Portland Thorns FC vs Denver Summit FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Portland Thorns FC
  • 44': Sophia Wilson
FT
1 - 0
Denver Summit FC

    About

    Portland Thorns FC are hosting Denver Summit FC at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Handball by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
    • 4': Deyna Castellanos (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Eva Gaetino (Denver Summit).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eva Gaetino following a fast break.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ally Brazier (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ally Brazier (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
    • 13': Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Renee Lyles (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Foul by Renee Lyles (Portland Thorns).
    • 15': Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Nina Nijstad (Portland Thorns).
    • 18': Emma Regan (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns).
    • 19': Delanie Sheehan (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kat Asman (Denver Summit). Assisted by Nina Nijstad.
    • 22': Foul by Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns).
    • 22': Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pietra Tordin with a through ball.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Natasha Flint (Denver Summit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns). Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 26': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
    • 27': Attempt saved. M.A. Vignola (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kat Asman (Denver Summit).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kat Asman (Denver Summit). Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
    • 28': Delay in match (Denver Summit).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Carolyn Calzada.
    • 31': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Renee Lyles.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns). Assisted by Natalie Means with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Delanie Sheehan (Denver Summit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
    • 36': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Janine Sonis.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Sam Hiatt (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deyna Castellanos with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Nina Nijstad (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hiatt.
    • 38': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
    • 40': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kat Asman (Denver Summit). Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
    • 41': Offside, Denver Summit. Melissa Kössler is caught offside.
    • 44': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Denver Summit 0. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 45': Foul by Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns).
    • 45': Delanie Sheehan (Denver Summit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Portland Thorns. Nina Nijstad is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, Denver Summit 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 1, Denver Summit 0.
    • 47': Sam Hiatt (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
    • 49': Foul by M.A. Vignola (Portland Thorns).
    • 49': Natasha Flint (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, Portland Thorns. Sophia Wilson is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kat Asman (Denver Summit). Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Carolyn Calzada (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renee Lyles.
    • 54': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 58': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Jayden Perry.
    • 59': Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Natasha Flint (Denver Summit).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Natasha Flint (Denver Summit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melissa Kössler.
    • 62': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 64': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Mallie McKenzie replaces Deyna Castellanos.
    • 64': Substitution, Denver Summit. Ayo Oke replaces Natalie Means.
    • 64': Substitution, Denver Summit. Yuna McCormack replaces Natasha Flint.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns). Assisted by Yuna McCormack.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Yuna McCormack (Denver Summit) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
    • 68': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Sophia Wilson.
    • 69': Carolyn Calzada (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ayo Oke with a cross.
    • 72': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Caiya Hanks replaces Renee Lyles.
    • 75': Substitution, Denver Summit. Olivia Thomas replaces Melissa Kössler.
    • 75': Substitution, Denver Summit. Devin Lynch replaces Emma Regan.
    • 76': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Nina Nijstad.
    • 78': Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pietra Tordin with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 80': Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Ayo Oke (Denver Summit).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 82': Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Olivia Thomas (Denver Summit).
    • 82': Substitution, Denver Summit. Yuzuki Yamamoto replaces Ally Brazier.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Olivia Thomas (Denver Summit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuna McCormack.
    • 89': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Jayden Perry.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns).
    • 90'+1': Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, Denver Summit 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, Denver Summit 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 3
    62.6 Possession 37.4
    12 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    387 Accurate Passes 221
    480 Passes 290
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    19 Crosses 6
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 62
    32 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 10
    20 Effective Clearances 29
    20 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Attendance: 22,017

    NWSL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Gotham FC 25 +12 51
    2 Washington Spirit 25 +13 46
    3 San Diego Wave FC 25 +9 45
    4 Utah Royals 25 +8 42
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    18 Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
    24 Jayden Perry Yellow Card
    16 Sam Hiatt
    25 M.A. Vignola
    4 Carolyn Calzada
    10 Deyna Castellanos
    20 Nina Nijstad
    21 Jessie Fleming
    9 Sophia Wilson
    19 Pietra Tordin
    41 Renee Lyles
    Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
    Caiya Hanks, Mallie McKenzie, Mackenzie Wood, Reyna Reyes, Morgan Messner, Shae Harvey, Maddie Padelski, Cassandra Bogere.

    DEN Denver Summit FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    36 Kat Asman (GK)
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    23 Eva Gaetino
    6 Janine Sonis
    4 Natalie Means
    26 Natasha Flint
    8 Emma Regan
    24 Delanie Sheehan
    25 Melissa Kössler
    9 Yazmeen Ryan
    11 Ally Brazier
    Denver Summit FC Substitutes:
    Gemma Bonner, Carson Pickett, Ayo Oke, Megan Reid, Jordan Nytes, Yuna McCormack, Yuzuki Yamamoto, Olivia Thomas, Devin Lynch.

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