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Just two minutes into the 2025 season, Kansas City’s reigning MVP Temwa Chawinga found the back of the net, an all too familiar sight for National Women’s Soccer League defenses who have become accustomed to the Current’s crafty forward.
Now, through five games, it appears the whole squad has picked up right where it left off last November when the Current advanced to the league semifinals. The biggest difference?
“It’s just more mature,” coach Vlatko Andonovski said after his team’s 2-0 victory against Houston on Saturday. “We still have a very similar system and the structure is very similar but there are little things that we do better.”
One specific thing that has helped the Current take over the top of the table is their ability to limit scoring. At this point last season, the Current had conceded 10 goals including four in a nine-goal barnburner against Portland to open the season. They also had a 1-1 draw against Gotham.
This time around, Kansas City…
