{"id":866,"date":"2026-02-21T17:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/?post_type=news_article&p=866"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:56:55","slug":"match-recap-denver-summit-fc-5-2-victory-against-san-diego-wave","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/match-update\/match-recap-denver-summit-fc-5-2-victory-against-san-diego-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumen del partido: Victoria por 5-2 del Denver Summit FC frente al San Diego Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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Denver Summit FC delivered an attacking showcase in its second Coachella Valley Invitational matchup, defeating San Diego Wave FC 5-2 in a high-energy preseason contest.<\/p>\n

Once inicial<\/h4>\n

Abbey Smith; Natalie Means; Kaleigh Kurtz (c); Eva Gaetino; Ayo Oke; Jasmine Aikey; Yuna McCormack; Tash Flint; Janine Sonis; Melissa K\u00f6ssler; Ally Brazier.<\/p>\n

\nFirst Half<\/h4>\n

Summit wasted no time setting the tone. Just four minutes in, Natalie Means opened the scoring to give Denver an early 1-0 advantage.<\/p>\n

San Diego appeared to respond quickly with a goal in the 8th minute, but the finish was ruled offside, preserving Summit\u2019s lead. The Wave found their equalizer shortly after, as Ludmila scored in the 13th minute to level the match at 1-1.<\/p>\n

Denver responded with composure. In the 23rd minute, Means turned provider, delivering an assist to Melissa K\u00f6ssler, who finished to restore Summit\u2019s lead. Denver carried that 2-1 advantage into halftime.<\/p>\n

\nSecond Half<\/h4>\n

Summit made adjustments at the break, with Carson Pickett and Olivia Thomas subbing in for Ally Brazier and Melissa K\u00f6ssler.<\/p>\n

San Diego struck early in the second half, as Goffrey found the back of the net in the 52nd minute to tie the match at 2-2.<\/p>\n

The response was immediate.<\/p>\n

Just four minutes later, Tash Flint fired Denver back in front, reclaiming the lead at 3-2. Momentum firmly shifted in Summit\u2019s favor as the squad continued to press forward.<\/p>\n

In the 66th minute, Olivia Thomas extended the advantage to 4-2, capitalizing on Denver\u2019s attacking rhythm. Additional substitutions followed, with Peyraud-Magnin, Garc\u00eda, and Reid subbing in for Smith, Flint, and Gaetino. Later, Mia Colombini replaced Oke and Meg Boade came on for Means as Summit continued to rotate and evaluate depth.<\/p>\n

Thomas wasn\u2019t finished.<\/p>\n

In the 89th minute, she struck again to seal the result, recording her second of the match and pushing the final score to 5-2.<\/p>\n

\nFinal: Denver Summit FC 5, San Diego Wave FC 2<\/h4>\n

After the game Means was asked about how the team wanted to execute going into this game and how do you feel after leaving the game? To which she responded:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all just excited for one more opportunity after a long week of really good, really intense practices to have one more opportunity to come out with a win and practice the things that we’ve been focusing on, which has really been high pressure, repressing, and then this week especially more playing through the midfield to get wide and forward.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

True to form the performance highlighted Denver\u2019s high attacking pressure, quick responses to adversity, and effective use of squad rotation. With five goals scored by four different contributors – Means, K\u00f6ssler, Flint, and Thomas (2) – Summit demonstrated both balance and firepower.<\/p>\n

As preseason continues, Denver Summit FC builds momentum and confidence, showing continued growth and cohesion with each match.<\/p>\n

Denver Summit FC is hosting its Inaugural Kit Reveal<\/a> at Union Station on Monday, February 23rd at 9 am.<\/p>\n

Be sure to buy your Kickoff tickets<\/a> for the team’s first home match at Empower Field where Summit will be facing last season NWSL runners up Washington Spirit!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_category":[42],"class_list":["post-866","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","hentry","news_category-match-update"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}