Denver Summit Gave Away Two Points They Couldn't Afford. Bay FC Is Next

Denver Summit FC went up 3-1 in Los Angeles with half an hour to play. Thirteen minutes later it was 3-3. Two points gone, and an NWSL playoff race that just got a whole lot steeper.But the scoreline is doing a lot of lying. Kate breaks down how Denver had more of the ball than Angel City and generated less than half the danger — 1.28 expected goals to 3.37, the second-worst defensive night of the season — and why a high boot inside your own box with a two-goal lead is a game management problem, not a tactics problem.Then the good part: Lindsey Heaps scores her first goal in a Denver Summit kit, and her first NWSL goal since 2021, in the fastest back-to-back scoring sequence the club has ever seen. Janine Sonis reaches ten for the season from left back. And Kate gets honest about the goalkeeper rotation on Abby Smith's first night back from a knee injury, and whether Kat Asman deserved one more week.And then — Wednesday. Bay FC at Centennial on Hispanic Heritage Night. The team that beat Denver in the first match in franchise history is now fifteenth in the league, can't score, and is playing its third match in nine days. Kate lays out the table, the seven-match run-in, and why winning this one is not optional. With postgame audio from Nick Cushing and Lindsey Heaps.This is Denver Summit FC women's soccer at altitude. New episodes every Tuesday.Follow @5280pitch on Instagram, Threads and FacebookSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jiBAbW0QXepwdqK0qhaaFApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast/id1859060272Newsletter: 5280pitch.com