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Matches2016

Final · NWSL regular seasonMay 22, 2016

Boston Breakers

10th · 11 pts

10

FC Kansas City

6th · 26 pts

Whitney Engen ⚽

Jordan Field · 95′ played · 3,288 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
BOSTON BREAKERSFC KANSAS CITY0′HT95
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 18Whitney EngenBoston Breakers
The story · match

Boston Breakers edged it 1–0

Boston Breakers stand 10th on 11 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

0.30.0 xG° on 15 shots to 11

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
Boston Breakers1560.25
FC Kansas City1140.00
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceBoston Breakers 0.25 · FC Kansas City 0.00
0.50′HT95′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelBoston Breakers · FC Kansas City

15
11
6
4
1
0

shots → on target → goals

Control

439 passes · 65.4%′375 · 60%′

16 interceptions34

19 clearances12

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Shea GroomFC Kansas CityYes0950020
Nicole BarnhartFC Kansas CityYes0950000
Brittany KolmelFC Kansas CityYes0950000
Desiree ScottFC Kansas CityYes0950000
Heather O'ReillyFC Kansas CityYes0950010
Kate Elizabeth BowenFC Kansas CityYes0950000
Alex ArlittFC Kansas CityYes0950030
Becky SauerbrunnFC Kansas CityYes0950011
Y. AverbuchFC Kansas CityYes077770021
Mandy LaddishFC Kansas CityYes066660011
F. SilvaFC Kansas CityYes045450000
Tiffany McCartyFC Kansas CityNo45500011
Alexa NewfieldFC Kansas CityNo66290000
Erika TymrakFC Kansas CityNo77180000
Angela SalemBoston BreakersYes0950000
Kyah SimonBoston BreakersYes0950051
Whitney EngenBoston BreakersYes0951011
Kristie MewisBoston BreakersYes0950131
Elizabeth StoutBoston BreakersYes0950000
Julie KingBoston BreakersYes0950000
M. PathmanBoston BreakersYes0950000
K. KallmanBoston BreakersYes0950000
Katie SchoepferBoston BreakersYes068680031
Brooke ElbyBoston BreakersYes064640021
McCall ZerboniBoston BreakersYes055550000
Louise SchillgardBoston BreakersNo55400000
Christen WestphalBoston BreakersNo64310000
S. McCaffreyBoston BreakersNo68270011
Who Was On

Boston Breakers 0.25 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
5Kyah Simon0.00Attempt Saved
18Whitney Engen0.25Goal
25Kyah Simon0.00Attempt Saved
30Brooke Elby0.00Miss
39Brooke Elby0.00Attempt Saved
45Katie Schoepfer0.00Miss
51Kristie Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
56Katie Schoepfer0.00Miss
63Kyah Simon0.00Attempt Saved
65Katie Schoepfer0.00Attempt Saved
65Kyah Simon0.00Attempt Saved
75Kristie Mewis0.00Miss
76Kyah Simon0.00Miss
79Kristie Mewis0.00Miss
84S. McCaffrey0.00Attempt Saved

FC Kansas City 0 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
23Heather O'Reilly0.00Attempt Saved
34Becky Sauerbrunn0.00Attempt Saved
35Mandy Laddish0.00Attempt Saved
35Alex Arlitt0.00Miss
47Shea Groom0.00Miss
69Y. Averbuch0.00Miss
70Tiffany McCarty0.00Attempt Saved
76Y. Averbuch0.00Attempt Saved
83Alex Arlitt0.00Attempt Saved
84Alex Arlitt0.00Miss
86Shea Groom0.00Miss
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Each question preserves Boston Breakers 1–0 FC Kansas City, May 22, 2016, the 2016 NWSL regular season scope, and a return to Boston Breakers 1–0 FC Kansas City.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "competition": "NWSL regular season",
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  "home": "Boston Breakers",
  "away": "FC Kansas City",
  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 0,
  "venue": "Jordan Field",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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