Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Charleston Battery

58': Colton Swan
80': Emilio Ycaza (P)
90'+3': Emilio Ycaza

FT
3 - 2

Birmingham Legion FC

25': Romario Williams
27': Samuel Shashoua

About

Charleston Battery are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Patriots Point Soccer Stadium, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

14': Graham Smith (Charleston Battery) Yellow Card at 14'
25': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 25'
27': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 27'
36': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 36'
37': Kirill Pakhomov (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 37'
41': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 41'
45': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 45'
45': Colton Swan (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 45'
45': Kadeem Cole (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
53': Langston Blackstock (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 53'
58': Colton Swan (Charleston Battery) Goal at 58'
59': Maalique Foster (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 59'
61': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
78': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 78'
80': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) Penalty - Scored at 80'
84': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 84'
88': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 88'
88': Peter Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 88'
90'+3': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) Goal at 93'
90'+7': Kruz Held (Charleston Battery) Substitution at 97'

Statistics

BRM		CHS
6	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	3
43.3	Possession	56.7
12	SHOTS	28
5	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	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
1	Blocked Shots	14
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: Patriots Point Soccer Stadium
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Attendance: 3,945

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Louisville City FC	7	+6	16
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6	+7	14
3	Detroit City FC	6	+3	10
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	7	-2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
56	Luis Zamudio (GK)
16	Graham Smith
22	Joey Akpunonu
3	Nathan Messer
42	Douglas Martínez
10	Laurent Kissiedou
91	Houssou Landry
5	Sean Suber
90	Miguel Berry
29	Jeremy Kelly
13	Wilmer Cabrera

Charleston Battery Substitutes:

John Berner, Kirill Pakhomov, Langston Blackstock, Colton Swan, Emilio Ycaza, Kruz Held, Jack Wayne, Daniel Kuzemka, Maalique Foster.

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

No.	Name
1	Jassem Koleilat (GK)
4	Ramiz Hamouda
27	Bryce Washington
11	Dawson McCartney
26	Amir Daley
15	Tyler Pasher
10	Samuel Shashoua
18	Seth Antwi
17	Romario Williams
19	Gevork Diarbian
81	Serge Ngoma

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Phanuel Kavita, Trevor Mcmullen, Sebastian Saucedo, Kadeem Cole, Samuel McIllhatton, Peter Vassell, Sebastian Tregarthen.

USL Championship News

USL season opens with silent players protest over CBA deadlock

The USL Championship season opened Friday, but play halted immediately as Lexington SC and Louisville City FC players stood motionless for one minute to protest stalled CBA negotiations.

USL Championship opener uncertain amid ongoing CBA dispute

Football is life! 'Dani Rojas' from 'Ted Lasso' is on trial at a USL club

Cristo Fernández, beloved by fans the world over for his role as Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso, looks set to make his soccer dreams a reality as he trials with El Paso.

USLPA authorizes strike with season kickoff looming

The USLPA has voted to authorize its bargaining committee to call a strike unless an agreement with the USL can be reached on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

USL, players to resume talks after CBA expires - sources

The USL and the USL Players Association will resume talks on Wednesday towards a new CBA for players in the USL Championship, but the two sides remain far apart on some key issues, according to sources.