Kansas City Current blown out in nation’s capital. What happened vs. the Spirit?
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- Kansas City Current lost 4-0 to Washington Spirit at Audi Field in D.C.
- Leicy Santos scored twice while Trinity Rodman and Claudia Martinez scored once each.
- The loss dropped the Current’s record to two wins, no ties and four losses.
The Kansas City Current’s trip to the nation’s capital did not go so well for the team in teal.
The Current were shut out in a big way in a Friday night National Women’s Soccer League road game, falling 4-0 to the host Washington Spirit at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
The Current were overwhelmed from the outset. Washington midfielder Leicy Santos scored twice, in the 25th and 56th minutes, while Trinity Rodman (45+3) and Claudia Martinez (75th minute) also scored for the Spirit.
Washington controlled 57% of possession and put seven shots on goal to the Current’s three. The Spirit took 17 shots to Kansas City’s eight.
KC’s Michelle Cooper and Kayla Sharples were shown yellow cards during the course of the game; no Washington players were booked.
It was a dispiriting result for the Current, who were returning from the NWSL’s international break. The game was well-attended, with 19,215 fans the official head-count at the venue in Washington, D.C.
The KC squad’s last league game before the break was a 2-1 home victory over Gotham on April 4. After that came two Current wins in the club’s Teal Rising Cup.
That three-match win streak felt a long way off late Friday evening as the Current’s record fell to two wins, no ties and four losses. KC has a chance to get back in the win column on Saturday, May 2, with another game on the road — this time at the North Carolina Courage.