NWSL

Bay FC vs Denver Summit FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Bay FC
  • 8': Alex Pfeiffer
  • 31': Joelle Anderson
FT
2 - 1
Denver Summit FC
  • 20': Melissa Kössler
  • Red Card 27': Janine Sonis

About

Bay FC are hosting Denver Summit FC at PayPal Park, San Jose, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Bay. Taylor Huff is caught offside.
  • 4': Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Janine Sonis (Denver Summit).
  • 8': Goal! Bay 1, Denver Summit 0. Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Hannah Bebar (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ally Brazier (Denver Summit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natasha Flint.
  • 11': Corner, Denver Summit. Conceded by Maddie Moreau.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (Denver Summit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 13': Offside, Bay. Karlie Lema is caught offside.
  • 14': Claire Hutton (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Devin Lynch (Denver Summit).
  • 16': Handball by Ayo Oke (Denver Summit).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 17': Devin Lynch (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Taylor Huff (Bay).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Karlie Lema (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pfeiffer.
  • 18': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Eva Gaetino.
  • 20': Goal! Bay 1, Denver Summit 1. Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Janine Sonis.
  • 22': Offside, Bay. Karlie Lema is caught offside.
  • 25': Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Janine Sonis (Denver Summit).
  • 26': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Janine Sonis (Denver Summit).
  • 27': Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) is shown the red card.
  • 31': Foul by Emma Regan (Denver Summit).
  • 31': Taylor Huff (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Huff.
  • 31': Goal! Bay 2, Denver Summit 1. Joelle Anderson (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Pfeiffer following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Abby Smith (Denver Summit). Assisted by Alex Pfeiffer with a cross.
  • 35': Ayo Oke (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
  • 38': Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Carson Pickett (Denver Summit).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Brooklyn Courtnall (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
  • 42': Offside, Denver Summit. Natasha Flint is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Karlie Lema (Bay) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Brooklyn Courtnall (Bay).
  • 45': Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Eva Gaetino (Denver Summit) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Bay. Karlie Lema is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bay 2, Denver Summit 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bay 2, Denver Summit 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Denver Summit. Olivia Thomas replaces Emma Regan.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Karlie Lema (Bay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Denver Summit). Assisted by Hannah Bebar with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Olivia Thomas (Denver Summit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayo Oke with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Hannah Bebar (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelle Anderson.
  • 50': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Devin Lynch.
  • 51': Ayo Oke (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Joelle Anderson (Bay).
  • 51': Joelle Anderson (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Carson Pickett (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Karlie Lema (Bay).
  • 56': Devin Lynch (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Claire Hutton (Bay).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Hannah Bebar (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pfeiffer.
  • 59': Dangerous play by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
  • 59': Sydney Collins (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Natasha Flint.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Karlie Lema (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 61': Substitution, Bay. Caroline Conti replaces Alex Pfeiffer.
  • 61': Substitution, Bay. Keira Barry replaces Karlie Lema.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Taylor Huff (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Abby Smith (Denver Summit).
  • 62': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Abby Smith.
  • 63': Substitution, Denver Summit. Yuna McCormack replaces Ally Brazier.
  • 64': Offside, Bay. Caroline Conti is caught offside.
  • 67': Claire Hutton (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Olivia Thomas (Denver Summit).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Taylor Huff (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Keira Barry (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Abby Smith (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Hannah Bebar (Bay).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Joelle Anderson (Bay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 73': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
  • 73': Natasha Flint (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Natasha Flint (Denver Summit).
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Carson Pickett (Denver Summit).
  • 79': Substitution, Denver Summit. Natalie Means replaces Carson Pickett because of an injury.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Foul by Caroline Conti (Bay).
  • 79': Natasha Flint (Denver Summit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Ayo Oke (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Keira Barry (Bay).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Claire Hutton (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
  • 84': Substitution, Bay. Anouk Denton replaces Maddie Moreau.
  • 84': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Hannah Bebar (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Denver Summit. Megan Reid replaces Devin Lynch.
  • 86': Foul by Keira Barry (Bay).
  • 86': Kaleigh Kurtz (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Keira Barry (Bay).
  • 88': Megan Reid (Denver Summit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Keira Barry (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Abby Smith (Denver Summit). Assisted by Keira Barry.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Caroline Conti (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Denver Summit). Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Megan Reid (Denver Summit).
  • 90'+1': Hannah Bebar (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Caroline Conti (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Melissa Kössler (Denver Summit).
  • 90'+5': Ayo Oke (Denver Summit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
  • 90'+5': Racheal Kundananji (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bay 2, Denver Summit 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bay 2, Denver Summit 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 0
36.6 Possession 63.4
5 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 420
289 Passes 493
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 40
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 9
10 Effective Tackles 15
20 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 13
27 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 13,110

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego Wave FC 5 +5 12
2 Portland Thorns FC 5 +3 10
3 Seattle Reign FC 5 +3 10
4 Angel City FC 4 +6 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

BAY Bay FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
29 Jordan Silkowitz (GK)
18 Joelle Anderson
22 Brooklyn Courtnall
24 Maddie Moreau
16 Sydney Collins
7 Taylor Huff
41 Hannah Bebar
8 Claire Hutton
5 Karlie Lema
9 Racheal Kundananji Yellow Card
17 Alex Pfeiffer
Bay FC Substitutes:
Anouk Denton, Keira Barry, Emmie Allen, Jamie Shepherd, Caroline Conti, Dorian Bailey, Tess Boade, Kelli Hubly, Onyeka Gamero.

DEN Denver Summit FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Abby Smith (GK)
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
23 Eva Gaetino
16 Carson Pickett
7 Ayo Oke
8 Emma Regan
5 Devin Lynch
11 Ally Brazier
25 Melissa Kössler
6 Janine Sonis
26 Natasha Flint
Denver Summit FC Substitutes:
Yuna McCormack, Megan Reid, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, Olivia Thomas, Jordan Nytes, Natalie Means, Meg Boade, Lourdes Bosch, Nahikari García.

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