Kansas City's current forward Temwa Chawinga became the fastest player in NWSL history, scoring 25 professional regular season goals in a 1-0 victory over Orlando Pride on Friday. Chawinga achieved this feat in 34 games.

"I'm happy for her, but I don't think Temwa will stop here," said Kansas City head coach Vratko Antoninovsky. "She has more."

But Chawinga left the game in the 89th minute due to injury.

Andonovski confirmed that Chawinga’s issues on Friday were related to the leg injuries involved in the 2024 NWSL MVP and Golden Boot champions during the season.

The win extends its current lead on the NWSL table to four points and a loss for the 2024 semi-finals, which won the NWSL Shield and NWSL titles last year.

Kansas City's rule based on centre-back Kayla Sharples made a tough defensive performance on the talented pride offense.

“I’m very proud of the team,” Andonovsky said. “To come here to win the game, you not only have to stay very good and show a lot of quality, you also have to have a heart. If you don’t have a heart, you don’t have a chance.

However, the cost of winning can be high. Midfielder Debinha and centre-back Alana Cook were also injured in the second half.

After the trainer evaluated his left knee, Cook went straight to the tunnel to the locker room.

Andonovsky said he didn't have any specific information to share any harm, but I can only say, I hope it's not serious and we'll be back soon. ”

Orlando now lost three of the last five games, winning only once in that game, a 3-2 victory over Angel City FC 2-0. The courage against North Carolina last week, pride equals when it stops time.

Orlando started last season with a 23-game unbeaten streak.

Pride took third place Friday as the loss and the San Diego Waves beat Gotham FC 1-0. The defending champions may be ranked fifth by the end of the weekend, depending on other results.

When asked about his cushion in the NWSL Shield game, Andonovski quickly warned that “the season is long” but he called Friday’s win full of confidence.

The goal for the moment is still to win the trophy, and despite a 15-game winning streak and setting a league record for goals in the 2024 season (57), they failed to do that last year (57).

"We want to be the best team," Sharples said. "We want to peak at the right moment. We want to win the finals, which is the most important game. So we just need to get the job done in these games to get there."