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SANDY, Utah \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Upset-minded Utah Royals FC came out on the wrong end of a late goal, falling to Kansas City and former star Ally Sentnor 1-0 at home.<\/p>\n The Royals (1-11-3, 6 points) hosted the league-leading Kansas City Current (13-2-0, 39 points) at America First Field on Friday, August 8.<\/p>\n Hard fought but came up short \ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/s8vVBXYnMt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Temwa Chawinga scored the match\u2019s only goal in the 82nd minute.<\/p>\n Utah generated the match\u2019s first shot seven minutes in, but Claudia Zornoza\u2019s left-footed attempt from distance was blocked.<\/p>\n Zornoza had another chance minutes later as she came up short on two attempts.<\/p>\n Kansas City didn\u2019t take its first attempt until the 25th minute when Imani Dorsey knocked a shot from Debinha away from the line.<\/p>\n 25′ | IMANI WITH THE SAVE OFF THE LINE \ud83d\ude24#UTAvKC<\/a> | 0-0<\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Dorsey and KC\u2019s Michelle Cooper traded yellow cards midway through the half as tensions escalated.<\/p>\n The Royals were the marginally better team on paper in a scoreless first half.<\/p>\n Utah outshot Kansas City 4-3 and put two attempts on goal compared to one for the visitors. The Current attempted six corners against one for Utah.<\/p>\n Following a trade earlier in the week between the two clubs, former No. 1 overall pick Ally Sentnor came off the bench to start the second half. It was her first appearance with the new team.<\/p>\n For the first time with #KCBABY<\/a>, Ally Sentnor \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n Making her debut in teal \ud83e\ude75 pic.twitter.com\/RngRfAYNOu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 KC Current (@thekccurrent) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Utah\u2019s offensive pressure continued in the early stages of the second half as it pushed up on the Kansas City defenders.<\/p>\n The club was unable to score but seemed to control the pace against the mighty Current.<\/p>\n Kansas City finally broke through in the 82nd minute. Temwa Chawinga beat Mandy McGlynn with a well-placed right-footed chip to grab a 1-0 lead. Kayla Sharples assisted with the goal.<\/p>\n THERE IS NO ONE LIKE TEMWA CHAWINGA \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/cToLCxEUa8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 National Women\u2019s Soccer League (@NWSL) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n KC held on through six minutes of stoppage time for the 1-0 win.<\/p>\n The Royals\u2019 season continues when they host Angel City FC at America First Field on Friday, August 15. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n Live radio calls of every\u00a0Utah Royals<\/a>\u00a0game can be found on\u00a0KSLSports.com<\/a>. Select games will be broadcast on the\u00a0KSL Sports Zone<\/a>\u00a0(97.5 FM\/1280 AM)\u00a0and\u00a0KSL NewsRadio<\/a>\u00a0(102.7 FM\/1160 AM).<\/p>\n Download the new & improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. You can stream live radio and video and stay updated on all your favorite teams.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Brian Preece is a KSLSports.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian\u2019s Bees and Beehive baseball\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Find Brian on\u00a0<\/em>X,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Instagram,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>BlueSky<\/em><\/a>\u00a0at @bpreece24.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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