Kansas City Current 2–1 Utah Royals FC, NWSL Matchday 1

Kansas City Current v Utah Royals FC

Kansas City Current1st 3 pts

C. Bethune 57′
A. Sentnor 69′

2

2–1

Full time

Sat 14 Mar

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 1.52, Utah Royals FC 0.94

Utah Royals FC14th 0 pts

T. Milazzo 35′

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Sat 14 Mar, 4:00 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 1

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

35′Goal T. Milazzo (Utah Royals FC)0–1
57′Goal C. Bethune (Kansas City Current)1–1
69′Goal A. Sentnor (Kansas City Current)2–1

Top performers

Kansas City Current

A. SentnorFKCshirt 211G4SH
C. BethuneMKCshirt 81G1SH
P. HockingKCshirt 55, came off the bench0G3SH

Utah Royals

T. MilazzoDUTAshirt 21G1SH
B. MozingoFUTAshirt 130G2SH
C. DelzerMUTAshirt 50G2SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

1st

In the playoff places, 3 points above North Carolina Courage, with 29 to play.

Utah Royals FC

14th

Outside the playoff places, level on points with Houston Dash in the last playoff place, with 29 to play.

Season series

Matchday 1 Sat 14 Mar

Kansas City Current2

Utah Royals FC1

Matchday 25 Sat 17 Oct

Utah Royals FC0

Kansas City Current2

Kansas City Current took both meetings, 4–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

KC UTA

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 1.52; Utah Royals FC: 0.94
Possession: Kansas City Current: 48%; Utah Royals FC: 52%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 18; Utah Royals FC: 13
Corners: Kansas City Current: 8; Utah Royals FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Kansas City Current	1	+1	3
2	Gotham FC	1	+1	3
2	Portland Thorns FC	1	+1	3
4	Angel City FC	0	0	0
4	Bay FC	0	0	0
4	Chicago Stars FC	0	0	0
4	Denver Summit FC	0	0	0
4	Houston Dash	0	0	0
⋯
14	Utah Royals FC	1	−1	0

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.

Utah Royals FC have gone 4 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v North Carolina Courage, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 48% possession; 125 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 3.4 actions each
Utah Royals FC: 52% possession; 124 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 3.6 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Utah Royals FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Utah Royals FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentUtah Royals FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Utah Royals FC

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

Kansas City CurrentUtah Royals FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentUtah Royals FC

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

Kansas City CurrentUtah Royals FC

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. 1,681 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Utah Royals FC 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
0:07	Lorena	Kansas City Current
0:24	M. Justus	Utah Royals FC
9:27	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
11:01	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
11:04	B. Feist	Kansas City Current
12:11	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
13:58	L. Prašnikar	Utah Royals FC
14:13	Lorena	Kansas City Current
14:18	K. Simmonds	Utah Royals FC
14:20	K. Simmonds	Utah Royals FC
16:30	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
16:54	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
16:55	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
17:22	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
17:45	M. Justus	Utah Royals FC
18:04	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
20:58	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
22:44	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
23:47	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
24:56	B. Feist	Kansas City Current

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Lineups

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: 5 E. Bravo-Young, 27 K. Sharples, 24 G. Robinson, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 22 B. Feist, 31 K. Scott. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 8 C. Bethune. Line 4: 21 A. Sentnor.

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
23	Lorena	90	0
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0
31	K. Scott, off at 78′	78	0
27	K. Sharples	90	0
24	G. Robinson	90	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 46′	45	0
22	B. Feist	90	0
21	A. Sentnor, off at 89′	89	1
99	Debinha	90	0
8	C. Bethune, off at 61′	61	1
Substitutes
7	E. Ball, on at 78′	12	0
12	G. Paul, on at 89′	1	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 46′	45	0
55	P. Hocking, on at 61′	29	0
Team			2

