Angel City FC 2–1 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 9

Angel City FC v Kansas City Current

Angel City FC7th 13 pts

G. Thompson 9′
K. Fuller 71′

2

2–1

Full time

Wed 20 May

Expected goals: Angel City FC 0.83, Kansas City Current 1.45

Kansas City Current6th 15 pts

A. Sentnor 45′

1

Wed 20 May, 10:00 pm EDT BMO Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 9

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

9′Goal G. Thompson (Angel City FC)1–0
45′Goal A. Sentnor (Kansas City Current)1–1
71′Goal K. Fuller (Angel City FC)2–1

Top performers

Angel City FC

K. FullerLAshirt 17, came off the bench1G2SH
G. ThompsonDLAshirt 201G1SH
Maiara NiehuesMLAshirt 120G3SH

Kansas City Current

A. SentnorFKCshirt 211G2SH
C. BethuneMKCshirt 80G4SH
B. FeistMKCshirt 220G1SH

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

What it means

Angel City FC

7th▲6 from 13th

In the playoff places, 1 point above North Carolina Courage, with 21 to play.

Kansas City Current

6thNo change

In the playoff places, 3 points above North Carolina Courage, with 20 to play.

Season series

Matchday 9 Wed 20 May

Angel City FC2

Kansas City Current1

Matchday 15 Sat 1 Aug

Kansas City Current1

Angel City FC1

Angel City FC won one, one drawn; 3–2 on aggregate to Angel City FC.

Team stats

LA KC

Expected goals: Angel City FC: 0.83; Kansas City Current: 1.45
Possession: Angel City FC: 42%; Kansas City Current: 58%
Shots: Angel City FC: 13; Kansas City Current: 9
Corners: Angel City FC: 5; Kansas City Current: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	11	+5	22
2	Utah Royals FC	10	+7	20
3	Portland Thorns FC	10	+6	20
4	Washington Spirit	10	+8	18
5	Gotham FC	10	+6	18
6	Kansas City Current	10	−2	15
7	Angel City FC	9	+4	13
8	Denver Summit FC	9	+4	12

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.

Angel City FC are 10 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–2 at North Carolina Courage, 26 August.

Angel City FC have 10 scoring matches in a row, level with their longest this season. Longest 10. Next at Kansas City Current, 7 November.

The match on the pitch

Angel City FC: 42% possession; 113 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 3.9 actions each
Kansas City Current: 58% possession; 120 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 4.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Angel City FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Angel City FC started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 13%.

Where the shots came from

Angel City FCKansas City Current

Angel City 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

Angel City 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

Angel City FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Angel City 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

Angel City 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. 1,770 events in the record.

Period Minute 99 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Angel City 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.

78 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:52	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
4:06	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
5:02	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
5:38	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
6:42	N. Martin	Angel City FC
6:47	Lorena	Kansas City Current
7:06	E. Shores	Angel City FC
8:55	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
8:57	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
10:08	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
10:33	E. Shores	Angel City FC
11:35	C. Lageyre	Angel City FC
12:03	B. Feist	Kansas City Current
15:10	B. Feist	Kansas City Current
20:44	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
21:44	Casey Phair	Angel City FC
22:27	J. Endō	Angel City FC
24:44	J. Endō	Angel City FC
27:28	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
27:30	A. Anderson	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Angel City FCFormation 5-4-1

Angel City FC, 5-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 20 G. Thompson, 11 S. Gorden, 14 N. Martin, 6 E. Sams, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 18 J. Endō, 16 C. Lageyre, 8 A. Borges, 12 M. Niehues. Line 3: 9 C. Phair.

Angel City FC 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
19	A. Anderson	90	0
20	G. Thompson	90	1
15	E. Shores	90	0
6	E. Sams	90	0
14	N. Martin	90	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0
18	J. Endō, off at 69′	69	0
16	C. Lageyre	90	0
9	C. Phair, off at 83′	83	0
8	A. Borges	90	0
12	M. Niehues, off at 69′	69	0
Substitutes
24	P. Chilufya, on at 83′	7	0
17	K. Fuller, on at 69′	21	1
99	T. Suarez, on at 69′	21	0
Team			2

Unused: K. Cherry, C. Emslie, S. Mattice, F. Nguyen, H. Seabert, R. Tiernan

All player stats

Angel City 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
20	G. Thompson	90	1	1	2	88%	3	1
15	E. Shores	90	0	0	1	55%	2	1
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0	74%	0	2
14	N. Martin	90	0	1	2	70%	2	2
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0	89%	0	1
18	J. Endō, off at 69′	69	0	2	2	62%	1	0
16	C. Lageyre	90	0	1	1	71%	2	0
9	C. Phair, off at 83′	83	0	1	0	60%	0	0
8	A. Borges	90	0	2	2	74%	2	2
12	M. Niehues, off at 69′	69	0	3	1	50%	2	0
Substitutes
4	K. Cherry	–
24	P. Chilufya, on at 83′	7	0	0	0	20%	1	0
10	C. Emslie	–
17	K. Fuller, on at 69′	21	1	2	0	57%	0	0
25	S. Mattice	–
30	F. Nguyen	–
13	H. Seabert	–
99	T. Suarez, on at 69′	21	0	0	0	50%	0	1
33	R. Tiernan	–
Team			2	13	11	69%	15	10

Angel City FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
19	A. Anderson	90	3	4	75%	1	1

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, 22 B. Feist. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 8 C. Bethune, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 21 A. Sentnor.

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
23	Lorena	90	0
2	L. Rouse	90	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0
22	B. Feist, off at 82′	82	0
7	E. Ball	90	0
27	K. Sharples	90	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 73′	73	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0
21	A. Sentnor	90	1
8	C. Bethune	90	0
6	T. Chawinga, off at 46′	45	0
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 73′	17	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 46′	45	0
55	P. Hocking, on at 82′	8	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Jordan, M. Brewer, E. Bravo-Young, G. Robinson, 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	0	79%	2	3
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	1	68%	0	1
22	B. Feist, off at 82′	82	0	1	0	86%	1	0
7	E. Ball	90	0	1	0	91%	0	5
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0	95%	0	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 73′	73	0	0	0	56%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	1	4	78%	4	0
21	A. Sentnor	90	1	2	0	64%	0	0
8	C. Bethune	90	0	4	0	71%	4	0
6	T. Chawinga, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	70%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
3	A. White, on at 73′	17	0	0	0	50%	0	0
4	M. Brewer	–
5	E. Bravo-Young	–
13	H. Hopkins, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	47%	2	1
24	G. Robinson	–
31	K. Scott	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 82′	8	0	0	0	50%	0	0
Team			1	9	5	78%	13	10