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Record-Breaking KC Current Wins NWSL Shield with Five Games to Spare
Kansas City Current secured their first NWSL Shield with a 17-2-2 record and a league-record nine consecutive shutouts, clinching the title with five games remaining.
- The Kansas City Current secured their first NWSL Shield on Saturday by defeating Seattle Reign FC 2-0 in front of their home crowd at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
- The Current earned the Shield by clinching the title quicker than any team in NWSL history after completing 21 of 26 games, building on prior success by coach Vlatko Andonovski who won championships in 2014 and 2015.
- Kansas City maintained a league record nine-game shutout streak with 812 minutes without conceding a goal, including goals by Debinha on a first-half penalty and Temwa Chawinga who scored her 13th this season.
- Coach Andonovski said, "It is a big trophy," and emphasized growth, while defender Ellie Wheeler called the achievement special and deserving of celebration amid a sold-out crowd of 11,500.
- By winning the Shield, the Kansas City Current secured their first major NWSL title and hold a commanding lead over the second-place Washington Spirit, with five regular-season matches still to play, strengthening their position as league frontrunners.
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Record-breaking KC Current wins NWSL Shield with five games to spare
The Kansas City Current has won the National Women’s Soccer League Shield, the trophy given annually to the team that tops the league’s regular season standings, after defeating the Seattle Reign 2-0 on Saturday night.
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KC Current top Seattle to earn their first NWSL Shield
The Kansas City Current secured the franchise’s first NWSL Shield on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over the Seattle Reign in Kansas City. Kansas City (17-2-2, 53 points) extended their streak without a loss to 14 matches in the victory. Debinha scored the Current’s first goal on a penalty kick in the 34th minute. Angharad James-Turner’s arm stopped a cross from going into the box and after a VAR review, the official awarded Kansas City a penalty…
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