Denver Summit FC had 56% of the ball, out-passed the Kansas City Current, and still lost 3-0 at home. So how does that happen — and why does it keep happening at DICK'S?

This week on The 5280 Pitch, we get honest about Friday. The nervous possession game. A high line that got picked apart. All three goals off Denver's own giveaways, and a Kansas City side that never needed the ball to beat us. We break down what Nick Cushing called possibly the second-worst defeat of his managerial career — and the one performance that deserved better, with Abby Smith taking home Player of the Match in a game Denver lost by three. Plus what Cushing and captain Janine Sonis said when the excuses were right there for the taking, and nobody reached for them.

Then we look ahead to Sunday — the Houston Dash, and the final match at DICK'S before Centennial Stadium opens. Why it's the perfect bounce-back spot, the number that's haunted this team at home all season, and why Kiki Van Zanten's return means it's no walk in the park.

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