Full time. Angel City defeats the Current 2-1. Not the best game. Soft goal to give up at first and a self inflicted poor clearance that turns into the second. Not nearly enough created on offense though. And LaBonta can't capitalize on a gift pk either. On to Portland on Sunday. #KCBaby

Lame. One day you won't be able to get away with murder on set pieces.

There's at least one good penalty shout. Sharples or Hopkins got shoved hard on the corner in. Unless we're calling this like the prem it's a pen.

Sentnor on set pieces ain't it.

ONE BLUEY EPISODE REMAINING FOLKS. ONE BLUEY EPISODE REMAINING

Angel City have done everything to grind the game to a halt. Ary Borges is rolling around now after jumping for a header. I'd expect a fair amount of stoppage time.

Nealy Martin gets a well deserved yellow. Croix certainly took exception.

GOAL. Angel City makes it 2-1. A little wild on the clearance attempts and Fuller is wide open to volley home. Great finish. Current could have been up 2-1 minutes ago. Now trail.

LaBonta's penalty is SAVED. I don't know that she was as deceptive as she usually is in those moments. Anderson read it well. Lo rarely ever goes low with those. Gets caught doing so. #KCBaby

They don't have to be pretty, they just gotta get over the line. HALF. 1-1.

GOAL. Sentnor. 1-1 just before halftime. #KCBaby

Jessica Berman somewhere: "The NWSL is leaning into the halo and spotlight of the NBA Playoffs...weaving together adjacent activations in markets where clubs don't have a presence yet around NBA Playoffs games and NWSL Moments."

The influence of the NWSL knows no bounds.

The 480p replays we got on Victory with zero slo-mo or a halfway decent camera angle made it impossible to tell what exactly happened.

That shot was .04 xG and a .05xGOT per fotmob. Big yikes. Thought Lorena was past the yips.

Gisele Thompson scores and Angel City up 1-0. Curious how that got by Lorena. #KCBaby trails for the first time in three games.

Lots to cover in this week's Inside KC Soccer. The Current AND Sporting (?!) surging, shuttle services, local USL League 2 action. And of couse, I touched on player/fan interaction as its been a heavy topic in MLS circles the last few days. www.kansascity.com/sports/artic...

Lots to cover in this week's Inside KC Soccer. The Current AND Sporting (?!) surging, shuttle services, local USL League 2 action. And of couse, I touched on player/fan interaction as its been a heavy topic in MLS circles the last few days. www.kansascity.com/sports/artic...

Not sure what game that ref in St. Louis is watching but it's not the same one I am. Sheesh.

The producer on the Quakes/FC Dallas game must have thought it was baseball. End of game, ball goes out of play and they're about to lump into the box but we get a cut to crowd shot of the kid who got the ball?! It's the 99th minute. Full field action until the final whistle please.

Afrifa on his shot: "It's a shot I like a lot, cutting inside and curling it back post. The ball fell to my feet, I looked up, I seen one defender, and...just tried to get him off balance, and I was able to do it. The shot came off exactly how I wanted."

Wicky said they've been working with Afrifa to hit his shots on target more. "So today, obviously, you can't hit it better. Very happy for him. And I think it shows that when you keep working hard, you get rewarded as well." #SportingKC

Wicky on Manu Garcia scoring coming off the bench: "I'm very happy that he actually scored because Manu is a player who can produce. And I feel like his production in the beginning of the seasons so far hasn't been the best." #SportingKC

Wicky: "A week ago, we were in a bad place. And then the team, the boys show up twice, like that, with two really, really brave and good performances. And as a team. That really makes me happy." #SportingKC

Between the two top flight soccer teams in KC this week: 9 points 8 goals 2 against Happy fanbases this week. #KCBaby #SportingKC

Massive performance from #SportingKC tonight. 2-1 victory on the road. That is the first time Sporting KC has won back-to-back games in all comps since September of 2024. First back-to-back regular-season wins since 2024. Stephen Afrifa gets his first goal since 2024 as the winner.

Some nasty challenges coming in from Austin. This game in preseason ended up 10v9. Curious if all can keep their heads.

That's cheap from Jadon Nelson. Shoves Reynolds into the boards. On a yellow. #SportingKC

AFRIFA! COMEBACK COMPLETE. 2-1 lead late in Austin. Unbelievable strike from Afrifa.#SportingKC

MANU GARCIA LEVELS. 1-1. 12 to go for #SportingKC

GOAL. Austin leads 1-0. #SportingKC

This #SportingKC looks miles different than the last Saturday. Solid first half against Austin. I think they'll be disappointed if they can't nudge ahead here.

Calvin Harris has been great again tonight. #SportingKC

No changes. The last time this lineup played they won 3-1 at home against Los Angeles. #SportingKC

In other KC area soccer news, Santafé Wanderers (@SFWanderers_FC) picked up a 3-2 victory over Des Moines Menace tonight in their season opener. You can catch their matches this season at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe.

Asked Armas postgame about the contrast between the team in the first few weeks of the season and the performances now: "The key is that you stay steady, and we all stayed very steady through the tough moments...where we were always asked a lot of questions." Full quote:

An all timer from KC Current head coach Chris Armas here. He was discussing the difficulties at the start of the year with players who were no longer on team or injured and gave us the gem:

Final. Current win 3-0 again. Dominant performance over Houston. Temwa has five goals on the season now, and is just three off the Golden Boot. On to LA to face Angel City on Wednesday night. #KCBaby

Katie Scott was in alone for her first goal, and she elected the pass. Sad day.

We’re in the “Close It Out With Penn State Subs” portion of the evening.

Amelia White on for Croix Bethune. Chawinga off for Hocking. No back-to-back hattys. #KCBaby

GOAL. Chawinga. 3-0. Unreal pass from Michelle Cooper again. #KCBaby

Haley Hopkins in for Sentnor at striker. Bayley Feist out for Katie Scott. #KCBaby

Alright. Time to put Izzy Rodriguez back on corners. Good lord.

Croix has been utterly brilliant again tonight. Nutmeg to start that breakout. #KCBaby

Coop with her third shot off the post/bar in the last two matches. So unlucky. Great shot that Campbell had no chance at. #KCBaby

Great save from Lorena on Rader. Shot from distance was drifting a bit away from Lorena too. #KCBaby

The game 100% changed. Houston progressed the ball over the halfway line for the first time in like 15 minutes and the Current has dropped into a deeper defensive shape. Little bit of rest defense hurt nobody. #KCBaby

Referee not buying this on field treatment for Faasse. Would love to see the NWSL implement the off field treatment rule like in MLS and will be in the World Cup. That just added at least 2-3 minutes of stoppage time. Free timeout and momentum kill for Houston. There is no hydration break today.

Colaprico (I'm pretty sure) laid out multiple times to block dangerous Current shots. Houston is so far on the backfoot. It is survival mode for them right now. #KCBaby