Denver Summit FC 0–2 North Carolina Courage, NWSL Matchday 16

Denver Summit FC v North Carolina Courage

Denver Summit FC11th 20 pts

0

0–2

Full time

Wed 5 Aug

North Carolina Courage7th 27 pts

R. Jackson 48′ pen
A. Schlegel 81′

2

Wed 5 Aug, 10:00 pm EDT Centennial Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 16

Key moments

48′Penalty goal R. Jackson (North Carolina Courage)0–1
81′Goal A. Schlegel (North Carolina Courage)0–2

Top performers

Denver Summit

N. FlintFDENshirt 260G7SH
D. SheehanMDENshirt 240G2SH
Y. RyanMDENshirt 90G2SH

North Carolina Courage

A. SchlegelNCshirt 35, came off the bench1G2SH
R. JacksonMNCshirt 161G1SH
A. SanchezMNCshirt 20G2SH

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

What it means

Denver Summit FC

11thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 13 to play.

North Carolina Courage

7thNo change

In the playoff places, 4 points above Seattle Reign FC, with 13 to play.

Season series

Matchday 16 Wed 5 Aug

Denver Summit FC0

North Carolina Courage2

Matchday 27 Sun 1 Nov

North Carolina Courage1

Denver Summit FC0

North Carolina Courage took both meetings, 3–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

DEN NC

Possession: Denver Summit FC: 46%; North Carolina Courage: 54%
Shots: Denver Summit FC: 17; North Carolina Courage: 14
Corners: Denver Summit FC: 6; North Carolina Courage: 4

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	18	+11	37
2	Washington Spirit	18	+13	36
3	Utah Royals FC	18	+12	33
4	San Diego Wave FC	18	+5	32
5	Kansas City Current	18	+4	29
6	Portland Thorns FC	18	+3	28
7	North Carolina Courage	17	+5	27
8	Angel City FC	16	+7	23
⋯
11	Denver Summit FC	17	−1	20

After this result

By the numbers

North Carolina Courage have 6 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.2 a match, against 1.5 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

Denver Summit FC: 46% possession; 90 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 20% reached the box; 5.6 actions each
North Carolina Courage: 54% possession; 87 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 21% reached the box; 6.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Denver Summit FC

North Carolina Courage

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Denver Summit FC started 16% of their possessions in the final third, North Carolina Courage 10%.

Where the shots came from

Denver Summit FCNorth Carolina Courage

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

How each team moved the ball

Denver Summit FC

North Carolina Courage

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 FCNorth Carolina Courage

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Denver Summit FCNorth Carolina Courage

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 FCNorth Carolina Courage

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. 1,702 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Denver Summit FC attack right, North Carolina Courage 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.

93 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:08	K. Kurtz	Denver Summit FC
3:05	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
7:56	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
7:57	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
8:01	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
9:19	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
9:26	L. Thompson	North Carolina Courage
9:29	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
11:53	R. Williams	North Carolina Courage
12:23	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
13:39	Y. Yamamoto	Denver Summit FC
13:58	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
14:21	K. Sheridan	North Carolina Courage
15:16	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
16:19	Y. Yamamoto	Denver Summit FC
16:24	E. Gaetino	Denver Summit FC
17:40	E. Parkinson	North Carolina Courage
17:40	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
18:12	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
18:18	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC

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Lineups

Denver Summit FCFormation 4-4-2

Denver Summit FC, 4-4-2, 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: 9 Y. Ryan, 24 D. Sheehan, 5 D. Lynch, 18 Y. Yamamoto. Line 3: 26 N. Flint, 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
1	A. Smith	90	0
7	A. Oke	90	0
6	J. Sonis	90	0
24	D. Sheehan, off at 68′	68	0
23	E. Gaetino	90	0
3	K. Kurtz	90	0
9	Y. Ryan	90	0
5	D. Lynch, off at 79′	79	0
25	M. Kössler, off at 68′	68	0
26	N. Flint	90	0
18	Y. Yamamoto, off at 54′	54	0
Substitutes
8	E. Regan, on at 68′	22	0
11	A. Brazier, on at 54′	36	0
14	Y. McCormack, on at 68′	22	0
33	O. Thomas, on at 79′	11	0
Team			0

