Temwa Chawinga scored his sixth goal of the season to lead the first place Kansas City Current to a 3-1 victory on the road over the Chicago stars on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League.
In another part of the NWSL, the Houston Dash and Bay FC tied 2-2 and the Louisville races left 3-2 winners about Angel City.
Kansas City (8-2-0) has now won three consecutive games and follows five points away from Orlando Pride in second place.
The current was 2-0 in the half time at the Seatgeek stadium in the goal of Bia Zaneratto in the 34th minute and Chawinga’s goal in 41, assisted by Zaneratto.
The stars midfielder Shea Groom went to the free kick of Sam Stabb to put it 2-1 six minutes in the second half. But Kayla Sharple put the game without a doubt when he scored a header to put the 3-1 in 60.
Chicago goalkeeper (1-8-1) Alyssa Naeher had to be uploaded in the 90th minute due to an injury.
Messiah Bright left the bank to score a late draw for Houston Dash in a 2-2 draw against Bay FC in Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The goal was Bright’s first since he signed with Dash during the low season.
Bright replaced Michelle Alozie in the 59th minute and initially fought to have an impact. But with the 2-1 score, Bright got into the box, cut his left foot and curled up a low shot in the network in the 88th minute.
Houston (3-5-2) had taken a 1-0 advantage in Avery Patterson’s strike from outside the box in the 33rd minute.
Bay (3-4-3) scored two goals in four minutes in the second half for a 2-1 advantage.
Penelope Hocking scored in his third consecutive game when he moved away from the pressure and shot the ball to the corner of the finish line to put the 1-1 in the 53rd minute.
Rachel Hill made the 2-1 in 56 when she hit the ball in an open network after Racheal Kundanji had stolen the ball to Paige Nielsen.
Racing Louisville clung to a 3-2 victory over Angel City despite the fact that Kayla Fischer is shown a red letter in the middle of the second half.
Lousiville (4-4-2) has won three of his last four games, while Angel City (4-4-2) has lost two consecutives.
Taylor Flint put Louisville 1-0 at Stadium BMO in Los Angeles with a penalty in the 23rd minute. Rookie Riley Tiernan matched Angel City in the 48th minute.
Emma Sears nodded from a short distance from a corner kick in the 53rd minute and Savannah Demelo made 3-1 Lousiville races in 56.
Fischer was sent for a physical altercation with Madison Hammond inside Louisville Box in the 67th minute. Alyssa Thompson took a step forward and turned the criminal shot for Angel City to put the 3-2.
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