Kansas City Current 4–1 Denver Summit FC, NWSL Matchday 23

Kansas City Current v Denver Summit FC

Kansas City Current6th 41 pts

H. Hopkins 39′, 47′, 57′
Temwa Chawinga 76′

4

4–1

Full time

Sat 26 Sep

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 3.09, Denver Summit FC 0.77

Denver Summit FC10th 35 pts

L. Heaps 13′

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Sat 26 Sep, 12:30 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 23

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

13′Goal L. Heaps (Denver Summit FC)0–1
39′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)1–1
47′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)2–1
57′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)3–1
76′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)4–1

Top performers

Kansas City Current

H. HopkinsFKCshirt 133G3SH
Temwa ChawingaMKCshirt 61G6SH
DebinhaMKCshirt 990G4SH

Denver Summit

L. HeapsMDENshirt 101G4SH
E. ReganMDENshirt 80G1SH
J. SonisDDENshirt 60G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Kansas City Current

6th▲3 from 9th

In the playoff places, 2 points above North Carolina Courage, with four to play.

Denver Summit FC

10thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with four to play.

Season series

Matchday 11 Fri 3 Jul

Denver Summit FC0

Kansas City Current3

Matchday 23 Sat 26 Sep

Kansas City Current4

Denver Summit FC1

Kansas City Current took both meetings, 7–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

KC DEN

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 3.09; Denver Summit FC: 0.77
Possession: Kansas City Current: 40%; Denver Summit FC: 60%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 23; Denver Summit FC: 7
Corners: Kansas City Current: 9; Denver Summit FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	26	+14	54
2	San Diego Wave FC	26	+11	48
3	Washington Spirit	25	+13	46
4	Portland Thorns FC	25	+8	42
5	Utah Royals FC	25	+8	42
6	Kansas City Current	26	+6	41
7	Seattle Reign FC	26	+2	40
8	Angel City FC	25	+15	39
⋯
10	Denver Summit FC	26	+5	35

After this result

By the numbers

Kansas City Current have 15 points from last 5 and are in form. 3.0 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Kansas City Current have 11 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 2.5 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Kansas City Current have 5 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 0–2 at San Diego Wave FC, 18 September.

Kansas City Current have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 40% possession; 93 possessions; 23% ended in a shot; 39% reached the box; 4.4 actions each
Denver Summit FC: 60% possession; 93 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 6.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 8%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentDenver Summit FC

Kansas City Current attack right, Denver Summit FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Denver Summit FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Kansas City CurrentDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentDenver Summit FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Kansas City CurrentDenver Summit FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,558 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Denver Summit FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

78 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:06	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
1:49	Y. Yamamoto	Denver Summit FC
2:18	V. DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
3:48	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
6:23	Debinha	Kansas City Current
6:26	Debinha	Kansas City Current
6:29	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
8:26	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
9:15	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
9:16	Lorena	Kansas City Current
10:33	V. DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
12:07	L. Heaps	Denver Summit FC
13:38	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
14:36	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
17:21	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
17:23	Debinha	Kansas City Current
17:27	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
19:12	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
20:18	L. Heaps	Denver Summit FC
25:47	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current

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Lineups

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 Lorena. Line 1: 7 E. Ball, 24 G. Robinson, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 16 V. DiBernardo. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 13 H. Hopkins.

Kansas City Current lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.05
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 82′	82	0	1	0.12
24	G. Robinson, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.33
17	M. Cooper, off at 82′	82	0	1	0.13
10	L. LaBonta, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.05
13	H. Hopkins	90	3	0	0.63
99	Debinha, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.96
6	T. Chawinga	90	1	1	0.82
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
53	I. Gemelli, on at 73′	17	0	–	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
Team			4	3	3.10

Unused: M. Jordan, K. Scott, K. Suliafu

All player stats

Kansas City Current lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.05	1	0	1	70%	3	3
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	42%	3	1
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 82′	82	0	1	0.12	3	1	1	66%	0	4
24	G. Robinson, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	0	0
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.33	1	1	0	91%	0	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 82′	82	0	1	0.13	3	1	4	56%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.05	2	0	0	70%	2	2
13	H. Hopkins	90	3	0	0.63	3	3	2	67%	1	1
99	Debinha, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.96	4	2	3	67%	1	1
6	T. Chawinga	90	1	1	0.82	6	2	2	79%	1	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
3	A. White, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	56%	0	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	0	2
22	B. Feist, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	1
31	K. Scott	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
53	I. Gemelli, on at 73′	17	0	–	–	0	–	0	82%	1	0
55	P. Hocking, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			4	3	3.10	23	10	15	71%	12	15

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	Lorena	90	2	3	67%	1	2

Denver Summit FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Denver Summit FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Smith. Line 1: 7 A. Oke, 23 E. Gaetino, 3 K. Kurtz, 6 J. Sonis. Line 2: 24 D. Sheehan, 8 E. Regan. Line 3: 9 Y. Ryan, 10 L. Heaps, 18 Y. Yamamoto. Line 4: 26 N. Flint.

Denver Summit FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	A. Smith	90	0	0	0.00
7	A. Oke, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.00
6	J. Sonis	90	0	0	0.12
8	E. Regan, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.04
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	0	0.00
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.00
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	0	0.00
24	D. Sheehan	90	0	0	0.00
26	N. Flint, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.10
10	L. Heaps	90	1	0	0.50
18	Y. Yamamoto, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
4	N. Means, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00
5	D. Lynch, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00
25	M. Kössler, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00
33	O. Thomas, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	0.77

Unused: K. Asman, M. Reid, G. Bonner, Y. McCormack, M. Boade

All player stats

Denver Summit FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
7	A. Oke, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	86%	1	0
6	J. Sonis	90	0	0	0.12	1	1	0	82%	2	0
8	E. Regan, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	88%	0	1
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	1	2
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	0	0
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	74%	0	0
24	D. Sheehan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	78%	0	0
26	N. Flint, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.10	1	1	0	74%	0	0
10	L. Heaps	90	1	0	0.50	4	1	1	77%	1	0
18	Y. Yamamoto, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	82%	0	0
Substitutes
36	K. Asman	–
2	M. Reid	–
4	N. Means, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	0	1
5	D. Lynch, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	2	1
13	G. Bonner	–
14	Y. McCormack	–
25	M. Kössler, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
33	O. Thomas, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
34	M. Boade	–
Team			1	0	0.77	7	3	5	83%	7	5