San Diego Wave FC vs Kansas City Current

You learn what a team actually is from the games they cannot hide in. Kansas City arrive as one of the best sides in the league, which turns a Friday night in Mission Valley into the measuring stick Wave supporters circled the moment the schedule dropped. There is playoff weight on it already. What makes it worth going to rather than watching is the end of the ground where the drums are: teal smoke, a supporters' section that has grown every single season, and a noise level that people who assume they know what a women's soccer crowd sounds like are consistently unprepared for. Native American Heritage Night adds another layer to the evening, with a pregame ceremony worth arriving early for. Two of the most watchable sides in the league trading chances under the lights. Find a seat where you can see the whole field open up, and bring somebody who has never been to one. They always come back.