Utah Royals W 2–1 Denver Summit W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 23 May 2026

Utah Royals W vs Denver Summit W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At America First Field, Sandy.

Referee: Brad Jensen, USA.

Utah Royals W beat Denver Summit W 2–1. K. Palacios opened the scoring for Utah Royals W after 20 minutes. M. Tanaka made it 2–1 after 72 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Utah Royals W: K. Palacios 20', M. Tanaka 72' (pen)
Denver Summit W: Y. Ryan 45'

Utah Royals W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 M. McGlynn (G)
7 J. Thomsen (D)
8 K. Del Fava (D)
18 K. Riehl (D)
14 N. Rabano (D)
17 A. Tejada Jimenez (M)
10 N. Miura (M)
5 C. Delzer (M)
11 M. Tanaka (M)
24 C. Lacasse (M)
21 K. Palacios (F)

Denver Summit W starting lineup

1 A. Smith (G)
7 A. Oke (D)
23 E. Gaetino (D)
3 K. Kurtz (D)
6 J. Sonis
5 D. Lynch
24 D. Sheehan (M)
4 N. Means (M)
9 Y. Ryan (F)
25 M. Kossler (F)
26 N. Flint (F)

Match events

20′ Utah Royals W: Normal Goal, K. Palacios, C. Lacasse
45′ Denver Summit W: Normal Goal, Y. Ryan, D. Sheehan
72′ Utah Royals W: Penalty, M. Tanaka
74′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, L. Prasnikar, K. Palacios
74′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, A. Spaanstra, C. Delzer
76′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, C. Pickett, N. Means
86′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, E. Regan, D. Lynch
87′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, T. Milazzo, N. Rabano
87′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, A. Brazier, A. Oke
87′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, Y. McCormack, N. Flint
89′ Denver Summit W: Substitution, O. Thomas, M. Kossler

Match statistics

Statistic	Utah Royals W	Denver Summit W
Total Shots	2	7
Shots on Goal	2	3
Ball Possession	42%	58%
Corner Kicks	2	7
Fouls	7	4
Passes accurate	158	240
Goalkeeper Saves	1	1

Utah Royals W before this match

vs Racing Louisville W 2–1 (Racing Louisville W) · Regular season, 18 May 2026
at Bay FC W 0–0 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 10 May 2026
vs Houston Dash W 2–0 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 7 May 2026
at Angel City W 1–0 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 3 May 2026
at Seattle Reign FC W 3–0 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 27 Apr 2026

Denver Summit W before this match

vs Orlando Pride W 3–1 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 17 May 2026
at Houston Dash W 4–1 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 10 May 2026
at Boston Legacy W 2–3 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 3 May 2026
vs San Diego Wave W 2–3 (San Diego Wave W) · Regular season, 26 Apr 2026
at Seattle Reign FC W 0–0 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 5 Apr 2026