San Diego Wave Women — Kansas City Women 2:0, NWSL Women — Sportpul

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NWSL Women

San Diego Wave Women WWLWWW

2:0

Finished

Kick-off was 19 Sep, 03:10 BST

Kansas City Women DWWDLW

Venue: Snapdragon Stadium City: San Diego

In the NWSL Women game on 19 September 2026, San Diego Wave Women beat Kansas City Women 2:0. Match numbers: corners 4:8, fouls 9:12.

Match report

San Diego Wave secured a 2-0 victory over Kansas City in their NWSL Group Stage encounter at Snapdragon Stadium on Friday evening. The hosts, currently second in the standings with 45 points from 25 matches, saw their lead extended against the visitors who sit seventh with 38 points. Kennedy Wesley found the net in the dying moments to complete the scoreline after Elaine Marie Rouse had earlier turned the ball into her own goal in the 50th minute.

The match remained tight until the second half when the visitors' defender went offside and crossed into her own net. By then the game had settled into a familiar pattern, with San Diego controlling territory while Kansas City sought openings. The visitors were reduced to ten players after Rouse received a second yellow card in the 89th minute, though a penalty appeal for Gabi Portilho had already been cancelled by VAR moments earlier.

And here's the thing about the statistics: San Diego held 58 per cent possession and created four big chances from 13 shots, while Kansas City managed 42 per cent possession with only two big chances from 11 attempts. The hosts completed 424 passes compared to their opponents' 265, and dominated aerial duels with seven successful wins out of 11. To be fair, Kansas City registered more attacks with 60 compared to 43, but the efficiency gap told the story.

The result keeps San Diego firmly in contention at the top end of the table, with their recent form showing resilience after a 0-1 defeat to OL Reign. Kansas City's run of results has been mixed, including a 2-2 draw with Orlando Pride and a 2-1 win over Bay FC. Three substitutions were made by the hosts in the final ten minutes, while the visitors also brought on three players as they searched for something to change the complexion of the game.

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Match highlights San Diego Wave Women — Kansas City Women National Women's Soccer League

Key numbers

Possession, % 58.00 – 42

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 9 – 7

Big chances 4 – 2

⇄ 45' Trinity Byars — Substitution ⚽ 50' Elaine Marie Rouse — Own goal ⇄ 61' Temwa Chawinga — Substitution ⇄ 67' Gia Corley — Substitution 🟨 68' Elaine Marie Rouse — Yellow card ⇄ 71' Vanessa Di Bernardo — Substitution ⇄ 71' Débora Cristiane de Oliveira — Substitution 🟨 76' Melanie Barcenas — Yellow card ⇄ 80' Amelia Van Zanten — Substitution ⇄ 80' Lia Eugenia Godfrey — Substitution ⇄ 80' Haley Hopkins — Substitution 🟨 84' Kristen McNabb — Yellow card 89' Gabi Portilho — var_penalty_cancelled 🟥 89' Elaine Marie Rouse — Red card ⚽ 90+1' Kennedy Wesley — Goal ⇄ 90+2' Melanie Barcenas — Substitution

Match events

45' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Trinity Byars off: Ludmila Da Silva
50' San Diego Wave Women Own goal Elaine Marie Rouse
61' Kansas City Women Substitution Temwa Chawinga off: A. White
67' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Gia Corley off: Gabi Portilho
68' Kansas City Women Yellow card Elaine Marie Rouse
71' Kansas City Women Substitution Vanessa Di Bernardo off: Raquel Rodríguez
71' Kansas City Women Substitution Débora Cristiane de Oliveira off: Penelope Hocking
76' San Diego Wave Women Yellow card Melanie Barcenas
80' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Amelia Van Zanten off: Brooklyn Jean Courtnall
80' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Lia Eugenia Godfrey off: Laila Harbert
80' Kansas City Women Substitution Haley Hopkins off: Bayley Feist
84' San Diego Wave Women Yellow card Kristen McNabb
89' San Diego Wave Women var_penalty_cancelled Gabi Portilho
89' Kansas City Women Red card Elaine Marie Rouse
90+1' San Diego Wave Women Goal Kennedy Wesley assist: Kenza Dali
90+2' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Melanie Barcenas off: Tatum Milan Wynalda

Statistics

58.00 Possession, % 42

4 Shots on target 4

9 Shots off target 7

4 Big chances 2

43 Attacks 60

4 Corners 8

9 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 8

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

10 Goal kicks 10

19 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

7/1164% Aerial duels 4/1136%

82 Backward passes 53

2 Blocked shots 3

41 Clearances 15

2/825% Crosses 2/2010%

3/1030% Dribbles 6/1833%

66 Failed passes 81

4 Goalkeeper saves 3

16 Interceptions 12

11 Key passes 8

19/3554% Long passes 11/3432%

96 Passes into the final third 76

205 Passes in the opposition half 216

293 Passes in own half 150

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.29

5 Shots from outside the box 6

10 Shots inside the box 8

15/2365% Tackles 10/1377%

490 Total passes 346

Line-ups

San Diego Wave Women

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Sandra Paños García-Villamil	12
2	Kennedy Wesley	2
14	Kristen McNabb	14
16	Amelia van Zanten	16
75	Perle Morroni	75
8	Kimmie Ascanio	8
10	Kenza Dali	10
22	Luisa Agudelo	22
7	M. Barsenas	7
11	Gia Cymone Corley	11
15	T. Baars	15

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	D. Haračić	31
6	Brooklyn Jean Courtneall	6
23	Nya Harrison	23
4	Laila Harbert	4
18	Laurina Monique Fazer	18
19	Tatum Winvald	19
17	Ludmila da Silva	17
81	Gabrielle Jordão Portilho	81

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Kansas City Women

Starting XI
#	Player	number
23	Lorena	23
2	L. Raus	2
7	Elizabeth Ball	7
18	Isabel Denise Rodriguez	18
27	Kayla Sharples	27
6	Temwa Chawinga	6
10	Lo’eau Kaiulani LaBonta	10
16	Vanessa DiBernardo	16
17	M. Cooper	17
99	Débora Cristiane de Oliveira	99
13	H. Hopkins	13

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Marisa Jordan	1
48	Kaylin Williams-Mowsey	48
44	Kolo Suliafu	44
11	Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño	11
22	Bayley Elizabeth Feist	22
53	I. Gemelli	53
3	A. White	3
55	P. Hawking	55

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: NWSL Women
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
City: San Diego
Kick-off: 19 Sep, 03:10 BST

Key numbers

58.00:42 Possession, %
4:4 Shots on target
9:7 Shots off target
4:2 Big chances

NWSL Women

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	NJ/NY Gotham FC Women	26	16	6	4	54
2	San Diego Wave Women	26	15	3	8	48
3	Washington Spirit Women	26	14	4	8	46
4	Utah Royals Women	26	14	3	9	45
5	Portland Thorns Women	26	12	7	7	43
6	Angel City	26	12	6	8	42
7	Kansas City Women	26	12	5	9	41
8	OL Reign	26	12	4	10	40
9	North Carolina Courage Women	26	12	3	11	39
10	Denver Summit Women	26	9	8	9	35

Standings as of today

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