Washington Spirit 4–0 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 5

Washington Spirit v Kansas City Current

Washington Spirit5th 9 pts

L. Santos 25′, 56′
T. Rodman 45+3′
C. Martínez 75′

4

4–0

Full time

Fri 24 Apr

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 2.07, Kansas City Current 1.29

Kansas City Current11th 6 pts

0

Fri 24 Apr, 8:00 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 5

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

25′Goal L. Santos (Washington Spirit)1–0
45+3′Goal T. Rodman (Washington Spirit)2–0
56′Goal L. Santos (Washington Spirit)3–0
75′Goal C. Martínez (Washington Spirit)4–0

Top performers

Washington Spirit

L. SantosMWASshirt 102G4SH
C. MartínezWASshirt 11, came off the bench1G5SH
T. RodmanMWASshirt 21G1SH

Kansas City Current

A. SentnorFKCshirt 210G3SH
C. BethuneMKCshirt 80G1SH
DebinhaMKCshirt 990G1SH

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

What it means

Washington Spirit

5th▲3 from 8th

In the playoff places, 3 points above Denver Summit FC, with 24 to play.

Kansas City Current

11thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Utah Royals FC in the last playoff place, with 24 to play.

Season series

Matchday 5 Fri 24 Apr

Washington Spirit4

Kansas City Current0

Matchday 26 Sun 25 Oct

Kansas City Current2

Washington Spirit1

Washington Spirit won one, Kansas City Current won one; 5–2 on aggregate to Washington Spirit.

Team stats

WAS KC

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 2.07; Kansas City Current: 1.29
Possession: Washington Spirit: 57%; Kansas City Current: 43%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 17; Kansas City Current: 8
Corners: Washington Spirit: 4; Kansas City Current: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	5	+5	12
2	Portland Thorns FC	5	+3	10
3	Seattle Reign FC	5	+3	10
4	Angel City FC	4	+6	9
5	Washington Spirit	6	+5	9
6	Houston Dash	4	+4	9
7	Orlando Pride	6	+2	8
8	Utah Royals FC	5	0	7
⋯
11	Kansas City Current	6	−8	6

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.

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit: 57% possession; 122 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 21% reached the box; 4.4 actions each
Kansas City Current: 43% possession; 124 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 3.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 14% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 14%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritKansas City Current

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

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

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

Washington SpiritKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritKansas 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

Washington SpiritKansas 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. 1,683 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit 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.

88 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:02	Lorena	Kansas City Current
2:32	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
5:19	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
5:33	Lorena	Kansas City Current
6:20	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
6:43	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
7:36	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
7:45	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
9:00	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
13:02	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
13:03	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
13:18	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
13:23	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
15:19	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
15:23	Debinha	Kansas City Current
16:28	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
19:46	R. Bernal	Washington Spirit
19:54	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
20:31	R. Bernal	Washington Spirit
21:42	L. Santos	Washington Spirit

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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-2-3-1

Washington Spirit, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 13 L. Di Guglielmo, 9 T. Rudd, 24 E. Morgan, 6 K. Wiesner. Line 2: 17 H. Hershfelt, 4 R. Bernal. Line 3: 19 R. Kouassi, 10 L. Santos, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 27 S. Cantore.

Washington Spirit 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
18	S. MacIver	90	0	0	0.00
13	L. Di Guglielmo, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00
6	K. Wiesner	90	0	0	0.00
4	R. Bernal	90	0	0	0.00
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.00
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00
19	R. Kouassi, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.08
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–
27	S. Cantore, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.44
10	L. Santos	90	2	0	0.39
2	T. Rodman, off at 78′	78	1	1	0.10
Substitutes
16	T. Bolt, on at 83′	7	0	–	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 65′	25	1	0	1.13
21	G. Monday, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
5	É. Tsé, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
Team			4	1	2.14

Unused: G. Carle, K. Collins, E. Gaines-Ramos, M. Haugen, P. Metayer

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
13	L. Di Guglielmo, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	61%	2	1
6	K. Wiesner	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	74%	1	1
4	R. Bernal	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	64%	5	1
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	0	0
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	93%	1	1
19	R. Kouassi, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.08	1	0	2	89%	1	2
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–	0	–	0	78%	0	2
27	S. Cantore, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.44	6	1	1	75%	1	0
10	L. Santos	90	2	0	0.39	4	2	0	73%	3	2
2	T. Rodman, off at 78′	78	1	1	0.10	1	1	2	71%	0	0
Substitutes
16	T. Bolt, on at 83′	7	0	–	–	0	–	0	71%	0	0
14	G. Carle	–
31	K. Collins	–
29	E. Gaines-Ramos	–
35	M. Haugen	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 65′	25	1	0	1.13	5	3	0	56%	1	0
26	P. Metayer	–
21	G. Monday, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
5	É. Tsé, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	61%	0	0
Team			4	1	2.14	17	7	8	74%	15	10

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	3	3	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: S. MacIver

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: 10 L. LaBonta, 8 C. Bethune. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 21 A. Sentnor.

Kansas City Current 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
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.05
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.06
8	C. Bethune, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.56
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00
17	M. Cooper, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.00
10	L. LaBonta, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.00
21	A. Sentnor	90	0	0	0.10
99	Debinha, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.50
6	T. Chawinga, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
66	K. Carusa, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.02
Team			0	0	1.29

Unused: M. Jordan, L. Rouse, E. Ball, P. Hocking

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	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.05	1	0	1	76%	1	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	65%	0	0
8	C. Bethune, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.56	1	1	2	72%	4	2
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	76%	0	1
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	74%	2	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	50%	1	1
10	L. LaBonta, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	0	0
21	A. Sentnor	90	0	0	0.10	3	0	1	71%	0	0
99	Debinha, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.50	1	1	0	60%	3	0
6	T. Chawinga, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
2	L. Rouse	–
3	A. White, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	1	0
7	E. Ball	–
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	3	1
22	B. Feist, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	1
55	P. Hocking	–
66	K. Carusa, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	100%	0	0
Team			0	0	1.29	8	3	5	71%	15	6