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Matches2023

Final · Matchweek 2 · NWSL Challenge CupMay 17, 2023

Racing Louisville

9th · 27 pts

32

Kansas City Current

11th · 26 pts

Savannah DeMelo ⚽⚽ · Ary Borges ⚽

Michelle Cooper ⚽ · Debinha ⚽

Lynn Family Stadium · 100′ played · 4,303 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
RACING LOUISVILLEKANSAS CITY CURRENT0′HT100
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 16Michelle CooperKansas City Current
  2. 24Savannah DeMeloRacing Louisville
  3. 29Savannah DeMeloRacing Louisville
  4. 85Ary BorgesRacing Louisville
  5. 87DebinhaKansas City Current
The story · MW 2

Racing Louisville edged it 3–2

Savannah DeMelo scored a brace, at 24′ and 29′. Racing Louisville lead the all-time series 3–2–2 across 7 meetings since 2021. Racing Louisville stand 9th on 27 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

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

3.51.2 xG° on 21 shots to 9

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

TeamShSoTxG°
Racing Louisville2133.55
Kansas City Current921.22
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceRacing Louisville 3.55 · Kansas City Current 1.22
0.511.522.533.540′HT100′

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

Finishing funnelRacing Louisville · Kansas City Current

21
9
3
2
3
2

shots → on target → goals

Control

472 passes · 78%′370 · 70.3%′

18 interceptions23

20 clearances20

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Alexa SpaanstraKansas City CurrentYes01000220
Adrianna FranchKansas City CurrentYes01000000
Izzy RodriguezKansas City CurrentYes01000000
Chardonnay CurranKansas City CurrentYes01000020
Jenna WalkerKansas City CurrentYes01000000
Addisyn MerrickKansas City CurrentYes01000000
Rylan ChildersKansas City CurrentYes076760000
Mimmi LarssonKansas City CurrentYes063630000
Michelle CooperKansas City CurrentYes063631021
Kate Del FavaKansas City CurrentYes045450000
Gabrielle RobinsonKansas City CurrentYes045450000
Hailie MaceKansas City CurrentNo45550000
Croix SotoKansas City CurrentNo45550000
Lo'eau LaBontaKansas City CurrentNo63370000
DebinhaKansas City CurrentNo63371021
Cece DelzerKansas City CurrentNo76240010
Jaelin HowellRacing LouisvilleYes01000060
Uchenna KanuRacing LouisvilleYes01000030
Katie AtkinsonRacing LouisvilleYes01000000
Abby ErcegRacing LouisvilleYes01000010
Carson PickettRacing LouisvilleYes01000000
Alex ChidiacRacing LouisvilleYes01000010
Jordan BaggettRacing LouisvilleYes083830110
Savannah DeMeloRacing LouisvilleYes073732042
Paige CroninRacing LouisvilleYes062620020
Satara MurrayRacing LouisvilleYes062620000
Zaneta WyneRacing LouisvilleYes062620000
Elli PikkujämsäRacing LouisvilleNo62380000
Lauren MillietRacing LouisvilleNo62380000
Kayla FischerRacing LouisvilleNo62380010
Thembi KgatlanaRacing LouisvilleNo73270110
Ary BorgesRacing LouisvilleNo83171011
Who Was On
Shots

Racing Louisville 3.55 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
7Jaelin Howell0.11Miss
15Uchenna Kanu0.07Attempt Saved
24Savannah DeMelo0.10Goal
29Savannah DeMelo0.35Goal
38Paige Cronin0.03Attempt Saved
51Savannah DeMelo0.03Miss
53Alex Chidiac0.62Miss
53Paige Cronin0.05Attempt Saved
63Jaelin Howell0.10Miss
63Savannah DeMelo0.03Attempt Saved
68Uchenna Kanu0.10Miss
73Jaelin Howell0.05Miss
73Jordan Baggett0.31Miss
74Jaelin Howell0.11Miss
76Abby Erceg0.07Miss
76Jaelin Howell0.07Miss
77Uchenna Kanu0.03Miss
78Kayla Fischer0.07Attempt Saved
85Ary Borges0.65Goal
87Thembi Kgatlana0.57Attempt Saved
87Jaelin Howell0.03Miss

Kansas City Current 1.22 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
6Alexa Spaanstra0.11Miss
10Chardonnay Curran0.03Attempt Saved
12Alexa Spaanstra0.05Miss
13Michelle Cooper0.03Miss
16Michelle Cooper0.62Goal
64Chardonnay Curran0.07Miss
81Cece Delzer0.07Attempt Saved
84Debinha0.03Attempt Saved
87Debinha0.21Goal
Head to Head
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Each question preserves Racing Louisville 3–2 Kansas City Current, May 17, 2023, the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup scope, and a return to Racing Louisville 3–2 Kansas City Current.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "slug": "2023-05-17-lou-vs-kc",
  "date": "2023-05-17",
  "season": 2023,
  "competition": "NWSL Challenge Cup",
  "matchweek": 2,
  "home": "Racing Louisville",
  "away": "Kansas City Current",
  "home_score": 3,
  "away_score": 2,
  "venue": "Lynn Family Stadium",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
}