The two arch scorers in the National Women's Soccer Alliance (NWSL) – Kim Little of the Seattle Reign FC and Amy Rodriguez of the FC Kansas City will action it out in the 2014 NWSL Championship Game at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash. on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. ET. The bout will be air nationally on ESPN2.
Both the Reign and FC Kansas City will be aggressive in their aboriginal NWSL Championship bout afterwards accepting semifinal victories aftermost weekend. FCKC recorded a 2-0 win Saturday over NWSL arresting champions Portland Thorns FC and Seattle anchored a 2-1 improvement achievement Sunday night adjoin the Washington Spirit.
The NWSL Championship Game will be the fourth affair this division amid FC Kansas City and the Reign, with Seattle claiming a 3-2 home achievement May 14 followed by a brace of 1-1 draws at Verizon Wireless Field in Kansas City on May 21 and August 2.
The bout will be played at Starfire Stadium, area the Reign played their home amateur in 2013 afore affective to Moda Pitch at Memorial Stadium for 2014. Seattle acquaint a 4-6-1 almanac at Starfire Stadium aftermost division afore adequate an best 8-0-4 approved division this year at their new home.
FCKC went 4-7-1 abroad from home this division and were winless in their aftermost four alley amateur of the approved season.
Seattle Reign FC Notes:
Seattle's ascendancy of the alliance started aboriginal with an NWSL-record seven afterwards wins to alpha the season.
The Reign accustomed addition NWSL almanac with a run of 16-games best to alpha the division afore a 1-0 accident July 12 to the Chicago Red Stars.
Head drillmaster and accepted administrator Laura Harvey was afresh called 2014 NWSL Drillmaster of the Year.
Forward Kim Little was awarded the NWSL Golden Boot for the 2014 season
Kim Little was voted the Army National Guard Player of the Month three times (April, May, July) and accustomed a new single-season scoring almanac with 16 goals – breaking the antecedent mark of 12 set by Holiday in 2013.
Seattle's acknowledged division was fueled by the contributions of newcomers Little (16 goals, 7 assists), Nahomi "Naho" Kawasumi (9 goals, 5 assists), Bev Goebel (5 goals, 4 assists) and Sydney Leroux (5 goals).
FCKC Notes:
Despite finishing 13 credibility abaft Seattle, FC Kansas City completed the 2014 approved division in additional and with their own set of accolades.
FCKC reeled off seven beeline victories May 25 - July 6 to bout the NWSL almanac set beforehand in the division by Seattle.
The Blues outscored their opponents 14-1 during the band abaft outstanding performances from goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart (Player of the Month for June) and her backline of Becky Sauerbrunn, Leigh Ann Robinson, Nikki Phillips and Merritt Mathias.
Rodriguez (13 goals, 3 assists), who the Blues acquired in an offseason barter with Seattle afterwards she absent the absolute 2013 division to accord bearing to her aboriginal child, accumulated abnormally able-bodied with aftermost season's MVP Lauren Holiday (8 goals, 7 assists) and Erika Tymrak (4 goals, 4 assists) as drillmaster Vlatko Andonovski guided his aggregation to their additional afterwards postseason.
Becky Sauerbrunn was afresh called NWSL Defender of the Year.
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Title : Seattle Reign FC hosts FC Kansas City in NWSL Final
Description : The two arch scorers in the National Women's Soccer Alliance (NWSL) – Kim Little of the Seattle Reign FC and Amy Rodriguez of the FC K...