Washington Spirit 1–0 Denver Summit FC, NWSL Matchday 14

Washington Spirit v Denver Summit FC

Washington Spirit1st 33 pts

S. Cantore 61′

1

1–0

Full time

Sun 26 Jul

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 1.07, Denver Summit FC 1.92

Denver Summit FC11th 19 pts

0

Sun 26 Jul, 7:00 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 14

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

61′Goal S. Cantore (Washington Spirit)1–0

Top performers

Washington Spirit

S. CantoreFWASshirt 271G3SH
T. RodmanMWASshirt 20G3SH
C. MartínezWASshirt 11, came off the bench0G2SH

Denver Summit

D. SheehanMDENshirt 240G3SH
L. HeapsMDENshirt 100G3SH
A. BrazierDENshirt 11, came off the bench0G2SH

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

What it means

Washington Spirit

1st▲1 from 2nd

In the playoff places, 12 points above North Carolina Courage, with 14 to play.

Denver Summit FC

11thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 15 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sat 28 Mar

Denver Summit FC0

Washington Spirit0

Matchday 14 Sun 26 Jul

Washington Spirit1

Denver Summit FC0

Washington Spirit won one, one drawn; 1–0 on aggregate to Washington Spirit.

Team stats

WAS DEN

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 1.07; Denver Summit FC: 1.92
Possession: Washington Spirit: 53%; Denver Summit FC: 47%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 13; Denver Summit FC: 16
Corners: Washington Spirit: 3; Denver Summit FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Washington Spirit	16	+13	33
2	Gotham FC	16	+9	31
3	Utah Royals FC	16	+9	30
4	San Diego Wave FC	17	+4	29
5	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
6	Kansas City Current	16	0	25
7	Orlando Pride	17	+1	23
8	Angel City FC	14	+8	22
⋯
11	Denver Summit FC	15	+1	19

After this result

By the numbers

Denver Summit FC have 7 home wins from 15 at home, and 4 from 15 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Denver Summit FC have 6 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.2 a match, against 1.4 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Denver Summit FC have scored 53 goals, the 3rd most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit: 53% possession; 83 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 30% reached the box; 6.8 actions each
Denver Summit FC: 47% possession; 85 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 36% reached the box; 6.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 14%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritDenver Summit FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

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

Washington SpiritDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritDenver 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

Washington SpiritDenver 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. 1,674 events in the record.

Period Minute 99 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit 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.

76 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:36	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
2:05	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
2:10	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
2:34	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
4:26	A. Sullivan	Washington Spirit
5:10	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
6:18	G. Carle	Washington Spirit
7:54	R. Bernal	Washington Spirit
8:00	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
9:09	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
10:13	O. Thomas	Denver Summit FC
10:30	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
10:38	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
11:05	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
12:06	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
12:06	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
16:13	K. Kurtz	Denver Summit FC
18:01	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
18:08	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
20:48	D. Sheehan	Denver Summit FC

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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-2-3-1

Washington Spirit, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 14 G. Carle, 24 E. Morgan, 9 T. Rudd, 6 K. Wiesner. Line 2: 12 A. Sullivan, 4 R. Bernal. Line 3: 26 P. Metayer, 17 H. Hershfelt, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 27 S. Cantore.

Washington Spirit 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
18	S. MacIver	90	0	0	0.00
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	0.00
6	K. Wiesner, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.00
4	R. Bernal	90	0	0	0.04
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.00
26	P. Metayer, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.09
12	A. Sullivan, off at 58′	58	0	0	0.00
27	S. Cantore, off at 76′	76	1	0	0.30
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–
2	T. Rodman	90	0	1	0.47
Substitutes
16	T. Bolt, on at 84′	6	0	–	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.07
10	L. Santos, on at 58′	32	0	0	0.06
5	É. Tsé, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	1.07

Unused: K. Collins, S. Wojdelko, E. Gaines-Ramos, M. Skurcenski

All player stats

Washington Spirit 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
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	1	4
6	K. Wiesner, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	2
4	R. Bernal	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	89%	0	3
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	91%	0	1
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	4
26	P. Metayer, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.09	1	1	1	82%	0	0
12	A. Sullivan, off at 58′	58	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	0	1
27	S. Cantore, off at 76′	76	1	0	0.30	3	2	1	95%	0	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–	1	–	3	89%	0	0
2	T. Rodman	90	0	1	0.47	3	2	2	57%	1	5
Substitutes
16	T. Bolt, on at 84′	6	0	–	–	0	–	1	67%	0	0
31	K. Collins	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.07	2	0	0	71%	0	0
10	L. Santos, on at 58′	32	0	0	0.06	2	1	1	80%	1	2
5	É. Tsé, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
28	S. Wojdelko	–
29	E. Gaines-Ramos	–
34	M. Skurcenski	–
Team			1	1	1.07	13	6	10	85%	4	22

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	1	1	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: S. MacIver

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, 5 D. Lynch. Line 3: 9 Y. Ryan, 10 L. Heaps, 26 N. Flint. Line 4: 33 O. Thomas.

Denver Summit FC 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
1	A. Smith	90	0	0	0.00
7	A. Oke, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.00
6	J. Sonis	90	0	0	0.03
5	D. Lynch, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
23	E. Gaetino, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.16
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	0	0.11
24	D. Sheehan	90	0	0	0.17
33	O. Thomas, off at 69′	69	0	0	0.07
10	L. Heaps	90	0	0	0.27
26	N. Flint, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.06
Substitutes
2	M. Reid, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
4	N. Means, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00
8	E. Regan, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
11	A. Brazier, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.99
25	M. Kössler, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.12
Team			0	0	1.98

Unused: Y. McCormack, C. Pickett, Y. Yamamoto, K. Asman

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 80′	80	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	2
6	J. Sonis	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	5	75%	2	3
5	D. Lynch, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	76%	1	1
23	E. Gaetino, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	1
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.16	1	0	0	91%	0	2
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	0	0.11	2	0	2	72%	1	0
24	D. Sheehan	90	0	0	0.17	3	0	0	84%	1	1
33	O. Thomas, off at 69′	69	0	0	0.07	2	1	1	89%	2	0
10	L. Heaps	90	0	0	0.27	3	0	2	88%	0	1
26	N. Flint, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.06	1	0	1	73%	0	2
Substitutes
2	M. Reid, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
4	N. Means, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	1	0
8	E. Regan, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
14	Y. McCormack	–
11	A. Brazier, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.99	2	0	0	50%	0	0
16	C. Pickett	–
18	Y. Yamamoto	–
25	M. Kössler, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.12	1	0	0	25%	0	0
36	K. Asman	–
Team			0	0	1.98	16	1	11	83%	10	13