Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint each scored and the expansion Denver Summit downed Gotham FC 2-0 on Wednesday night for the club’s first National Women’s Soccer League victory.
Kössler put the Summit on the board in the 57th minute after Yuna McCormack sent a pass through the midfield.
Kössler’s inside-out run provided separation from the defender and she fired a shot to the back left of the net.
Playing at home in New Jersey, Gotham’s attack was limited — in the first half the team only had one shot on target.
Denver struck again in the 72nd when Flint stripped the ball from goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger who was trying to clear.
Elsewhere in the NWSL, the visiting Orlando Pride downed the Chicago Stars 3-0; the Seattle Reign beat the Kansas City Current 3-0 in Spokane, Washington; the San Diego Wave defeated the visiting Portland Thorns 3-1; and the Utah Royals played to a 1-1 draw on the road against the Washington Spirit.
