Overview
- Kansas City Current snapped a three-game skid with a 2-1 win over reigning champions Gotham FC on Saturday at CPKC Stadium.
- Two-time NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga made her first appearance in 168 days, logged about 40 minutes under a minutes limit, and set up Debinha’s first-half equalizer.
- Jaedyn Shaw, back from a leg injury, put Gotham ahead in the 29th minute in what was only the club’s second goal through five games.
- Michelle Cooper scored the winner in the 60th minute after Ally Sentnor controlled an Izzy Rodriguez free kick and fed her across goal.
- The result offers short-term relief for the 2025 Shield winners under new coach Chris Armas, though Chawinga’s managed workload and Gotham’s scoring woes leave both teams with questions to solve after the break.