Denver Summit FC 0–3 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 11

Denver Summit FC v Kansas City Current

Denver Summit FC9th 15 pts

0

0–3

Full time

Fri 3 Jul

Expected goals: Denver Summit FC 0.52, Kansas City Current 4.45

Kansas City Current5th 24 pts

M. Cooper 35′, 81′
Temwa Chawinga 87′

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Fri 3 Jul, 9:30 pm EDT Dick's Sporting Goods Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 11

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

35′Goal M. Cooper (Kansas City Current)0–1
81′Goal M. Cooper (Kansas City Current)0–2
87′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)0–3

Top performers

Denver Summit

Y. RyanMDENshirt 90G2SH
A. BrazierMDENshirt 110G1SH
D. SheehanDENshirt 24, came off the bench0G1SH

Kansas City Current

M. CooperMKCshirt 172G2SH
Temwa ChawingaMKCshirt 61G4SH
C. BethuneMKCshirt 80G2SH

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

What it means

Denver Summit FC

9thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 2 points behind Orlando Pride in the last playoff place, with 18 to play.

Kansas City Current

5th▲1 from 6th

In the playoff places, 9 points above Denver Summit FC, with 17 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

DEN KC

Expected goals: Denver Summit FC: 0.52; Kansas City Current: 4.45
Possession: Denver Summit FC: 55%; Kansas City Current: 45%
Shots: Denver Summit FC: 7; Kansas City Current: 13
Corners: Denver Summit FC: 5; Kansas City Current: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	13	+6	25
2	Washington Spirit	12	+10	24
3	Utah Royals FC	12	+8	24
4	Portland Thorns FC	13	+6	24
5	Kansas City Current	13	+4	24
6	Gotham FC	11	+7	21
7	North Carolina Courage	11	+4	18
8	Orlando Pride	12	+1	17
9	Denver Summit FC	12	+1	15

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

Denver Summit FC: 55% possession; 103 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 21% reached the box; 4.8 actions each
Kansas City Current: 45% possession; 103 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 28% reached the box; 4.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Denver Summit FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Denver Summit FC started 12% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 9%.

Where the shots came from

Denver Summit FCKansas City Current

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

How each team moved the ball

Denver Summit FC

Kansas City Current

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

Denver Summit FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Denver Summit FCKansas City Current

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

Denver Summit FCKansas City Current

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. 1,600 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Denver Summit FC attack right, Kansas City Current 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.

63 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
3:10	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
7:28	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
9:42	G. Robinson	Kansas City Current
10:11	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
13:10	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
13:26	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
13:44	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
14:46	M. Kössler	Denver Summit FC
14:46	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
15:29	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
16:42	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
19:14	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
20:13	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
21:33	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
22:35	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
22:36	D. Lynch	Denver Summit FC
22:40	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
25:02	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
33:44	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
33:54	E. Gaetino	Denver Summit FC

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Lineups

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, 16 C. Pickett. Line 2: 8 E. Regan, 5 D. Lynch. Line 3: 11 A. Brazier, 9 Y. Ryan, 6 J. Sonis. Line 4: 25 M. Kössler.

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 78′	78	0	0	0.00
16	C. Pickett, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
5	D. Lynch, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	0	0.00
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.00
11	A. Brazier, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.02
8	E. Regan, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
25	M. Kössler	90	0	0	0.19
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	0	0.06
6	J. Sonis	90	0	0	0.13
Substitutes
4	N. Means, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
14	Y. McCormack, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.02
18	Y. Yamamoto, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
24	D. Sheehan, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.10
33	O. Thomas, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.52

Unused: M. Reid, J. Nytes, C. Biegalski, 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 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	1	0
16	C. Pickett, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
5	D. Lynch, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	76%	0	1
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	0	1
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	1	0
11	A. Brazier, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	59%	0	0
8	E. Regan, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	1	1
25	M. Kössler	90	0	0	0.19	1	1	2	78%	0	0
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	0	0.06	2	0	0	84%	0	0
6	J. Sonis	90	0	0	0.13	1	1	1	71%	2	0
Substitutes
2	M. Reid	–
4	N. Means, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	44%	2	0
14	Y. McCormack, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.02	1	1	1	73%	0	0
17	J. Nytes	–
18	Y. Yamamoto, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	1	0
24	D. Sheehan, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.10	1	0	1	69%	0	0
30	C. Biegalski	–
33	O. Thomas, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
34	M. Boade	–
Team			0	0	0.52	7	3	5	77%	8	3

Denver Summit FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	A. Smith	90	5	8	63%	3	0

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. Jordan. Line 1: 2 L. Rouse, 24 G. Robinson, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 22 B. Feist. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 8 C. Bethune, 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
1	M. Jordan	90	0	–	–
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.06
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.23
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00
17	M. Cooper, off at 90′	90	2	0	1.19
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.76
13	H. Hopkins, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00
8	C. Bethune, off at 90′	90	0	2	0.46
6	T. Chawinga	90	1	0	1.64
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
7	E. Ball, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 79′	11	0	1	0.00
31	K. Scott, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
99	Debinha, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.14
Team			3	3	4.50

Unused: K. Williams-Mosier, G. Paul, K. Suliafu, P. Hocking

All player stats

Kansas City Current 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
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	65%	1	0
18	I. Rodriguez, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	51%	1	0
22	B. Feist, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	81%	3	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.23	2	1	0	89%	0	3
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	0	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 90′	90	2	0	1.19	2	2	0	56%	0	1
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.76	1	0	1	79%	2	0
13	H. Hopkins, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	45%	1	2
8	C. Bethune, off at 90′	90	0	2	0.46	2	2	2	77%	1	1
6	T. Chawinga	90	1	0	1.64	4	3	1	55%	0	0
Substitutes
48	K. Williams-Mosier	–
3	A. White, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
7	E. Ball, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 79′	11	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	100%	0	0
12	G. Paul	–
31	K. Scott, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking	–
99	Debinha, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.14	1	1	1	45%	0	0
Team			3	3	4.50	13	9	10	71%	9	9