Birmingham Legion FC vs Hartford Athletic, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 90'+5': Enzo Martinez
FT
1 - 4
Hartford Athletic
  • 27': Mamadou Dieng (P)
  • 28': Mamadou Dieng
  • 90'+1': Kyle Edwards
  • 90'+3': Adewale Obalola

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 8': Maliek Howell (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 8'
  • 27': Dieng Mamadou (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Scored at 27'
  • 28': Dieng Mamadou (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 28'
  • 30': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 30'
  • 45'+2': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 47'
  • 45': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 48': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 48'
  • 62': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Saved at 62'
  • 65': Beverly Makangila (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 65'
  • 65': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 65'
  • 71': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 71'
  • 73': Emmanuel Samadia (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 73'
  • 75': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 75'
  • 78': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 80': Samuel Careaga (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 80'
  • 80': Jordan Scarlett (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 80'
  • 90'+1': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 91'
  • 90'+3': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 93'
  • 90'+5': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 95'

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 5
39.4 Possession 60.6
12 SHOTS 17
9 ON GOAL 5
0.8 On Target % 0.3
2 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
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
0 Blocked Shots 9
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 5,007

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 (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita Yellow Card
20 A.J. Paterson
24 Maliek Howell Yellow Card
17 Edwin Laszo Yellow Card
19 Enzo Martinez
11 Dawson McCartney
21 Sebastian Tregarthen
9 Ronaldo Damus
14 Samuel Shashoua
15 Tyler Pasher
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Roman Torres, Samuel McIllhatton, Jacob Rufe, Preston Tabortetaka, Ramiz Hamouda, Fernando Delgado, Stephen Turnbull, Sebastian Saucedo.

HFD Hartford Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
77 Gerold Ngnepi (GK)
15 Joseph Farrell
22 Thomas Presthus
30 Adrián Diz Pe
17 Jonathan Jimenez
94 Marlon Hairston
19 Emmanuel Samadia Yellow Card
2 Sebastian Anderson
9 Mamadou Dieng
11 Michee Ngalina
8 Junior Moreira
Hartford Athletic Substitutes:
Beverly Makangila, Baboucarr Njie, Jordan Scarlett, Adewale Obalola, Samuel Careaga, Kyle Edwards, Justin DiCarlo.

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