Rouse (Kansas City Current)1–0
89′Second yellow L. Rouse (Kansas City Current)
90+1′Goal K. Wesley (San Diego Wave FC)2–0

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

San Diego Wave

K. WesleyDSDshirt 21G2SH
G. CorleyMSDshirt 110G2SH
L. GodfreyMSDshirt 220G2SH

Kansas City Current

H. HopkinsFKCshirt 130G5SH
L. RouseDKCshirt 20G2SH
M. CooperMKCshirt 170G2SH

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

What it means

San Diego Wave FC

2nd▲2 from 4th

In the playoff places, 9 points above Angel City FC, with five to play.

Kansas City Current

7thNo change

In the playoff places, 2 points above Angel City FC, with five to play.

Season series

Matchday 13 Fri 17 Jul

Kansas City Current2

San Diego Wave FC2

Matchday 22 Fri 18 Sep

San Diego Wave FC2

Kansas City Current0

San Diego Wave FC won one, one drawn; 4–2 on aggregate to San Diego Wave FC.

Team stats

SD KC

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC: 2.53; Kansas City Current: 0.91
Possession: San Diego Wave FC: 57%; Kansas City Current: 43%
Shots: San Diego Wave FC: 15; Kansas City Current: 14
Corners: San Diego Wave FC: 4; Kansas City Current: 8

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	24	+11	48
2	San Diego Wave FC	25	+9	45
3	Washington Spirit	24	+10	43
4	Utah Royals FC	24	+11	42
5	North Carolina Courage	24	+12	39
6	Portland Thorns FC	24	+5	39
7	Kansas City Current	25	+3	38
8	Seattle Reign FC	24	+1	37

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.

San Diego Wave FC are 7 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–1 at Seattle Reign FC, 6 September.

The match on the pitch

San Diego Wave FC: 57% possession; 87 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 18% reached the box; 6.6 actions each
Kansas City Current: 43% possession; 91 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 4.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. San Diego Wave FC started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 27%.

Where the shots came from

San Diego Wave FCKansas City Current

San Diego Wave 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

San Diego Wave 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

San Diego Wave FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

San Diego Wave 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

San Diego Wave 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. 1,635 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

San Diego Wave 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.

71 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:57	Debinha	Kansas City Current
3:16	V. DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
3:16	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
3:41	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
4:04	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
4:11	V. DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
4:22	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
5:04	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
5:07	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
6:58	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
7:40	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
10:20	T. Byars	San Diego Wave FC
10:55	T. Byars	San Diego Wave FC
11:31	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
13:08	E. Ball	Kansas City Current
14:04	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
16:35	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
17:19	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
18:11	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
19:16	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC

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Lineups

San Diego Wave FCFormation 4-1-4-1

San Diego Wave FC, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 12 S. Paños. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 8 K. Ascanio. Line 3: 7 M. Barcenas, 10 K. Dali, 22 L. Godfrey, 11 G. Corley. Line 4: 15 T. Byars.

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
12	S. Paños	90	0	0	0.00
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.08
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.00
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	0	0.11
2	K. Wesley	90	1	0	1.35
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.19
7	M. Barcenas, off at 90+2′	90	0	0	0.07
10	K. Dali	90	0	0	0.04
15	T. Byars, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.48
22	L. Godfrey, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.21
11	G. Corley, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.14
Substitutes
6	B. Courtnall, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00
4	L. Harbert, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00
17	Ludmila, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.02
81	G. Portilho, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
19	T. Wynalda, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	2.70

Unused: L. Fazer, D. Haračić, N. Harrison

All player stats

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	89%	2	2
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	3	3
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	0	0.11	1	0	2	94%	2	4
2	K. Wesley	90	1	0	1.35	2	1	1	93%	2	2
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.19	1	0	0	92%	2	3
7	M. Barcenas, off at 90+2′	90	0	0	0.07	2	2	0	82%	0	0
10	K. Dali	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	3	80%	2	0
15	T. Byars, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.48	2	0	0	86%	0	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.21	2	0	1	65%	2	1
11	G. Corley, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.14	2	0	2	84%	0	1
Substitutes
6	B. Courtnall, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
18	L. Fazer	–
31	D. Haračić	–
4	L. Harbert, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
23	N. Harrison	–
17	Ludmila, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	63%	0	0
81	G. Portilho, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
19	T. Wynalda, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Team			1	0	2.70	15	4	9	86%	15	16

San Diego Wave FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
12	S. Paños	90	4	4	100%	0	3

Clean sheet: S. Paños

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 Lorena. Line 1: 2 L. Rouse, 7 E. Ball, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 16 V. DiBernardo. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 13 H. Hopkins.

Kansas City Current 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	A	xG
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
2	L. Rouse	89	0	0	0.06
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.04
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.10
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00
17	M. Cooper	90	0	0	0.11
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.44
99	Debinha, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.15
6	T. Chawinga, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.03
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.03
55	P. Hocking, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.95

Unused: M. Jordan, K. Williams-Mosier, K. Suliafu, I. Gemelli

All player stats

Kansas City Current lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	L. Rouse	89	0	0	0.06	2	1	0	70%	3	4
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	41%	1	1
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.04	1	1	2	76%	0	1
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	93%	1	3
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	1	0
17	M. Cooper	90	0	0	0.11	2	0	2	58%	1	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	0	2
13	H. Hopkins, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.44	5	1	0	67%	0	1
99	Debinha, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.15	1	1	1	73%	0	0
6	T. Chawinga, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.03	1	0	1	65%	1	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
48	K. Williams-Mosier	–
3	A. White, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	1	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	1	0
22	B. Feist, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	75%	0	0
44	K. Suliafu	–
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.95	14	4	7	72%	10	12