Wave Overcome 2-0 Deficit to Beat Denver Summit 3-2
The win preserved a five-game streak that keeps the Wave first in the NWSL.
Overview
- San Diego, which trailed 2-0 at halftime Saturday in Commerce City, surged to a 3-2 victory before a sellout crowd.
- Lia Godfrey cut the deficit in the 49th minute and delivered the corner that Kennedy Wesley headed in for the 57th-minute equalizer.
- The winner arrived in the 65th minute when Dudinha’s low cross was turned into the Denver net by defender Carson Pickett for an own goal.
- Denver’s first-half edge came from Melissa Kössler’s first home goal in club history at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and a Natasha Flint header.
- The comeback marked San Diego’s first-ever win after trailing at halftime in club history.