Sanchez scores late winner in Courage’s 3-2 comeback win over Current
Ashley Sanchez scored a dramatic last-minute goal, leading the North Carolina Courage to their first win of the season with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Current. Despite an early lead from Kansas City with goals by Haley Hopkins and Bia Zaneratto, the Courage fought back with goals from Ryan Williams and Kaleigh Kurtz before Sanchez's decisive strike. In other matches, Gotham FC dominated the Washington Spirit 3-0, fueled by two goals from Esther Gonzalez, who now leads the NWSL in scoring. The San Diego Wave triumphed over the Chicago Stars 3-0 with a late goal from Kimmi Ascanio, and Bay FC narrowly defeated the Seattle Reign 1-0 through Racheal Kundananji's first goal of the season. These results shuffled the league standings, with Kansas City maintaining first place despite their loss, while the Courage moved off the bottom to 11th place.
Ashley Sanchez's goal in the third minute of stoppage time secured a 3-2 comeback victory for the North Carolina Courage against the Kansas City Current, marking their first win of the season.
Haley Hopkins scored the opening goal for Kansas City against her former team, while Bia Zaneratto restored their lead after the Courage equalized, but they couldn't hold on for the win.
In Gotham FC's match, Esther Gonzalez scored twice, including a penalty, to help her team to a 3-0 win over the Washington Spirit, extending her lead as the league's top scorer.
The San Diego Wave claimed a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Stars, highlighted by Kimmi Ascanio's first professional goal in stoppage time, despite being outshot by the Stars.
Bay FC secured a 1-0 win over the Seattle Reign with Racheal Kundananji's first goal of the season, aided by a well-executed assist from Caroline Conti.
The Courage's victory lifted them from the bottom of the standings to 11th place, while the Current maintained their lead at the top despite their defeat.
Elsewhere, Gotham's win was marked by rookie Sarah Schupansky scoring her first NWSL goal, and Washington Spirit's Croix Bethune returned from injury to make a second-half appearance.