Bay FC 2–1 Denver Summit FC, NWSL Matchday 1

Bay FC v Denver Summit FC

Bay FC1st 3 pts

A. Pfeiffer 8′
J. Anderson 31′

2

2–1

Full time

Sat 14 Mar

Expected goals: Bay FC 2.36, Denver Summit FC 0.75

Denver Summit FC13th 0 pts

M. Kössler 20′

1

Sat 14 Mar, 6:30 pm EDT PayPal Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 1

The match story

Racheal Kundananji portrait — Courtesy Bay FC

NWSL News

Bay FC transfer Racheal Kundananji to Chicago for $700,000

Bay say the Zambian forward leaves as their all-time leading scorer, having been part of the club's inaugural roster.

17 October 2026

Key moments

8′Goal A. Pfeiffer (Bay FC)1–0
20′Goal M. Kössler (Denver Summit FC)1–1
27′Red card J. Sonis (Denver Summit FC)
31′Goal J. Anderson (Bay FC)2–1

Top performers

Bay FC

A. PfeifferMBAYshirt 171G2SH
J. AndersonDBAYshirt 181G2SH
H. BebarMBAYshirt 410G4SH

Denver Summit

M. KösslerFDENshirt 251G1SH
A. BrazierMDENshirt 110G1SH
C. PickettDDENshirt 160G1SH

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

What it means

Bay FC

1st

In the playoff places, 3 points above Orlando Pride, with 29 to play.

Denver Summit FC

13th

Outside the playoff places, level on points with North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with 29 to play.

Season series

Matchday 1 Sat 14 Mar

Bay FC2

Denver Summit FC1

Matchday 22 Wed 16 Sep

Denver Summit FC2

Bay FC2

Bay FC won one, one drawn; 4–3 on aggregate to Bay FC.

Team stats

BAY DEN

Expected goals: Bay FC: 2.36; Denver Summit FC: 0.75
Possession: Bay FC: 63%; Denver Summit FC: 37%
Shots: Bay FC: 21; Denver Summit FC: 5
Corners: Bay FC: 5; Denver Summit FC: 1

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Bay FC	1	+1	3
1	Kansas City Current	1	+1	3
3	Gotham FC	1	+1	3
3	Portland Thorns FC	1	+1	3
5	Angel City FC	0	0	0
5	Chicago Stars FC	0	0	0
5	Houston Dash	0	0	0
5	North Carolina Courage	0	0	0
⋯
13	Denver Summit FC	1	−1	0

After this result

By the numbers

Bay FC have 1 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.2 a match, against 0.9 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.

Bay FC have gone 5 without a win. Last win: 2–0 v Racing Louisville FC, 20 September.

Bay FC have scored 30 goals, the 15th most in the NWSL. 1.0 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Bay FC: 63% possession; 100 possessions; 19% ended in a shot; 37% reached the box; 5.9 actions each
Denver Summit FC: 37% possession; 99 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 3.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Bay FC

Denver Summit FC

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

Where the shots came from

Bay FCDenver Summit FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Bay FC

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

Bay FCDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Bay FCDenver 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

Bay FCDenver 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. 1,581 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Bay FC 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.

70 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:20	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
0:42	T. Huff	Bay FC
3:28	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
3:53	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
4:26	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
6:02	M. Kössler	Denver Summit FC
7:22	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
8:59	T. Huff	Bay FC
10:07	H. Bebar	Bay FC
10:39	A. Brazier	Denver Summit FC
11:28	C. Pickett	Denver Summit FC
13:00	A. Oke	Denver Summit FC
14:02	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
14:42	K. Lema	Bay FC
15:40	R. Kundananji	Bay FC
17:09	K. Lema	Bay FC
19:23	M. Kössler	Denver Summit FC
21:54	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
22:39	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
29:16	M. Moreau	Bay FC

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Lineups

Bay FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Bay FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 29 J. Silkowitz. Line 1: 16 S. Collins, 22 B. Courtnall, 18 J. Anderson, 24 M. Moreau. Line 2: 8 C. Hutton, 41 H. Bebar. Line 3: 17 A. Pfeiffer, 7 T. Huff, 9 R. Kundananji. Line 4: 5 K. Lema.

