NWSL roundup: Current open season with win over Thorns

Reigning NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga scored in the second minute for the host Kansas City Current, who posted a 3-1 victory over the Portland Thorns in both teams' season opener on Saturday.
Chawinga, who led NWSL with 20 goals in 2024, got behind the defense and took a chipped pass from Debinha before delivering a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
For the Thorns,
Seattle Reign 1, Gotham FC 1
Two minutes after she came in as a substitute,
Adames' left-footed shot from close range to the bottom left corner eluded Gotham goalkeeper
Racing Louisville 1, North Carolina Courage 1
Down by a goal in the second half, the visiting Courage earned a draw against Louisville as
On the tying goal, the Courage's
Off a corner kick in the 13th minute, Louisville's
Utah Royals FC 1, Bay FC 1
In the season opener for both clubs, the Royals and Bay FC each scored first-half goals en route to a draw in
Royals goalkeeper
On a set piece in the 44th minute, Bay FC's
--Field Level Media
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