Houston Dash at Kansas City Current: Highlights, stats, and quotes
(image via Houston Dash)
The Houston Dash were held scoreless for the fourth straight game, losing 2-0 to the Kansas City Current Friday night. Temwa Chawinga scored both goals for KC to lead the home side to victory.
MATCH SUMMARY
Kansas City Current 2-0 Houston Dash
Friday, June 28, 2024
Venue: CPKC Stadium - Kansas City, Missouri
Referee: Greg Dopka
Assistants: Noah Kenyawani, Seun Yinka-Kehinde
Fourth Official: Katherine McCormick
VAR: Alexandra Billeter
Attendance: 11,500
Weather: 85 degrees, clear skies
SCORING SUMMARY
KC: Temwa Chawinga (unassisted) 77’
KC: Temwa Chawinga (unassisted) 80’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU: Sarah Puntigam (caution; foul) 75’
LINEUPS & STATS
Kansas City Current: Adrianna Franch; Izzy Rodriguez, Stine Ballisager, Elizabeth Ball, Hailie Mace; Claire Hutton (Bayley Feist 86’), Lo'eau LaBonta, Temwa Chawinga, Debinha (Ellis Wheeler 84’); Michelle Cooper (Alex Pfeiffer 67’, Alexa Spaanstra 84’), Bia Zaneratto (Claire Lavogez 46’)
Unused Substitutes: Regan Steigleder, Desiree Scott, Jordan Silkowitz, Lauren
Total shots: 28 (Temwa Chawinga 8)
Shots on goal: 9 (Temwa Chawinga 5)
Fouls: 8 (Temwa Chawinga 3)
Offside: 6 (Temwa Chawinga 4)
Corner kicks: 6
Saves: 2 (Adrianna Franch 2)
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell (C); Courtney Petersen (Amanda West 58’), Paige Nielsen, Tarciane, Natalie Jacobs, Avery Patterson; Sophie Schmidt, Sarah Puntigam, Ramona Bachmann (Andressa 81’); Diana Ordóñez (Yuki Nagasato 74’), Michelle Alozie (Barbara Olivieri 74’)
Unused substitutes: Erin McKinney, Madison Ayson, Allysha Chapman, Jyllissa Harris, Belle Briede
Total shots: 6 (six players tied with 1)
Shots on goal: 2 (Natalie Jacobs and Diana Ordóñez tied with 1)
Fouls: 8 (Sarah Punitgam 3)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 4
Saves: 7 (Jane Campbell 7)
HOUSTON DASH ASSISTANT COACH RICKY CLARKE
On the match:
“We spoke about it before the game. We knew it was going to be a difficult place to come and play. (Kansas City) is top of the league. They're scoring goals. They're an attacking team. We said, you know stick to the details. Try and stay compact when we don't have the ball, try and cause problems when we have the ball. For 70 minutes up until they scored we did that. We changed a little bit into the game, how we defended based on their shape. We don't like losing, but based on how hard we worked, we were pleased with how we applied ourselves. Again, we don't like losing, but we were pleased with the energy and the effort we put into the game."
On stepping into this role:
“I work with the players every day. So, for me, it's just another game. The way we work as a technical staff, we're very included in the process. What we're trying to do, how we're trying to do things. So, for me, it was just about sticking to the things that we had spoken about during the week. I've been, acting head coach before. It was just about trying to coach the game, make sure if there's any changes that needed to happen. We addressed them. I think we did that. I am very proud of the way the team played. We applied ourselves and there's perhaps little moments in the game that if we could have took advantage of, it might have been a little bit different."
On Jane Campbell’s performance:
“Not just today, the entire season. She's an incredible person on the field and off the field. She has this driven mentality that spreads throughout our team. There's no surprise that she stands at the top of that list in terms of how many saves she's had. I think she's just going to continue to get better and better. She is one of the best goalkeepers in the country. She'll continue to improve. She applies herself every day. We're just pleased that she's a Houston Dash player."
HOUSTON DASH MIDFIELDER SARAH PUNITGAM
On the game:
“We knew it was going to be a tough match. We didn't start very well. We changed our system a bit during the first half and, I think then, we were a little better. We must progress and continue to find ways to possess the ball. We win the ball, but we lose it too quickly. Kansas has the quality to punish us."
On the need to score goals:
“We need to work on our possession, that we keep the ball better, that we get into the final third and then be clinical. We get into the final third and have the chances. That's something we can improve on. We will keep working. We keep believing. Scoring has a lot to do with self-confidence. Maybe, we're missing that a little bit. I think it's going to come. We have good very good players up front.”
On GK Jane Campbell:
“Jane (Campbell) is amazing. She saves us in every game. Also in the locker room, she's super important. She's someone who keeps the the team together. A true leader and we are so lucky to have her on our team."
