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Current Extends Lead at Top of NWSL with 2-0 Win over Thorns

On Saturday, the Kansas City Current defeated the Portland Thorns 2-0 on the road at Portland's home stadium.
It was up to the Kansas City Current to get a positive result to keep competition at arm's length, as they hadn’t lost since May 2 and had beaten the Thorns five straight times.
Ellie Wheeler opened the scoring less than a minute in at 54 seconds, and Temwa Chawinga scored her 11th goal in the 71st minute to secure the win.
Portland suffered its first home defeat since Oct. 5, 2024, ending a 10-game unbeaten home run, while Kansas City Current pushed their lead in the standings back to 12 points.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski rotated the squad, resting Debinha and Michelle Cooper and starting Sentnor and Nichelle Prince, and the Current will return home next weekend to face the North Carolina Courage amid a title race San Diego could narrow to eight points with the right results.

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