Back-to-back NWSL champions FC Kansas City went through a little bit of a makeover this offseason, and have struggled to put together results early in the league schedule. Mainstays Lauren Holiday and Amy Rodriguez are out of the squad, with Holiday retiring and Rodriguez pregnant with her second child. Kansas City traded for Sydney Leroux in the offseason, but the USWNT forward also revealed that she is pregnant and would miss the 2016 season.
Through three games, the Blues are just above the bottom of the table, with one point from a draw a two losses. Both of FCKC's losses have come from a 1-0 scoreline, first to the Western New York Flash at home on opening day and then against Seattle Reign FC last weekend in a rematch of the past two NWSL Championships. The lone draw came at home against Portland Thorns FC, with Shea Groom knocking in FCKC's only goal of the young season.
“They’re like us, a lot of new faces this year and they’re missing some key players for various reasons," Dash head coach Randy Waldrum said. "Vlatko [Andonovski] always does a great job organizing his team. We’ve watched all of their games and they are still going to be a force throughout the season.
"They have [Becky]Sauerbrunn in the back, [Nicole] Barnhart in goal and Heather O’Reilly out wide and he will have Shea Groom back so he is not without enough ammunition to do some damage. I know they are desperate to get some points and it is important for us to get points on the road too. So it will be great competition and we really need to get the points this weekend.”
You can watch Saturday's game live right here at HoustonDashSoccer.com/live, kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
