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With another heroic performance from Golden Boot leader Temwa Chawinga, the Kansas City Current defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-0 Friday night to win their second trophy of the season.
This match was the finale of the inaugural NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup despite its fall date. The Current also won The Women’s Cup on their home turf during the Olympic break. Gotham won a different edition of The Women’s Cup this March.
“I’m very happy first and foremost,” Kansas City coach Vlatko Andonovski said. “We fought for this trophy hard in the summer, played some really good teams, played semifinal and a great team in the final. So overall, a great achievement by our team and a very good tournament for us.”
Chawinga — who now has 22 goals across all competitions — scored a brace in the first half, finding the back of the net in the 24th and 36th, though the latter would have likely been called back as offside if the tournament utilized VAR. Regardless, they both…
