Chattanooga Red Wolves vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· Birmingham Legion FC win 3-2 on penalties
Chattanooga Red Wolves
  • 77': Greyson Mercer
FT - Penalties
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Birmingham Legion FC win 3-2 on penalties
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 67': Sebastian Saucedo

About

Chattanooga Red Wolves are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at CHI Memorial Stadium, East Ridge, Tennessee, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 45': Leo Duru (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 61': Bryce Washington (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
  • 63': Greyson Mercer (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Substitution at 63'
  • 63': Omar Gómez (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Substitution at 63'
  • 67': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 67'
  • 68': Omar Hernandez (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Substitution at 68'
  • 72': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 77': Greyson Mercer (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Goal at 77'
  • 80': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 80'
  • 83': Matthew Acosta (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Yellow Card at 83'
  • 84': Jordan Ayimbila (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Yellow Card at 84'
  • 87': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 87'
  • 90': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 90'
  • 90'+4': Seth Antwi (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 91': Omar Hernandez (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Missed at 91'
  • 92': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Missed at 92'
  • 93': Matthew Bentley (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Missed at 93'
  • 93': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Joshua Ramos (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Missed at 94'
  • 95': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Scored at 95'
  • 96': Matthew Acosta (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Scored at 96'
  • 97': Keegan Hughes (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Missed at 97'
  • 98': Yanis Lelin (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 99': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Scored at 99'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 19
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
55.8 Possession 44.2
8 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
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
1 Blocked Shots 4
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 Cup

Venue: CHI Memorial Stadium
Location: East Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 1,551

USL Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Antonio FC 3 +2 8
2 Birmingham Legion FC 3 +3 6
3 FC Tulsa 3 0 4
4 One Knoxville 3 -1 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

CRW Chattanooga Red Wolves (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Ricardo Jerez (GK)
33 Jordan Ayimbila Yellow Card
22 Eric Kinzner
23 Yanis Lelin
35 Angelo Kelly-Rosales
21 Matthew Acosta Yellow Card
27 Jesse Maldonado
14 Pedro Hernandez
11 Joshua Ramos
20 Ropapa Mensah
10 Matthew Bentley
Chattanooga Red Wolves Substitutes:
Omar Gómez, Nathan Donoho, Jason Smith, Omar Hernandez, Oluwatobilba Adewole, Austin Montoya, Greyson Mercer.

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

No. Name
12 Trevor Mcmullen (GK)
5 Keegan Hughes
3 Phanuel Kavita
11 Dawson McCartney
26 Amir Daley
15 Tyler Pasher
8 Kadeem Cole
18 Seth Antwi Yellow Card
9 Ronaldo Damus
19 Gevork Diarbian
16 Peter Vassell
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Ramiz Hamouda, Jassem Koleilat, Leo Duru, Bryce Washington, Serge Ngoma, Nico Brown, Romario Williams, Sebastian Saucedo.

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