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Utah Royals vs Kansas City Current

NWSL
Utah
14-4-10
0-2
Final
Kansas City
14-5-9
America First Field

Match pulse

UTAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTKC
57%Possession43%
12Shots14
4On target4
3Corners3
2Saves4
14Fouls7
43'Narumi MiuraUTA73'Ana TejadaUTA82'Courtney BrownUTA90'+7'Kayla SharplesKC
Team1H2HT
UTA000
KC112

Who won: Kansas City 2-0

Kansas City Current beat Utah Royals 2-0 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at America First Field. Goals for Kansas City: Haley Hopkins (21', 90'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3LorenaG
  2. 28.1Haley HopkinsF
  3. 37.1Vanessa DiBernardoLM
  4. 47.0Temwa ChawingaAM-L
  5. 56.8Gabrielle RobinsonCD-R
  6. 66.7Izzy RodriguezLB
  7. 76.6Laney RouseRB
  8. 86.5Kayla SharplesCD-L
  9. 96.5DebinhaAM
  10. 106.4Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  11. 116.4Michelle CooperAM-R
  12. 126.2Jameese JosephSUB

Team stats

UTAKC
14Fouls7
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides5
3Corner Kicks3
2Saves4
57.1Possession42.9
12SHOTS14
4ON GOAL4
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
264Accurate Passes173
373Passes274
0.7Pass Completion %0.6
4Accurate Crosses6
16Crosses15
0.3Cross %0.4
59Long Balls61
17Accurate Long Balls17
0.3Long Balls %0.3
2Blocked Shots3
6Effective Tackles8
7Tackles14
0.9Tackle %0.6
11Interceptions9
23Effective Clearances15
23Clearances15

Player of the game

Lorena

KC · 4 saves, clean sheet

8.3

Deserved to win

14%
UTA · 0.87 xG
25%
Draw
62%
KC · 1.74 xG

Kansas City created better chances: they win this game 62% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Utah Royals 0, Kansas City Current 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Kansas City Current 2.
  3. 90'+8'KC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.

  4. 90'+7'Kayla Sharples

    Yellow card

    Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card.

    K. Sharples

  5. 90'+5'Cece Delzer

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexa Spaanstra.

    C. Delzer

  6. 90'+4'Courtney Brown

    Foul

    Foul by Courtney Brown (Utah Royals).

  7. 90'+4'Gabrielle Robinson

    Free kick won

    Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+4'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  9. GOAL90'+1'
    Haley Hopkins

    Goal! Right footed shot

    H. Hopkins · ast T. Chawinga

    Goal! Utah Royals 0, Kansas City Current 2. Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga following a fast break.

    UTA 0 - 2 KC
  10. 89'Haley Hopkins

    Offside

    Offside, Kansas City Current. Haley Hopkins is caught offside.

  11. 89'Croix Bethune

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Haley Hopkins.

    C. Bethune

  12. 87'Temwa Chawinga

    Offside

    Offside, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga is caught offside.

  13. 86'Alexa Spaanstra
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Lacasse

    Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cloé Lacasse.

    A. Spaanstra

  14. 86'Madison Hammond
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Tejada

    Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Hammond replaces Ana Tejada.

    M. Hammond

  15. 84'Nuria Rábano

    Foul

    Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).

  16. 84'Croix Bethune

    Free kick won

    Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. 82'Courtney Brown

    Yellow card

    Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Brown

  18. 82'Courtney Brown

    Foul

    Foul by Courtney Brown (Utah Royals).

  19. 82'Kayla Sharples

    Free kick won

    Kayla Sharples (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 81'Tatumn Milazzo
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Cronin

    Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Paige Cronin.

    T. Milazzo

  21. 81'Courtney Brown
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Miura

    Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Narumi Miura.

    C. Brown

  22. 81'Nuria Rábano

    Free kick won

    Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 81'Amelia White

    Foul

    Foul by Amelia White (Kansas City Current).

  24. 80'Nuria Rábano

    Offside

    Offside, Utah Royals. Nuria Rábano is caught offside.

  25. 78'Bayley Feist
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. DiBernardo

    Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.

    B. Feist

Leaders

UTAKC
Total Shots
Cece Delzer
3
Temwa Chawinga
3
Accurate Passes
Kate Del Fava
43
Lo'eau LaBonta
29
Defensive Interventions
Kate Del Fava
11
Gabrielle Robinson
11
Saves
Mandy McGlynn
2
Lorena
4

Season seriesKC leads series 5-0

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