Unused: J. Nytes, M. Reid, N. Means, C. Pickett, G. Bonner

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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
7	A. Oke	90	0	0	0	76%	1	0
6	J. Sonis	90	0	1	2	66%	2	1
24	D. Sheehan, off at 68′	68	0	2	1	82%	0	0
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	1	0	80%	0	1
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0	84%	0	0
9	Y. Ryan	90	0	2	3	83%	2	0
5	D. Lynch, off at 79′	79	0	0	1	96%	0	1
25	M. Kössler, off at 68′	68	0	1	3	60%	0	2
26	N. Flint	90	0	7	1	85%	1	0
18	Y. Yamamoto, off at 54′	54	0	1	1	100%	0	0
Substitutes
17	J. Nytes	–
2	M. Reid	–
4	N. Means	–
8	E. Regan, on at 68′	22	0	0	0	86%	0	2
11	A. Brazier, on at 54′	36	0	1	0	50%	0	0
14	Y. McCormack, on at 68′	22	0	1	0	57%	0	1
16	C. Pickett	–
33	O. Thomas, on at 79′	11	0	0	0	0%	0	0
13	G. Bonner	–
Team			0	17	12	78%	6	8

Denver Summit FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	A. Smith	90	7	9	78%	2	0

North Carolina CourageFormation 4-2-3-1

North Carolina Courage, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 K. Sheridan. Line 1: 13 R. Williams, 4 N. Jacobs, 25 M. Bell, 11 F. Rauch. Line 2: 16 R. Jackson, 20 S. Koyama. Line 3: 7 L. Thompson, 19 E. Parkinson, 2 A. Sanchez. Line 4: 10 E. Ijeh.

North Carolina Courage 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
1	K. Sheridan	90	0
13	R. Williams	90	0
11	F. Rauch	90	0
20	S. Koyama	90	0
4	N. Jacobs	90	0
25	M. Bell	90	0
7	L. Thompson, off at 58′	58	0
16	R. Jackson, off at 90′	90	1
10	E. Ijeh, off at 79′	79	0
19	E. Parkinson, off at 79′	79	0
2	A. Sanchez, off at 90′	90	0
Substitutes
8	C. Okafor, on at 90′	1	0
14	C. Wickenheiser, on at 79′	11	0
26	V. Bøe Risa, on at 90′	1	0
33	H. Betfort, on at 79′	11	0
35	A. Schlegel, on at 58′	32	1
Team			2

Unused: M. White, N. Staude, D. Weatherholt, U. Shiragaki

All player stats

North Carolina Courage lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0	75%	2	1
11	F. Rauch	90	0	1	1	74%	1	2
20	S. Koyama	90	0	1	0	92%	0	0
4	N. Jacobs	90	0	0	0	85%	1	0
25	M. Bell	90	0	2	0	90%	0	0
7	L. Thompson, off at 58′	58	0	1	0	82%	0	0
16	R. Jackson, off at 90′	90	1	1	5	90%	1	0
10	E. Ijeh, off at 79′	79	0	1	0	73%	0	0
19	E. Parkinson, off at 79′	79	0	2	1	80%	2	4
2	A. Sanchez, off at 90′	90	0	2	1	69%	4	1
Substitutes
99	M. White	–
8	C. Okafor, on at 90′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
12	N. Staude	–
14	C. Wickenheiser, on at 79′	11	0	0	1	89%	1	0
17	D. Weatherholt	–
18	U. Shiragaki	–
26	V. Bøe Risa, on at 90′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
33	H. Betfort, on at 79′	11	0	1	0	33%	0	0
35	A. Schlegel, on at 58′	32	1	2	1	75%	0	0
Team			2	14	11	84%	12	8