Unused: M. Jordan, L. Rouse, A. White, K. Carusa, 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
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0	63%	0	2
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	1	3	60%	1	5
31	K. Scott, off at 78′	78	0	2	0	61%	3	1
27	K. Sharples	90	0	2	1	63%	1	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0	71%	0	2
17	M. Cooper, off at 46′	45	0	0	1	40%	0	0
22	B. Feist	90	0	0	1	76%	0	3
21	A. Sentnor, off at 89′	89	1	4	1	72%	2	0
99	Debinha	90	0	2	4	74%	0	2
8	C. Bethune, off at 61′	61	1	1	1	64%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
2	L. Rouse	–
3	A. White	–
7	E. Ball, on at 78′	12	0	0	0	67%	1	0
66	K. Carusa	–
12	G. Paul, on at 89′	1	0	1	0	–	0	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 46′	45	0	2	1	47%	2	1
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 61′	29	0	3	0	33%	0	1
Team			2	18	13	65%	10	19

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	Lorena	90	3	4	75%	1	0

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-3-3

Utah Royals FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 M. Justus. Line 1: 6 K. Simmonds, 18 K. Riehl, 8 K. Del Fava, 2 T. Milazzo. Line 2: 5 C. Delzer, 99 M. Hammond, 9 L. Prašnikar. Line 3: 13 B. Mozingo, 21 K. Palacios, 24 C. Lacasse.

Utah Royals 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
23	M. Justus	90	0
6	K. Simmonds, off at 61′	61	0
2	T. Milazzo, off at 74′	74	1
99	M. Hammond	90	0
18	K. Riehl	90	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0
5	C. Delzer	90	0
9	L. Prašnikar, off at 74′	74	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 83′	83	0
13	B. Mozingo, off at 83′	83	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	0
Substitutes
7	J. Thomsen, on at 61′	29	0
17	A. Tejada, on at 74′	16	0
19	K. Ream, on at 83′	7	0
20	A. Nagai, on at 74′	16	0
33	K. Eichenberger, on at 83′	7	0
Team			1

Unused: P. Cronin, D. Jackson

All player stats

Utah Royals FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 7 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
6	K. Simmonds, off at 61′	61	0	1	0	35%	3	2
2	T. Milazzo, off at 74′	74	1	1	0	70%	3	3
99	M. Hammond	90	0	0	2	73%	2	2
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0	73%	1	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	1	83%	1	4
5	C. Delzer	90	0	2	2	71%	1	0
9	L. Prašnikar, off at 74′	74	0	2	1	59%	0	1
21	K. Palacios, off at 83′	83	0	0	1	44%	0	1
13	B. Mozingo, off at 83′	83	0	2	0	63%	0	1
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	2	2	64%	2	2
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin	–
7	J. Thomsen, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	56%	1	1
17	A. Tejada, on at 74′	16	0	1	0	100%	0	0
19	K. Ream, on at 83′	7	0	0	1	67%	0	0
20	A. Nagai, on at 74′	16	0	1	0	73%	0	0
77	D. Jackson	–
33	K. Eichenberger, on at 83′	7	0	1	0	0%	0	1
Team			1	13	10	67%	14	18

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	M. Justus	90	3	5	60%	2	1

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Kansas City Current results

Kansas City Current latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Racing Louisville FC	2–0

Earlier results

Kansas City Current earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	H	Washington Spirit	2–1

Earlier results

Kansas City Current earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 17 Oct	A	Utah Royals FC	2–0

Earlier results

Kansas City Current earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 3 Oct	H	Bay FC	5–1

Earlier results

Kansas City Current earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 26 Sep	H	Denver Summit FC	4–1

Utah Royals FC results

Utah Royals FC latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Gotham FC	0–2

Earlier results

Utah Royals FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Fri 23 Oct	H	Seattle Reign FC	0–0

Earlier results

Utah Royals FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 17 Oct	H	Kansas City Current	0–2

Earlier results

Utah Royals FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 3 Oct	A	Racing Louisville FC	1–1

Earlier results

Utah Royals FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	H	North Carolina Courage	2–1

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