Kc Current VS Houston Dash

Kc Current VS Houston Dash

In an effort to avoid a fourth straight NWSL loss( and fifth straight defeat across all competitions), the Kansas City Current just could n’t find the back of the net for the second straight match. They fell 2- 0 to the Houston Dash Friday at Children’s Mercy Park.

Kc Current VS Houston Dash

“ Tough loss against a team that we knew how they were going to play against us, no surprises, ” Current interim head coach Caroline Sjöblom said. “ Today they were much more effective than we were on the pitch."

In the midst of a three- game home stand, Kansas City matched up against the Houston Dash for the second time this season and for the first time at home. In the previous meeting, the Current were carried by the defensive efforts of goaltender Cassie Miller as they shut out the Dash 2- 0 on April 19 in the Challenge Cup.

Kc Current VS Houston Dash

In an effort to avoid a fourth straight NWSL loss( and fifth straight across all competitions), the Kansas City Current just could n’t find the back of the net for the second straight match. They fell 2- 0 to the Houston Dash Friday at Children’s Mercy Park.

In the midst of a three- game home stand, Kansas City matched up against the Houston Dash for the second time this season and for the first time at home. In the previous meeting, the Current were carried by the defensive efforts of goaltender Cassie Miller as they shut out the Dash 2- 0 on April 20 in the Challenge Cup.

Friday’s matchup saw a similar theme in the first half, with Miller back in the net. But 42 minutes of back- and- forth play stopped as Houston’s Diana Ordóñez scored to give Houston a 1- 0 lead.

The Current found themselves trailing at halftime once again, a recurring factor in their five most recent matches. Their last goal in NWSL play came on May 7 in a loss against Angel City.

Kc Current VS Houston Dash

Houston showed little signs of slowing down to open up the second half. After two missed Current shots in the 48th and 49th minutes, the Dash advanced back down the pitch, but another Miller save provided temporary relief. The Current were n’t in the clear just yet, as was evident when a corner conceded by Michelle Cooper turned into the Dash’s second goal of the night — off the head of Ally Prisock in the 54th minute.

With the clean sheet, Dash goaltender Jane Campbell headlined Houston’s performance in multiple ways. She also recorded her 10,000 th minute with the Dash at the 53- minute mark.