Birmingham Legion FC vs Louisville City FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 10': Gevork Diarbian
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Louisville City FC
  • 42': Babacar Niang

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Louisville City FC at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 4': Babacar Niang (Louisville City FC) Yellow Card at 4'
  • 10': Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 10'
  • 23': Jassem Koleilat (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 23'
  • 30': Seth Antwi (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 30'
  • 32': Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 32'
  • 42': Babacar Niang (Louisville City FC) Goal at 42'
  • 45': Zach Duncan (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Evan Davila (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 55': Leo Duru (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 55'
  • 64': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 64'
  • 68': Tola Showunmi (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 68'
  • 82': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 82'
  • 86': Tola Showunmi (Louisville City FC) Yellow Card at 86'
  • 88': Mukwelle Akale (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 88': Carlos Moguel (Louisville City FC) Substitution at 88'
  • 90': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

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22 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 0
48.6 Possession 51.4
13 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
327 Accurate Passes 370
408 Passes 455
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
3 Blocked Shots 6
5 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 9
0.3 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
13 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 3,659

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 +14 27
2 Indy Eleven 10 +5 18
3 Detroit City FC 11 +2 17
4 Louisville City FC 12 0 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRM Birmingham Legion FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jassem Koleilat (GK) Yellow Card
5 Keegan Hughes
27 Bryce Washington
11 Dawson McCartney
21 Sebastian Tregarthen Yellow Card
15 Tyler Pasher
10 Samuel Shashoua
18 Seth Antwi Yellow Card
9 Ronaldo Damus Yellow Card
19 Gevork Diarbian
81 Serge Ngoma
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Romario Williams, Kadeem Cole, Leo Duru, Samuel McIllhatton, Trevor Mcmullen, Sebastian Saucedo, Peter Vassell.

LOU Louisville City FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Daniel Faundez (GK)
4 Sean Totsch
32 Kyle Adams
2 Aiden Mcfadden
19 Babacar Niang Yellow Card
8 Taylor Davila
13 Amadou Dia
25 Jansen Wilson
9 Chris Donovan
7 Ray Serrano Lopez
21 Quenzi Huerman
Louisville City FC Substitutes:
Tola Showunmi, Ryan Troutman, Mukwelle Akale, Zach Duncan, Evan Davila, Carlos Moguel.

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