PORTLAND, Ore. – The kansas City Current defeated the Portland Thorns FC 2-0 on Friday, August 23, 2025, at Providence park. Goals from Claire Wheeler in the first minute and Tabitha Chawinga in the 71st minute secured the victory for kansas City.
Wheeler opened the scoring just one minute into the match, assisted by Izzy Rodriguez. Chawinga extended the lead in the second half, finishing a play initiated by Wheeler. The Current controlled the match, despite a late red card issued to Kansas City’s Addie Robinson in the 90+8th minute.
The match was played in warm conditions, with a temperature of 91 degrees and sunny skies. A crowd of 16,695 spectators attended the contest.
Discipline: Portland’s Natalia Castellanos and the Portland bench received yellow cards in the 56th and 77th minutes, respectively. Kansas City’s Robinson was shown a red card in the 90+8th minute, and Portland’s Meghan Hiatt received a yellow card in the 90+10th minute.
Lineups:
Portland Thorns FC: Shelley Arnold, Natalia Reyes (72′ Morgan Spaanstra), Emily Obaze (81′ Hannah McKenzie), Meghan Hiatt, Sophia Perry, Olivia Coffey ©, Hina Sugita, Jessie Fleming (58′ Imani Alidou), Morgan Moultrie, Natalia Castellanos (81′ Christine Dufour), Tyler Turner (72′ Bella Tordin). Unused Substitutes: Adriana Bixby, Kayla Torpey, Maddy Powell, Daiane
Kansas City Current: Lorena, Claire Wheeler, Kate Mace, Elizabeth Sharples, Izzy Rodriguez, Desi LaBonta ©, Addie Hutton (79′ Reyna Rodríguez), Alex Sentnor (61′ Debinha), Hailie Prince (61′ Sydney Cooper), Cece Zaneratto (79′ Elyse hopkins), Tabitha Chawinga (90′ Robinson). Unused Substitutes: Emily Ivory, Halli Steigleder, Kayla Long, Emma Feist
looking Ahead: The Current return to CPKC Stadium next Saturday, August 30, to host the North Carolina Courage at 6:30 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast nationally on ION and locally on KMCI, 38 the Spot. Fans can also listen on the KC Current App (English, Spanish, or Portuguese) or 90.9 The Bridge.
Current Club Membership: Limited single-match tickets for the 2025 regular season are available. The Kansas city Current encourages fans to join the Current Club for priority access to tickets,exclusive gifts,discounts,event access,and content. 2025 season Ticket Member Account Holders are automatically enrolled.More information is available HERE.
