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

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

10': Gevork Diarbian

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1 - 1

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 Timeline

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

LOU		BRM
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 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	17	+13	35
2	Charleston Battery	17	+8	27
3	Detroit City FC	16	+8	27
4	Louisville City FC	16	+1	24

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Jassem Koleilat (GK)
5	Keegan Hughes
27	Bryce Washington
11	Dawson McCartney
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
15	Tyler Pasher
10	Samuel Shashoua
18	Seth Antwi
9	Ronaldo Damus
19	Gevork Diarbian
81	Serge Ngoma

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Romario Williams, Kadeem Cole, Leo Duru, Samuel McIllhatton, Trevor Mcmullen, Sebastian Saucedo, Peter Vassell.

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
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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