Houston Dash 1–4 Denver Summit FC, NWSL Matchday 7

Houston Dash v Denver Summit FC

Houston Dash8th 10 pts

M. Graham 45′ pen

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1–4

Full time

Sat 9 May

Expected goals: Houston Dash 0.90, Denver Summit FC 1.88

Denver Summit FC10th 9 pts

J. Sonis 15′, 72′
N. Flint 34′
D. Sheehan 49′

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Sat 9 May, 9:36 pm EDT Shell Energy Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 7

Key moments

15′Goal J. Sonis (Denver Summit FC)0–1
34′Goal N. Flint (Denver Summit FC)0–2
45′Penalty goal M. Graham (Houston Dash)1–2
49′Goal D. Sheehan (Denver Summit FC)1–3
72′Goal J. Sonis (Denver Summit FC)1–4

Top performers

Houston Dash

M. GrahamMHOUshirt 191G1SH
A. PattersonDHOUshirt 150G1SH
C. HardinHOUshirt 18, came off the bench0G1SH

Denver Summit

J. SonisDDENshirt 62G2SH
N. FlintMDENshirt 261G2SH
D. SheehanMDENshirt 241G1SH

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

What it means

Houston Dash

8thNo change

In the last playoff place, 1 point above Angel City FC, with 22 to play.

Denver Summit FC

10th▲4 from 14th

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Houston Dash in the last playoff place, with 22 to play.

Season series

Matchday 7 Sat 9 May

Houston Dash1

Denver Summit FC4

Matchday 12 Sun 12 Jul

Denver Summit FC2

Houston Dash2

Denver Summit FC won one, one drawn; 6–3 on aggregate to Denver Summit FC.

Team stats

HOU DEN

Expected goals: Houston Dash: 0.90; Denver Summit FC: 1.88
Possession: Houston Dash: 47%; Denver Summit FC: 53%
Shots: Houston Dash: 5; Denver Summit FC: 14
Corners: Houston Dash: 3; Denver Summit FC: 8

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	9	+6	19
2	San Diego Wave FC	9	+4	18
3	Utah Royals FC	8	+6	16
4	Washington Spirit	8	+8	15
5	Gotham FC	9	+4	15
6	Orlando Pride	8	+1	11
7	Seattle Reign FC	7	0	11
8	Houston Dash	8	−2	10
⋯
10	Denver Summit FC	8	+2	9

After this result

By the numbers

Houston Dash have 4 points from last 5, in step with their season. 0.8 a match, against 1.1 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

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.

The match on the pitch

Houston Dash: 47% possession; 97 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 4.7 actions each
Denver Summit FC: 53% possession; 96 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 5.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Houston Dash

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Houston Dash started 12% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 5%.

Where the shots came from

Houston DashDenver Summit FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Houston Dash

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

Houston DashDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Houston DashDenver 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

Houston DashDenver 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. 1,555 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Houston Dash 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.

51 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:45	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
2:25	L. Ullmark	Houston Dash
5:04	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
9:06	N. Means	Denver Summit FC
9:26	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
12:42	K. Rader	Houston Dash
13:28	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
14:57	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
21:24	K. Kurtz	Denver Summit FC
21:31	K. Rader	Houston Dash
22:31	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
23:13	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
23:45	M. Kössler	Denver Summit FC
24:36	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
26:02	N. Means	Denver Summit FC
26:03	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
26:45	D. Colaprico	Houston Dash
27:28	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
28:50	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
30:14	J. Campbell	Houston Dash

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Lineups

Houston DashFormation 4-1-3-2

Houston Dash, 4-1-3-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 J. Campbell. Line 1: 15 A. Patterson, 14 P. Nielsen, 10 M. Berkely, 4 L. Klenke. Line 2: 19 M. Graham. Line 3: 22 K. Rader, 24 D. Colaprico, 30 L. Ullmark. Line 4: 23 K. Faasse, 9 C. Larisey.

Houston Dash 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	J. Campbell	90	0	0	0.00
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.04
4	L. Klenke, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.03
19	M. Graham	90	1	0	0.76
14	P. Nielsen	90	0	0	0.00
10	M. Berkely	90	0	0	0.00
22	K. Rader	90	0	0	0.02
24	D. Colaprico, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00
23	K. Faasse, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
9	C. Larisey, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
30	L. Ullmark, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
17	S. Puntigam, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00
27	L. Boattin, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
18	C. Hardin, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.05
6	M. Bright, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
11	E. Ekić, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	0.90

Unused: C. DeLisle, A. Chapman, E. Duljan, S. Schmidt

All player stats

Houston Dash 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
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.04	1	1	0	76%	0	0
4	L. Klenke, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	70%	0	0
19	M. Graham	90	1	0	0.76	1	1	0	75%	0	0
14	P. Nielsen	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	0	1
10	M. Berkely	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	1	3
22	K. Rader	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	2	67%	0	0
24	D. Colaprico, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	62%	2	1
23	K. Faasse, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	46%	0	0
9	C. Larisey, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	1	0
30	L. Ullmark, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	2	0
Substitutes
40	C. DeLisle	–
2	A. Chapman	–
7	E. Duljan	–
17	S. Puntigam, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	1	2
27	L. Boattin, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	0	0
18	C. Hardin, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.05	1	1	0	83%	0	0
6	M. Bright, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
11	E. Ekić, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
13	S. Schmidt	–
Team			1	0	0.90	5	3	3	75%	7	7

Houston Dash goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	J. Campbell	90	2	6	33%	4	1

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, 26 N. Flint, 4 N. Means. Line 4: 25 M. Kössler.

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 60′	60	0	1	0.24
6	J. Sonis	90	2	0	0.28
5	D. Lynch	90	0	0	0.03
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	0	0.00
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.00
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	2	0.13
24	D. Sheehan	90	1	0	0.45
25	M. Kössler, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.12
26	N. Flint, off at 90′	90	1	0	0.58
4	N. Means, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.05
Substitutes
8	E. Regan, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
14	Y. McCormack, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
16	C. Pickett, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
33	O. Thomas, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
Team			4	3	1.88

Unused: M. Reid, A. Brazier, Y. Yamamoto, P. Peyraud-Magnin, N. García

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 60′	60	0	1	0.24	1	1	2	76%	0	0
6	J. Sonis	90	2	0	0.28	2	2	2	75%	0	0
5	D. Lynch	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	64%	3	1
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	0	4
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	87%	1	1
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	2	0.13	2	0	2	84%	2	0
24	D. Sheehan	90	1	0	0.45	1	1	1	84%	0	0
25	M. Kössler, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.12	3	1	3	86%	1	1
26	N. Flint, off at 90′	90	1	0	0.58	2	1	2	91%	1	1
4	N. Means, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.05	2	1	0	73%	0	0
Substitutes
2	M. Reid	–
8	E. Regan, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
11	A. Brazier	–
14	Y. McCormack, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	56%	0	0
16	C. Pickett, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	53%	0	3
18	Y. Yamamoto	–
21	P. Peyraud-Magnin	–
33	O. Thomas, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	1
79	N. García	–
Team			4	3	1.88	14	7	12	80%	8	12