Kansas City W 2–1 Washington Spirit W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 25 Oct 2026

Kansas City W vs Washington Spirit W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At CPKC Stadium, Kansas City.

Referee: Alyssa Pennington.

Kansas City W beat Washington Spirit W 2–1. C. Luvanga opened the scoring for Washington Spirit W after 12 minutes. Vanessa Di Bernardo made it 2–1 after 17 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Kansas City W: Lo’eau LaBonta 14', Vanessa Di Bernardo 17'
Washington Spirit W: C. Luvanga 12'

Kansas City W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

23 Lorena (G)
2 L. Rouse (D)
24 G. Robinson (D)
27 K. Sharples (D)
18 I. Rodriguez (D)
10 L. LaBonta (M)
16 V. DiBernardo (M)
17 M. Cooper (M)
8 Croix Bethune (M)
6 T. Chawinga (M)
13 H. Hopkins (F)

Washington Spirit W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

18 S. MacIver (G)
13 L. Di Guglielmo (D)
9 T. McKeown (D)
24 E. Morgan (D)
14 G. Carle (D)
12 A. Sullivan (M)
17 Hal Hershfelt (M)
27 S. Cantore (M)
10 L. Santos (M)
2 T. Rodman (M)
25 Clara Luvanga (F)

Match events

12′ Washington Spirit W: Normal Goal, C. Luvanga
14′ Kansas City W: Normal Goal, Lo’eau LaBonta
17′ Kansas City W: Normal Goal, Vanessa Di Bernardo, Croix Bethune
20′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Mélissa Bethi, Hal Hershfelt
45′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Amenan Joëlle Rosemonde Kouassi, Sofia Cantore
48′ Kansas City W: Yellow Card, Croix Bethune
60′ Kansas City W: Substitution, Débora Cristiane de Oliveira , Croix Bethune
63′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Monique Ngock, Leicy Santos
63′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Ashley Hatch, C. Luvanga
75′ Kansas City W: Substitution, Raquel Rodríguez, Vanessa Di Bernardo
78′ Washington Spirit W: Substitution, Paige Metayer, Lucia Di Guglielmo
84′ Kansas City W: Substitution, Elizabeth Ball, Michelle Ivory Cooper
88′ Kansas City W: Yellow Card, Elizabeth Ball

Match statistics

Statistic	Kansas City W	Washington Spirit W
Total Shots	7	12
Shots on Goal	3	3
Ball Possession	39%	61%
Expected goals	0.52	1.59
Corner Kicks	5	7
Fouls	10	14
Passes accurate	202	355
Goalkeeper Saves	2	1

Kansas City W before this match

at Utah Royals W 2–0 (Utah Royals W) · Regular season, 17 Oct 2026
vs Bay FC W 5–1 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 3 Oct 2026
vs Denver Summit W 4–1 (Denver Summit W) · Regular season, 26 Sep 2026
at San Diego Wave W 0–2 (San Diego Wave W) · Regular season, 19 Sep 2026
vs Orlando Pride W 2–2 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 12 Sep 2026

Washington Spirit W before this match

vs NJ/NY Gotham FC W 1–0 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 17 Oct 2026
at Houston Dash W 3–2 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 4 Oct 2026
vs Angel City W 0–1 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 26 Sep 2026
at Chicago Red Stars W 3–0 (Chicago Red Stars W) · Regular season, 20 Sep 2026
vs Boston Legacy W 0–3 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 13 Sep 2026