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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"It makes my job a lot easier. As a back line, we get to stay tight and just clean up what comes out." -GROB on the front line defending from the front.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"She's our cheat code." -GROB on Temwa Chawinga coming on in the second half.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"She's our cheat code." -GROB on Temwa Chawinga coming on in the second half.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"I know Bia from my time in China. And I know her passes. And it's my job to score goals. So I did my job." Chawinga on her goal. (? from @danielsperrykc.bsky.social)

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

We have Temwa Chawinga and GROB for the post match press availability.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

Also asked him about his attacking line defending from the front with their press. He said that he believes that they have the best defending front line in the league. He goes on to say that they are able to defend in the front and at the back while not compromising their attacking responsibilites.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

Asked Vlatko what led them to letting Gotham have the ball but limit the areas to which they had the ball. He replied that he wanted to make sure they clogged the midfield because Gotham is so precise in their passing and they needed to interrupt them.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"They're a good team. This is not a team I would want to face in the playoffs. I told our players this is the best thing that can happen to us that we play a team in such good form." -Vlatko on ending Gotham's 11 match unbeaten streak ? from @chadcsmith.bsky.social

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"First of all I didn't know that was a record breaking shutout for her. It's not easy for a keeper to come in the league and dominate off the bat." -Vlatko on his team celebrating around Lorena. (? from @danielsperrykc.bsky.social)

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 17h

"There's a big group of people here working at all times. They want to do anything possible to keep the players prepared. One thing I love about the staff is that they walk in and want to be the best version of themselves every day." Vlatko . ? from @danielsperrykc.bsky.social

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

And that's the final whistle. KC Current 2-Gotham 0. Current push their unbeaten match streak to 17. They are the first team in league history to win 20 matches in a single season and have set the record with 62 points in a single season. They are, in fact, rollin on the river.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Gotham wins a corner in the last minute of stoppage time.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Crazy bounce as Stengel's shot deflects off of Sharples and on to the post and into Lorena's arms.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

90+3' sub for Gotham as Kayla Duran, Sarah Schupansky, and Khyah Harper come in for Emily Sonnett, Rose Lavelle, and Midge Purce.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Sonnett stomps on Izzy Rodriguez's foot and is called for the foul. Looked second yellow-y

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

We will play 1 and 1/3 Bluey episodes worth (8 minutes) of second half stoppage time.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Chawinga plays a ball over her shoulder then off of Sonnett. The ball skies over the bar and into the CPKC Stadium scoreboard.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Ball falls to LaBonta and she takes a low shot from the top of the box that Hogan collects with ease.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

87' sub for Gotham as Sophia Cook comes on for Jaelin Howell.
87' sub for Current as Bailey Feist comes on for Ally Sentnor.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

An announced sellout crowd of 11,500 here at CPKC Stadium.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Izzy Rodriguez gets a cross off but is deflected out by Howell for a corner.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

She grabbed Chawinga by the waist there to prevent her from getting on to the ball. She is given a yellow card for her efforts.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Play resumes and the US international comes back on the field for Gotham.

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

Before my washing machine at it apart, it used to be a Balotelli kit

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Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 18h

On the set piece, Shaw plays it to Lavelle. She floats it back post and Lorena comes to punch it. Sonett is down on the play.

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