The San Diego Wave earn 2-2 tie against Kansas City Current

San Diego narrowly misplaced their second match of the season final Sunday, 1-0 versus OL Reign. They got here into in the present day’s match towards Kansas Metropolis in search of some factors to additional their lead on the prime of the NWSL desk. Houston Sprint’s 5-0 win yesterday introduced them one level away from San Diego on the prime, placing some stress on San Diego for his or her subsequent fixtures.

Regardless of not getting the win they desired, San Diego Wave FC held on to tie Kansas Metropolis Present 2-2 in dramatic trend in the course of the first-ever assembly between the edges on Saturday, June 4. 

“I don’t assume that we had been at our greatest in the present day essentially,” NWSL main objective scorer Alex Morgan mentioned. “Simply the need to combat again, I feel, was the optimistic to remove from in the present day.”

Two targets from nook kicks virtually proved sufficient for a Kansas Metropolis win; they grew to become the primary group to attain a number of targets towards San Diego.

The primary objective got here early and was effectively deserved after relentless stress from Kansas Metropolis compelled San Diego to take a seat again on protection.

After a well-worked nook, the ball ultimately discovered its means into the field, the place an excellent Kristen Hamilton header gave the Present a 1-0 lead.

Hamilton and San Diego’s prime scorer Morgan conveniently have one factor in widespread. Each gamers are one in every of three gamers to have scored 4 targets in an NWSL match after Morgan scored 4 in an earlier match this season towards NJ/NY Gotham FC.

Regardless of the tide of the match going towards the Wave, San Diego earned a penalty within the thirty fifth minute off a Kansas Metropolis handball wherein Morgan dispatched into the underside nook for her seventh objective of the season.

The second Kansas Metropolis objective got here off one other nook, this time within the 63rd minute. Kansas Metropolis handed the ball quick from the nook twice after which whipped in a cross, this time headed dwelling by Elyse Bennett to offer the Present a 2-1 lead.

“Just about equivalent two targets, actually, so we have to do some work on the sphere,” head coach Casey Stoney mentioned. “We have to have a look at the setup. We have to have a look at how we deal with that and the way we give the gamers the very best likelihood to defend in these conditions.”

Within the 89th minute, when it appeared as if San Diego had no likelihood of salvaging a degree, Sofia Jakobsson was performed by means of on objective by Emily Van Egmond and flashed a ball throughout the face of the objective. In what felt like gradual movement, the ball made its means all the best way to the again submit, the place Morgan took a contact after which handed the ball into the again of the online to tie the match.

An unimaginable end to the match by an unimaginable ahead in Morgan, who now has eight targets in her seven regular-season matches, which leads the NWSL.

Subsequent, San Diego Wave will return to Torero Stadium in San Diego after a 4-game away stand as they face the Portland Thorns on Wednesday, June 8.

“We’re actually excited to get again in entrance of our dwelling followers,” Morgan mentioned. “Our followers give us power, and we need to proceed to have the ability to feed off of that and proceed to get wins in entrance of our dwelling followers.”

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Morgan Prickett is at present finding out Journalism at San Diego State and is on tempo to graduate in 2023. He was born in Libreville, Gabon and lived in Pretoria, South Africa for 7 years till he moved to the Bay Space. He is a large soccer and basketball fan; primarily supporting Arsenal of the English Premier League and any group Chris Paul is on. He is additionally an avid supporter of all sports activities groups in San Diego and loves watching all San Diego State sports activities.