Orlando Pride remain undefeated while snapping KC Current's 17-game unbeaten streak, 2-1

Barbra Banda and Marta scored goals and the Orlando Pride stayed undefeated by beating Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday, handing the Current their first loss of the National Women’s Soccer League season.

Temwa Chawinga scored for the Current (10-1-5) in front of a sellout crowd of 11,500 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City who came to see the top two and only unbeaten teams in the league.

With the win, the first-place Pride (11-0-5) extended their unbeaten streak to 17 games dating to last season, matching the the league record set by the Current last week. The Pride haven’t trailed in a match since March 22.

Banda and Chawinga entered the match tied for the league lead with 11 goals each and they delivered in the marquee matchup.

Banda scored her 12th of the season in the 37th minute. Adriana’s shot was blocked and fell right to Banda in the box, who finished under the arms of goalkeeper Adrianna Franch.

Chawinga responded two minutes later, dribbling into the box and getting around several defenders before shooting into the right corner.

Carrie Lawrence picked up a second yellow card in the 42nd minute after fouling Chawinga, putting the Pride down a player for the rest of the match.

Orlando went up in the 61st minute when Adriana was fouled in the box, and Marta chipped the goalkeeper from the penalty spot for her fifth goal of the season.

Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse made seven saves.

RED STARS 1, DASH 0

Mallory Swanson scored just before halftime to help the Chicago Red Stars earn a 1-0 win over the Houston Dash at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.

Leilanni Nesbeth picked off a pass and found Swanson in first-half stoppage time. She dribbled forward and shot with her left foot outside the box, finishing into the upper left corner for her seventh goal of the season.

Swanson has scored in four straight games for Chicago (7-7-2), matching the most in Red Stars history.

Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made six saves to earn her third clean sheet this season.

The Dash (3-8-5) have been held scoreless in five straight matches.

GOTHAM 2, ANGEL CITY 1

Rose Lavelle scored in the 16th minute and Gotham FC went on to hand Angel City its third straight loss, 2-1 in Los Angeles.

The midfielder, who was named to the U.S. Olympic team headed to France, has five goals this season. Delanie Sheehan gave Gotham (9-3-4) a 2-0 lead in the 40th minute.

Claire Emslie scored on a penalty kick for Angel City (4-9-3) in the 69th minute. It was her team-leading sixth goal of the season.

SPIRIT 3, BAY FC 0

Rookie Makenna Morris scored her first NWSL goal in the fourth minute, Trinity Rodman converted a penalty kick in the 21st, and the Washington Spirit won their first match under new coach Jonatan Giraldez, 3-0 over Bay FC at San Jose's PayPal Park.

Ouleymata Sarr added her seventh goal of the season for the Spirit (11-4-1) in the 57th minute.

First-year team Bay FC (6-10-0) had won its last two matches.

Giraldez was hired by the Spirit in January but he finished the season with Barcelona, which won three straight Spanish league titles and two consecutive Champions League titles under him.

Giraldez spent the past two weeks acclimating to his new club under interim coach Adrián González, who will now become his assistant.

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Washington Spirit FC's Hal Hershfelt, left, battles Bay FC's Kiki Pickett, right, for the ball during the first half of an NWSL soccer match in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Washington Spirit FC's goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsburgy (1) blocks a goal-attempt by Bay FC's Deyna Castellanos, top left, during the first half of an NWSL soccer match in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Washington Spirit FC's Makenna Morris (8) reacts after scoring during the first half of an NWSL soccer match against Bay FC in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Washington Spirit FC's goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsburgy (1) blocks a goal-attempt by Bay FC's Deyna Castellanos, top left, during the first half of an NWSL soccer match in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich won without playing on Saturday as Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund dropped points to modest opponents.

Dortmund slumped at Union Berlin to a 2-1 defeat without injured forward Karim Adeyemi, who starred in the team’s 7-1 rout of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Defending champion Leverkusen squandered an early two-goal lead over promoted Holstein Kiel and drew 2-2. It was only Kiel’s second point in its debut top-flight season.

Leverkusen played in a special black jersey with red trim to commemorate the club’s 120th anniversary, and for Xabi Alonso it was also a special occasion – the Spanish coach took over exactly two years before.

Leverkusen fans didn’t have to wait long to celebrate after Victor Boniface opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Jonas Hofmann made it 2-0 four minutes after that. Leverkusen looked set for a rout.

But the home team failed to make more of its dominance — Boniface had another goal ruled out for offside — and Kiel secured a lifeline before the break when Max Geschwil scored after a corner. Fiete Arp scored an unlikely equalizer from the penalty spot in the 69th.

Also, Freiburg won at Werder Bremen 1-0, and Wolfsburg enjoyed a 3-1 win in Wolfsburg.

St. Pauli was playing Mainz later.

League leader Bayern visits second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

Leverkusen's head coach Xabi Alonso reacts during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Dortmund's Sebastien Haller talks to a referee during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Dortmund's Waldemar Anton, left, and Union's Benedict Hollerbach fight for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Union's Benedict Hollerbach, left, and Dortmund's Pascal Gross jump for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Berlin players celebrate after a goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Union's Kevin Vogt stops the ball in front of Dortmund's Julien Duranville during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Dortmund's Sebastien Haller, left, and Union's Christopher Trimmel jump for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Dortmund's Maximilian Beier outruns Union's Diogo Leite during the Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)