Match Thread
Double Kansas City vs Orlando match day thread
Current hosts the Pride and SKC on road at Orlando
Both teams are in action, both facing their respective league versions of Orlando. It is a double Orlando vs Kansas City soccer day! First up, the Current hosts the Pride at 3 PM and then Sporting KC kicks off in Orlando at 6:30.
Kansas City Current vs Orlando Pride
The Kansas City Current finally returns home. After the midseason break, they were on the road for a pair of wins. Now they are back at CPKC to face their rival. Orlando is the defending NWSL champions. Will the Current look to get revenge or just hope to secure three points and without injuries? It will be hot and they may affect the Current’s typical fast start and press hard style.
Time:6:28 p.m. CT (After an almost 2 hour delay it was announced the game will kick off at 6:28pm)
Location: CPKC Stadium | Kansas City, Mo.
How to Watch: CBS
Officials:
REFEREE: Brad Jensen
ASST. REFEREE: Tiffani Turpin
ASST. REFEREE: Christian Clerc
4TH OFFICIAL: Kyle Armstrong
VAR: Danielle Chesky
AVAR: Matthew Seem
HEAD TO HEAD
The Teams:
Kansas City Current
They won their own Teal Rising Cup, a practice with sister club HB Koge, and got several players game time while allowing others to get rest. After the Current came off a successful league break, they nailed two wins on the road.
13-2-0, 33 pts – 1st in NWSL
Head Coach: Vlatko Andonovski (2nd season)
Leading scorers: Temwa (10G, 2A), Cooper (4G, 3A), Debinha (5G, 1A) OUT, Bia (5G, 1A)
Availability Report:
OUT: Elizabeth Ball (hip), Vanessa DiBernardo (maternity leave), Clare Gagne (head), Kristen
Hamilton (hip), Alana Cook (SEI – knee), Gabrielle Robinson (SEI – knee)
QUESTIONABLE: None
INTERNATIONAL DUTY: None
On Loan: Jereko – HB Koge, Katie Scott – Racing Louisville
Orlando Pride
Orlando is still one of the best teams in the league, but they are not as relentless as last season. With players like Banda and Marta they can not be overlooked.
8-4-3, 27 pts – 3rd in NWSL
Head Coach: Seb Hines
Leading scorers: Banda (8G, 1A), Marta (3G, 1A), MCCutcheon (2G, 1A)
Availability Report:
OUT: Zara Chavoshi (hip), Morgan Gautrat (excused absence), Viviana Villacorta (thigh)
QUESTIONABLE: None
INTERNATIONAL DUTY: None
A few hours later….
Sporting Kansas City at Orlando
Sporting Kansas City heads to Orlando to face another top MLS team. Winless in the last four and struggling with some key injuries, Zavagnin tried a different lineup last match. They played well, outshot, out XG’d San Diego but did not get the result. Will they try another twist? (likely).
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Inter & Co Stadium | Orlando, FL
Watch:MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Listen: Sporting Kansas City App | 810 WHB
Officials:
Referee: Ricardo Montero Araya
Assistant ref: Matthew Nelson
Assistant ref: Walt Heatherly
4th official: Matt Thompson
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
AVAR: John Krill
Sporting Kansas City
6-13-6, 24 points
(3-6-4 home; 3-7-2 away)
13th in MLS Western Conference
Head Coach: Kerry Zavagnin (Interim)
Leading scorers: Jovelic (13 G, 2 A), Salloi (6 G, 4 A)
Availability Report:
Joaquin Fernandez – Hamstring (Out)
Manu Garcia – Quad (Out)
Logan Ndenbe – Hamstring (Out)
Erik Thommy – Hip (Out)
Orlando City
12-6-8, 44 points
(6-4-3 home, 6-2-5 away)
4th in MLS Eastern Conference
Head Coach: Oscar Pareja
Leading scorers: Ojeda (14 G, 13 A), Pašalić (11 G, 4 A), Muriel (8 G, 7 A)
Availability Report:
César Araújo – Suspended (Out)
Wilder Cartagena – SEI (Out)
Duncan McGuire – Shoulder (Out)
Yutaro Tsukada – SEI (Out)
Joran Gerbet – Thigh (Questionable)
Jereko Signs Permanent Deal with HB Køge
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Hailie Mace Says Goodbye to Kansas City and the Current
KC Current’s NWSL Shield-winning season ends vs. Gotham
Match Thread: Kansas City Current vs Gotham FC
Seven Current Players, Andonovski Named Finalists for Year End Awards
Anyone hav an update on when the Current game might start? I’ve go the broadcast on and they just started playing a rerun of the NWSL Championship from last year, so I’m not feeling hopeful…
Katie Maher says new kickoff for Current is 6:28, won’t stream or be on CBS, but will be available on cbssports.com
Source: https://x.com/KatieKCTV5/status/1956836514115060138
I’ve been watching since second half and we’re so freakin close to scoring. This is like the Sporting game last week and I really need something to break here
On the one hand, that draw more or less puts the final nail in winning the Shield, Orlando really needed to win to have a realistic chance of them or anyone else catching us. On the other hand, I really wanted that one generally and feel like I was robbed of the game I’d been waiting a year for by the weather.
welp
That was just an embarrassing goal to give up
Bad early goal but great response!
Jake is making some great passes.