Match summary
Utah Royals defeated Denver Summit 2-1 in National Women's Soccer League, 2026 season.
Explore the summary, statistics, lineups and key events from this women's football match.
National Women's Soccer League · 2026 · J9 ·
Context
- America First Field — Sandy, United States
- Attendance: 19,274 / 20,213 (95.4%)
- Referee: Brad Jensen
Statistical analysis
In a tight contest, denver Summit controlled 58% of the ball against 42%. Utah Royals produced the highest xG total (1.32 to 0.96). Denver Summit recorded more shots (9 to 6), including 3 on target against 3.
Denver Summit completed more passes (305 to 199), with 79% accuracy against 69%. Utah Royals won a larger share of duels (53%). Denver Summit was more present in the opposition box (24 touches to 15).
Denver Summit made 15 interceptions and 43 recoveries.
Tactical approach
Utah Royals (4-2-3-1) · Denver Summit (4-3-3)
Utah Royals — Coach: Jimmy Coenraets · Denver Summit — Coach: Nick Cushing
Starting lineups
Utah Royals · 4-2-3-1
Janni Thomsen, Kate Del Fava (Captain), Cece Delzer, Cloé Lacasse, Mandy McGlynn, Narumi Miura, Kiana Palacios, Nuria Rábano, Kaleigh Riehl, Mina Tanaka, Ana Tejada.
Denver Summit · 4-3-3
Eva Gaetino, Natasha Flint, Melissa Kössler, Kaleigh Kurtz, Devin Lynch, Natalie Means, Ayomide Oke, Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan, Abby Smith, Janine Sonis (Captain).
Highest-rated players
Kiana Palacios and Delanie Sheehan earned the highest rating of the match (7.5). This is an automatically computed rating, not an official player-of-the-match award.