Bay FC lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
29	J. Silkowitz	90	0
16	S. Collins	90	0
24	M. Moreau, off at 84′	84	0
41	H. Bebar	90	0
22	B. Courtnall	90	0
18	J. Anderson	90	1
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 61′	61	1
8	C. Hutton	90	0
5	K. Lema, off at 61′	61	0
7	T. Huff	90	0
9	R. Kundananji	90	0
Substitutes
27	K. Barry, on at 61′	29	0
23	C. Conti, on at 61′	29	0
25	A. Denton, on at 84′	6	0
Team			2

Unused: E. Allen, T. Boade, O. Gamero, D. Bailey, J. Shepherd, K. Hubly

All player stats

Bay 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
16	S. Collins	90	0	0	0	80%	1	1
24	M. Moreau, off at 84′	84	0	0	0	83%	1	1
41	H. Bebar	90	0	4	4	83%	4	3
22	B. Courtnall	90	0	1	0	86%	2	0
18	J. Anderson	90	1	2	1	93%	1	1
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 61′	61	1	2	4	67%	0	1
8	C. Hutton	90	0	1	2	91%	3	2
5	K. Lema, off at 61′	61	0	4	0	89%	1	0
7	T. Huff	90	0	2	1	77%	2	0
9	R. Kundananji	90	0	3	3	65%	0	0
Substitutes
32	E. Allen	–
12	T. Boade	–
27	K. Barry, on at 61′	29	0	1	1	56%	0	0
23	C. Conti, on at 61′	29	0	1	0	57%	0	0
6	O. Gamero	–
19	D. Bailey	–
14	J. Shepherd	–
11	K. Hubly	–
25	A. Denton, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			2	21	16	83%	15	9

Bay FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
29	J. Silkowitz	90	0	1	0%	1	0

Denver Summit FCFormation 4-3-3

Denver Summit FC, 4-3-3, 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: 11 A. Brazier, 8 E. Regan, 5 D. Lynch. Line 3: 26 N. Flint, 25 M. Kössler, 6 J. Sonis.

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
16	C. Pickett, off at 79′	79	0
8	E. Regan, off at 46′	45	0
23	E. Gaetino	90	0
3	K. Kurtz	90	0
11	A. Brazier, off at 63′	63	0
5	D. Lynch, off at 86′	86	0
25	M. Kössler	90	1
26	N. Flint	90	0
6	J. Sonis	27	0
Substitutes
2	M. Reid, on at 86′	4	0
4	N. Means, on at 79′	11	0
14	Y. McCormack, on at 63′	27	0
33	O. Thomas, on at 46′	45	0
Team			1

Unused: J. Nytes, L. Bosch, P. Peyraud-Magnin, M. Boade, 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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
7	A. Oke	90	0	0	1	64%	1	0
16	C. Pickett, off at 79′	79	0	1	1	58%	0	1
8	E. Regan, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	81%	0	0
23	E. Gaetino	90	0	1	0	79%	1	1
3	K. Kurtz	90	0	0	0	86%	3	1
11	A. Brazier, off at 63′	63	0	1	0	47%	0	2
5	D. Lynch, off at 86′	86	0	0	0	72%	1	4
25	M. Kössler	90	1	1	0	77%	0	1
26	N. Flint	90	0	0	1	79%	2	2
6	J. Sonis	27	0	0	1	69%	1	0
Substitutes
2	M. Reid, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	67%	0	0
4	N. Means, on at 79′	11	0	0	0	25%	1	0
14	Y. McCormack, on at 63′	27	0	0	0	60%	0	0
17	J. Nytes	–
19	L. Bosch	–
21	P. Peyraud-Magnin	–
33	O. Thomas, on at 46′	45	0	1	0	50%	0	0
34	M. Boade	–
79	N. García	–
Team			1	5	4	72%	10	12

Denver Summit FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	A. Smith	90	5	7	71%	2	2

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Bay FC results

Bay FC latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	H	San Diego Wave FC	0–1

Earlier results

Bay FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 24 Oct	A	Angel City FC	0–2

Earlier results

Bay FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	H	Portland Thorns FC	2–2

Earlier results

Bay FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 3 Oct	A	Kansas City Current	1–5

Earlier results

Bay FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	H	Orlando Pride	1–3

Denver Summit FC results

Denver Summit FC latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	North Carolina Courage	0–1

Earlier results

Denver Summit FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 24 Oct	H	Racing Louisville FC	6–1

Earlier results

Denver Summit FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 17 Oct	H	Angel City FC	2–3

Earlier results

Denver Summit FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	A	Chicago Stars FC	3–0

Earlier results

Denver Summit FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 26 Sep	A	Kansas City Current	1–4

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