Birmingham Legion FC vs Loudoun United FC, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 34': Diba Nwegbo
  • 83': Neco Brett
FT
2 - 0
Loudoun United FC

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Rocha.
    • 3': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Daniel Chica (Loudoun United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Koa Santos with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United).
    • 5': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Daniel Chica.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Zach Ryan.
    • 11': Delay in match (Loudoun United).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Houssou Landry (Loudoun United).
    • 13': Attempt missed. Jackson Hopkins (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Aidan Rocha (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koa Santos with a cross.
    • 17': Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Matai Akinmboni (Loudoun United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Houssou Landry.
    • 20': Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 21': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.
    • 22': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
    • 23': Foul by Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion).
    • 23': Jackson Hopkins (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jackson Hopkins.
    • 26': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
    • 26': Jackson Hopkins (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 29': Houssou Landry (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matai Akinmboni.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, Loudoun United 0. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
    • 35': Foul by Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion).
    • 35': Jackson Hopkins (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Delay in match (Loudoun United).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Abdoul Zanne.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.
    • 41': Hand ball by Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion).
    • 42': Offside, Loudoun United. Koa Santos tries a through ball, but Tommy Williamson is caught offside.
    • 43': Foul by Houssou Landry (Loudoun United).
    • 43': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jackson Hopkins.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 1, Loudoun United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 1, Loudoun United 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Koa Santos with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Williamson.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
    • 53': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Daniel Chica (Loudoun United).
    • 53': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 53': Houssou Landry (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 58': Matai Akinmboni (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Matai Akinmboni (Loudoun United).
    • 58': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, Loudoun United. Jace Clark replaces Matai Akinmboni because of an injury.
    • 61': Substitution, Loudoun United. Wesley Leggett replaces Jackson Hopkins.
    • 62': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Houssou Landry (Loudoun United).
    • 63': Offside, Loudoun United. Aidan Rocha tries a through ball, but Koa Santos is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United).
    • 64': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Offside, Loudoun United. Koa Santos tries a through ball, but Tommy Williamson is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Rufe.
    • 68': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Daniel Chica.
    • 69': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Dane Jacomen.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Loudoun United. Abdoul Koanda replaces Kalil ElMedkhar.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Neco Brett replaces Matthew Corcoran.
    • 71': Hand ball by Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United).
    • 72': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Jake Rufe.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoul Zanne with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssou Landry.
    • 74': Foul by Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion).
    • 74': Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Moses Mensah replaces Diba Nwegbo.
    • 79': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Abdoul Zanne.
    • 81': Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 83': Goal! Birmingham Legion 2, Loudoun United 0. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Martínez with a through ball.
    • 85': Substitution, Loudoun United. Jeremy Garay replaces Aidan Rocha.
    • 85': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Ben Reveno replaces Jake Rufe.
    • 85': Substitution, Loudoun United. Isaac Espinal replaces Tommy Williamson.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 89': Foul by Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion).
    • 89': Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Daniel Chica (Loudoun United).
    • 90'+1': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Isaac Espinal (Loudoun United).
    • 90'+2': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Anderson Asiedu.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Houssou Landry (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koa Santos with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 2, Loudoun United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 2, Loudoun United 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 3
    51.4 Possession 48.6
    13 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    372 Accurate Passes 343
    459 Passes 434
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    20 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    68 Long Balls 74
    37 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 13
    21 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 7
    10 Effective Clearances 17
    10 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Protective Stadium
    Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Attendance: 4,572

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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
    3 Phanuel Kavita
    21 Alex Crognale
    16 Gabriel Alves Yellow Card
    13 Jacob Rufe
    19 Enzo Martínez
    6 Anderson Asiedu
    17 Matthew Corcoran
    9 Juan Agudelo Yellow Card
    7 Diba Nwegbo
    15 Tyler Pasher
    Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
    Dante Johnson, Kasim Prosper, Ben Reveno, Grayson Dupont, Neco Brett, Trevor Spangenberg, Moses Mensah.

    LOU Loudoun United FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dane Jacomen (GK)
    45 Matai Akinmboni
    20 Daniel Chica
    7 Abdoul Zanne
    2 Koa Santos
    19 Houssou Landry
    4 Aidan Rocha
    23 Kalil ElMedkhar
    12 Jackson Hopkins
    9 Thomas Williamson
    28 Zachary Ryan
    Loudoun United FC Substitutes:
    Isaac Espinal, Abdoul Koanda, Wesley Leggett, Jeremy Garay, Juan Ramírez, Drew Hartman, Jace Clark.

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