The San Diego Wave traveled to the National Women’s Soccer League’s top-ranked team on Sunday, looking to pull off the improbable.

Beat the Kansas City Current, and San Diego would host a first-round playoff game at Snapdragon Stadium.

Dudinha gave the Wave a one-score lead in the first half before the club surrendered a pair of goals to fall, 2-1.

And so the Wave will have to travel for their first playoff game, a weekend match at the third-seeded Portland Thorns. San Diego is the No. 6-seeded team in the eight-team tournament – though, fortunately, on the other side of the bracket from Kansas City. Playoff dates and times had not been announced as of Sunday night.

Kansas City’s Debinha pulled the Current even 1-1 with a free-kick goal in the 54th minute. Haley Hopkins delivered the g

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