The Denver Summit and Washington Spirit ended in a scoreless draw before scoring on Saturday. National Women’s Soccer League The home of the NFL’s Denver Broncos drew 63,004 fans.
In other league games, the Utah Royals won 2-1 against the Boston Legacy. The Portland Thorns defeated the Kansas City Current 2-0.
Breakthrough with Summit (1-1-2) NWSL appearance record He scored 40,091 points in a Bay FC game at Oracle Park in San Francisco last season.
Denver goaltender Abby Smith and Spirit goaltender Sandy McIver each made two saves to maintain the clean sheet. It was Smith’s second consecutive shutout.
The Spirit (0-1-3) are yet to win this season.
Moultrie converts PK and Thorns to current down
Olivia Moultrie converted a penalty in the 53rd minute and the Thorns defeated Current 2-0 at Providence Park in Portland.
Moultrie, 20, became the youngest player to score 20 league goals, breaking the record set by Sam Kerr in 2016.
The Thorns (3-1-0) added a goal by Rylin Turner in the 63rd minute.
The Currents (1-3-0) continue to struggle without two-time NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga, who is out for the season with a hip injury.
Thorns forward Sophia Wilson made her first start of the season. Returning from maternity leave.
Utah Royals get first win of the season
Tatumn Milazzo returned from a one-game suspension due to a red card and scored his second goal of the season, helping the Royals break their winless legacy.
Milazzo scored on a tap-in in the 33rd minute to give Utah (1-2-1) the lead. In the 49th minute, Mina Tanaka converted a penalty, which was converted by Lala Prasnikar for a 2-0 lead.
Aissata Traore’s goal in the 72nd minute closed the gap with Boston (0-3-0).
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