It only took two minutes Saturday for Temwa Chawinga to tie the NWSL single season scoring record, as the Malawian striker claimed her 18th goal to help the Kansas City Current defeat Racing Louisville 2-0 in Louisville.

Chawinga’s goal brings her level with Australian legend Sam Kerr, who set the record in 2019 with Chicago. The Current picked up a goal late from Vanessa DiBernardo, while Almuth Schult recorded three saves in the shutout.

The Current remain in fourth on 46 points, and have three games remaining to shore up their playoff positioning. They’ll make their first trip to San Jose next Saturday to face Bay FC.

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Simon Becher scored twice for Saint Louis City SC, en route to a 3-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at CITYPARK. Becher’s first goal came in the 14th minute when his shot went in the top right corner of the net. His second goal came two minutes into the second half by sliding the ball into the opposite corner. Jake Nerwinski tacked a third goal onto the scoreline in stoppage time, while Roman Bürki saved all five Dynamo shots on goal.

Saint Louis City advance to 37 points but are still 12th in the Western Conference. City’s final game is Oct. 19 at Minnesota United.

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Sporting Kansas City were shut out in their home season finale Saturday night, falling to Los Angeles FC 3-0. David Martinez scored in the 14th minute after Sporting keeper Tim melia blocked the penalty shot from Denis Bouanga. Cristian Olivera also scored for LAFC in the first half, while Aaron Long netted the visitors’ third score in the 69th minute. Former Sporting KC players Ilie Sanchez and Kei Kamara were stubbed in by LAFC during the second half, while Sporting KC saw all four of their shots on goal saved.

The loss locks Sporting into 13th position in the Western Conference, second from the bottom, with one game remaining in the season. Sporting will conclude the season Oct. 19 at Dallas.