Current ready for NWSL Quarterfinal Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Thousands of fans will pack CPKC Stadium Saturday morning as the Kansas City Current makes even more history.

The club is set to host the North Carolina Courage in the NWSL Quarterfinals. The match marks the first playoff game at the first stadium built for a professional women’s sports team in the world.

“The fact that right now we have this facility, this stadium and we’re walking on this field is, I mean, electric,” head coach and sporting director Vlatko Andonovski said. “It’s loud. We’re gonna play a soccer game on it. It’s just crazy.”

The Current ride a nine-game unbeaten streak entering Saturday. Their last loss came to the Courage on Sept. 1.

“We need to win this game,” goalkeeper Almuth Schult said. “We’re facing a really good opponent that beat us already in September. We’re annoyed of this, because we don’t like to lose. We love to play in front of our fans and we hope we can win the next game.”

The NWSL’s leading scorer, Current forward Temwa Chawinga, remains questionable to take the field.

She missed the team’s regular-season finale with a knee injury.

“Temwa actually was able to train today, which is very positive for us,” Andonovski said. “By the end of the day, we should know if the part of the leg that was hurting her is gonna flare up and how much, and if that is gonna clear her for the game tomorrow.”

Saturday’s match kicks off at 11:00 a.m. On KCTV5.

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