SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga scored twice in the first half on Friday at Toyota Field to lift her team past NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2-0 in the final of the inaugural NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.
The brace was Chawinga’s fourth in all competitions this year. She recently broke the National Women’s Soccer League’s single-season scoring record. She has scored 20 goals in 25 games, with one game left in the season.
She opened the scoring on Friday in the 25th minute when she got in behind Gotham’s defense and chipped a shot over goalkeeper Cassie Miller.
Twelve minutes later, Chawinga struck again on another sequence that started with midfielders Claire Hutton and Lo’eau LaBonta. Replays showed that Chawinga looked offside on the second goal, but video review was not utilized for the Summer Cup.
“She is a finisher,” LaBonta said about Chawinga. “You already know that she’s the Golden Boot leader, probably about to be the winner. You just give her the ball and she works magical things.”
The Summer Cup was held primarily during the…
