National Women's Soccer League

Utah Royals

4th · 14-4-9 · 46 pts · +9
Ugh, no.
Utah Royals lost to Denver Summit FC
Utah Royals10-3-6 1 – 2 Denver Summit FC6-5-7
FT · Sat, Aug 8

Match Details

Centennial Stadium (Centennial) · ION

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Denver Summit 2, Utah Royals 1.
  • 90'+10'Second Half ends, Denver Summit 2, Utah Royals 1.
  • 90'+8'Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Yuzuki Yamamoto (Denver Summit).
  • 90'+6'Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+6'Kaleigh Kurtz (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Goal! Denver Summit 2, Utah Royals 1. Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+3'Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, Denver Summit. Emma Regan replaces Devin Lynch.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, Denver Summit. Olivia Thomas replaces Ally Brazier.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, Denver Summit. Yuzuki Yamamoto replaces Ayo Oke.

Line Score

12T
UTA 01 1
DEN 02 2

Match Leaders

Utah Royals
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

90'+4'Goal! Denver Summit 2, Utah Royals 1. Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+2'Substitution, Denver Summit. Emma Regan replaces Devin Lynch.
90'+2'Substitution, Denver Summit. Olivia Thomas replaces Ally Brazier.
90'+2'Substitution, Denver Summit. Yuzuki Yamamoto replaces Ayo Oke.
89'Goal! Denver Summit 1, Utah Royals 1. Tatumn Milazzo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
77'Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Hammond replaces Ana Tejada.
75'Abby Smith (Denver Summit) is shown the yellow card.
68'Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Cece Delzer.
68'Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.
66'Substitution, Denver Summit. Natasha Flint replaces Yuna McCormack.
52'Substitution, Utah Royals. Paige Cronin replaces Kiana Palacios.
51'Goal! Denver Summit 1, Utah Royals 0. Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Janine Sonis with a cross.
41'Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Utah RoyalsDenver Summit FC
General
52.7 Possession % 47.3
18 Shots 12
3 On Target 6
4 Offsides 1
6 Corners 8
11 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
236 Passes Completed 209
7 Crosses Won 6
15 Tackles Won 6
10 Interceptions 8
22 Clearances 21
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 2

Recent Form

Denver Summit FC W L D L W
Utah Royals W W L W L

Starting Lineups

Denver Summit FC4-3-3
1 Smith
7 Oke 23 Gaetino 3 Kurtz 6 Sonis 90'+4'A
5 Lynch 14 McCormack 24 Sheehan
9 Ryan 51' 11 Brazier 4 Means
24 Lacasse 21 Palacios 5 Delzer
17 Tejada 11 Tanaka 10 Miura
14 Rábano 18 Riehl 8 Del Fava 22 Moriya
1 McGlynn
Utah Royals4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Denver Summit FC

  1. #1 Abby SmithG
  2. #3 Kaleigh KurtzCD-L
  3. #23 Eva GaetinoCD-R
  4. #6 Janine SonisLB90'+4'
  5. #7 Ayo OkeRB
  6. #14 Yuna McCormackCM
  7. #24 Delanie SheehanLM
  8. #5 Devin LynchRM
  9. #11 Ally BrazierF
  10. #4 Natalie MeansLF
  11. #9 Yazmeen RyanRF51'
Substitutes · 4 used

Utah Royals

  1. #1 Mandy McGlynnG
  2. #18 Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. #8 Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. #14 Nuria RábanoLB
  5. #22 Miyabi MoriyaRB
  6. #11 Mina TanakaCM
  7. #17 Ana TejadaLM
  8. #10 Narumi MiuraRM
  9. KP #21 Kiana PalaciosF
  10. #24 Cloé LacasseLF
  11. #5 Cece DelzerRF
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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News

NWSL: DeMelo returns, Debinha hits hat trick, USWNT's Wilson sees red
Brecken Mozingo scored late in stoppage time to pull the Utah Royals into a 1-1 draw with Racing Louisville on Saturday in a match that saw the return of Savannah DeMelo, who collapsed during a game last season.

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Recent Results
D 1–1 at Racing Louisville FC W 2–1 vs North Carolina Courage L 0–3 vs Angel City FC W 1–0 at Houston Dash L 1–2 vs Boston Legacy FC W 2–1 at Orlando Pride L 2–4 at San Diego Wave FC W 3–2 vs Bay FC L 1–2 at Denver Summit FC W 5–1 vs Portland Thorns FC