Trinity Byars scored two goals, including one in stoppage time, as the San Diego Wave forged a 2-2 tie against the Kansas City Current on Friday night in a showdown between the National Women's Soccer League's first-place club and the team with the league's biggest home-field advantage.
Trinity Byars of the San Diego Wave celebrates after scoring the team’s second goal during the NWSL match between Kansas City Current and San Diego Wave FC at CPKC Stadium on July 17, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Trinity Byars scored two goals, including one in stoppage time, as the San Diego Wave forged a 2-2 tie against the Kansas City Current on Friday night in a showdown between the National Women’s Soccer League’s first-place club and the team with the league’s biggest home-field advantage. Byars’ equalizer not only pulled the Wave even, it also poked a hole in the Current’s biggest strength.
Kansas City was 6-0-0 at home this season heading into Friday’s match, outscoring their opponents by a combined 14-3. Friday’s draw was just the second at CKPC Stadium since the start of the 2024 season. Kansas City is 26-5-2 at home during that time. Byars opened scoring in the eighth minute, giving the Wave a 1-0 lead.
The Current pulled even in the 52nd minute, when Croix Bethune rattled the back of the net; Temwa Chawinga’s goal nine minutes later gave the hosts a lead that held until Byars’ extra-time heroics.
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