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

NWSL Women
San Diego Wave Women W22 Aug · Home Utah Royals Women · 4:2W29 Aug · Home Racing Louisville Women · 3:2L7 Sep · Away OL Reign · 0:1W12 Sep · Home North Carolina Courage Women · 2:1W19 Sep · Home Kansas City Women · 2:0W25 Sep · Away Racing Louisville Women · 2:0
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Kansas City Women D22 Aug · Home OL Reign · 1:1W29 Aug · Home North Carolina Courage Women · 3:2W5 Sep · Away Bay FC · 2:1D12 Sep · Home Orlando Pride Women · 2:2L19 Sep · Away San Diego Wave Women · 0:2W26 Sep · Home Denver Summit Women · 4:1
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

Match events

  1. 45' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Trinity Byars off: Ludmila Da Silva
  2. 50' San Diego Wave Women Own goal Elaine Marie Rouse
  3. 61' Kansas City Women Substitution Temwa Chawinga off: A. White
  4. 67' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Gia Corley off: Gabi Portilho
  5. 68' Kansas City Women Yellow card Elaine Marie Rouse
  6. 71' Kansas City Women Substitution Vanessa Di Bernardo off: Raquel Rodríguez
  7. 71' Kansas City Women Substitution Débora Cristiane de Oliveira off: Penelope Hocking
  8. 76' San Diego Wave Women Yellow card Melanie Barcenas
  9. 80' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Amelia Van Zanten off: Brooklyn Jean Courtnall
  10. 80' San Diego Wave Women Substitution Lia Eugenia Godfrey off: Laila Harbert
  11. 80' Kansas City Women Substitution Haley Hopkins off: Bayley Feist
  12. 84' San Diego Wave Women Yellow card Kristen McNabb
  13. 89' San Diego Wave Women var_penalty_cancelled Gabi Portilho
  14. 89' Kansas City Women Red card Elaine Marie Rouse
  15. 90+1' San Diego Wave Women Goal Kennedy Wesley assist: Kenza Dali
  16. 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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Recent form

San Diego Wave Women

W22 Aug · Home Utah Royals Women · 4:2W29 Aug · Home Racing Louisville Women · 3:2L7 Sep · Away OL Reign · 0:1W12 Sep · Home North Carolina Courage Women · 2:1W19 Sep · Home Kansas City Women · 2:0W25 Sep · Away Racing Louisville Women · 2:0

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Kansas City Women

D22 Aug · Home OL Reign · 1:1W29 Aug · Home North Carolina Courage Women · 3:2W5 Sep · Away Bay FC · 2:1D12 Sep · Home Orlando Pride Women · 2:2L19 Sep · Away San Diego Wave Women · 0:2W26 Sep · Home Denver Summit Women · 4:1

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