National Women's Soccer League

Chicago Stars FC

16th · 5-2-20 · 17 pts · -48
Ugh, no.
Chicago Stars FC lost to Denver Summit FC
Chicago Stars FC5-1-16 1 – 6 Denver Summit FC7-6-8
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

Centennial Stadium (Centennial) · 12,372 fans · ION

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Denver Summit 6, Chicago Stars 1.
  • 90'+2'Second Half ends, Denver Summit 6, Chicago Stars 1.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Natasha Flint.
  • 90'Attempt saved. Carson Pickett (Denver Summit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Katie Atkinson (Chicago Stars). Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 88'Offside, Chicago Stars. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
  • 86'Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Aaliyah Farmer.
  • 85'Goal! Denver Summit 6, Chicago Stars 1. Olivia Thomas (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Devin Lynch following a fast break.
  • 83'Attempt missed. Nádia Gomes (Chicago Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Staab with a cross.
  • 83'Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Natalie Means.
  • 82'Attempt blocked. Nádia Gomes (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Simone Charley replaces Jameese Joseph because of an injury.

Line Score

12T
CHI 01 1
DEN 24 6

Match Leaders

Chicago Stars FC
Denver Summit FC

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Gotham 27 16 7 4 +14 55
2 San Diego 27 16 3 8 +12 51
3 Washington 27 15 4 8 +13 49
4 Utah 27 14 4 9 +9 46
5 Kansas City 27 13 5 9 +10 44
6 Angel City 27 12 7 8 +16 43
7 Portland 27 12 7 8 +6 43
8 North Carolina 27 13 3 11 +11 42
9 Seattle 27 12 4 11 +1 40
10 Denver 27 10 8 9 +8 38
11 Orlando 27 10 3 14 -7 33
12 Houston 27 8 6 13 -5 30
13 Boston 27 8 5 14 -10 29
14 Bay 27 7 5 15 -14 26
15 Louisville 27 7 3 17 -16 24
16 Chicago 27 5 2 20 -48 17
NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

85'Goal! Denver Summit 6, Chicago Stars 1. Olivia Thomas (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Devin Lynch following a fast break.
79'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Simone Charley replaces Jameese Joseph because of an injury.
73'Substitution, Denver Summit. Carson Pickett replaces Yuzuki Yamamoto.
73'Substitution, Denver Summit. Olivia Thomas replaces Melissa Kössler.
64'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Emma Egizii replaces Micayla Johnson.
64'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Nádia Gomes replaces Jenna Bike.
64'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Anna Gasper replaces Tessa Dellarose.
64'Substitution, Denver Summit. Devin Lynch replaces Delanie Sheehan.
63'Substitution, Denver Summit. Natalie Means replaces Ayo Oke.
58'Goal! Denver Summit 5, Chicago Stars 1. Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayo Oke with a cross.
56'Goal! Denver Summit 4, Chicago Stars 1. Natasha Flint (Denver Summit) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
53'Goal! Denver Summit 3, Chicago Stars 1. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
47'Goal! Denver Summit 3, Chicago Stars 0. Yuzuki Yamamoto (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Natasha Flint.
45'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Julia Grosso replaces Manaka Hayashi.
45'Substitution, Denver Summit. Natasha Flint replaces Lindsey Heaps.
41'Leila Ouahabi (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19'Goal! Denver Summit 2, Chicago Stars 0. Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lindsey Heaps with a cross.
13'Goal! Denver Summit 1, Chicago Stars 0. Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuzuki Yamamoto.

Team Stats

Chicago Stars FCDenver Summit FC
General
38.3 Possession % 61.7
6 Shots 18
1 On Target 7
3 Offsides 2
2 Corners 3
3 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
238 Passes Completed 436
2 Crosses Won 7
8 Tackles Won 6
9 Interceptions 9
14 Clearances 11
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1

Recent Form

Denver Summit FC L W D L W
Chicago Stars FC D L L W L

Starting Lineups

Denver Summit FC4-3-3
36 Asman
7 Oke A 2 Reid 3 Kurtz 6 Sonis 13'
10 Heaps A 24 Sheehan 8 Regan
18 Yamamoto 47'A 25 Kössler 19'58' 9 Ryan
16 Hayashi 23 Johnson
8 Joseph 34 Dellarose 25 Farmer 4 Bike
29 Ouahabi 3 Staab 77 Maitane 5 Alozie
27 Atkinson
Chicago Stars FC4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Denver Summit FC

  1. #36 Kat AsmanG
  2. #3 Kaleigh KurtzCD-L
  3. #2 Megan ReidCD-R
  4. #6 Janine SonisLB13'
  5. #7 Ayo OkeRB
  6. #24 Delanie SheehanCM
  7. #8 Emma ReganLM
  8. LH #10 Lindsey HeapsRM
  9. MK #25 Melissa KösslerF19'58'
  10. #9 Yazmeen RyanLF
  11. YY #18 Yuzuki YamamotoRF47'
Substitutes · 5 used

Chicago Stars FC

  1. #27 Katie AtkinsonG
  2. #3 Sam StaabCD-L
  3. M #77 MaitaneCD-R
  4. LO #29 Leila OuahabiLB
  5. #5 Michelle AlozieRB
  6. #34 Tessa DellaroseCM-L
  7. #25 Aaliyah FarmerCM-R
  8. #8 Jameese JosephLM
  9. #4 Jenna BikeRM
  10. #16 Manaka HayashiCF-L
  11. #23 Micayla JohnsonCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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