KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No team has been able to beat the Kansas City Current on their home field for nearly a calendar year, and Angel City FC couldn’t do it either.
Brazilian international Lorena saved a penalty and fellow countrywoman Bia Zaneratto scored to keep the Current unbeaten at home.
The victory secured a sixth consecutive win for Kansas City, which remained atop the NWSL standings. The Current (11-2-0, 33 points) are 6-0-0 at home this season and haven’t dropped a game at home since a July 2024 loss to Orlando.
With the score tied 0-0, Lorena leaped to her right to parry a spot kick by Angel City forward Alyssa Thompson in the 56th minute. The ball was tipped on to the crossbar before bobbling out for a corner kick.
It was Lorena’s first penalty save and the first failed penalty kick of Thompson’s NWSL career.
Reigning NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga broke away on a dribble and had her low shot saved by Angel City goalkeeper Angelina Anderson, only for Zaneratto to scoop up the rebound and the tuck the ball away in the 69th minute.
Zaneratto has five goals this season, tied for the second-most of any Current player behind Chawinga with eight.
Angel City (4-6-3, 15 points) is winless in its last five games (0-4-1), and has secured one tie and two losses since Alex Straus assumed the role of head coach three weeks ago.
Angel City won’t play another NWSL match until Aug. 1 as part of the league’s summer break.
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