Birmingham Legion FC vs Rhode Island FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

63': Ronaldo Damus

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

Match Timeline

60': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 60'
63': Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 63'
70': Yutaro Tsukada (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 70'
70': Dwayne Atkinson (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 70'
76': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 76'
79': Hamady Diop (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 79'
79': Daniel Rovira (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 79'
83': Daniel Rovira (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 83'
85': Jassem Koleilat (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 85'
88': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 88'
88': Amir Daley (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 88'
90': Dwayne Atkinson (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+1': Kevin Vang (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 90'+1'

Statistics

RHI		BRM
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
13	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	6
58.2	Possession	41.8
20	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
396	Accurate Passes	277
477	Passes	350
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
7	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	43

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 3,253

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	23	+20	48
2	Charleston Battery	23	+18	39
3	Detroit City FC	22	+10	37
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	24	+2	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Jassem Koleilat (GK)
27	Bryce Washington
3	Phanuel Kavita
77	Nico Brown
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
10	Samuel Shashoua
6	Samuel McIllhatton
18	Seth Antwi
9	Ronaldo Damus
19	Gevork Diarbian
16	Peter Vassell

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Romario Williams, Sebastian Saucedo, Amir Daley, Dawson McCartney, Kadeem Cole, Serge Ngoma, Trevor Mcmullen.

Rhode Island FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Koke Vegas (GK)
15	Frank Nodarse
5	Grant D. Stoneman
3	Aldair Sanchez
22	Nicholas Scardina
10	Agustín Rodríguez
77	Amos Shapiro-Thompson
4	Hugo Bacharach
9	Jerome Williams
11	Noah Fuson
17	Jojea Kwizera

Rhode Island FC Substitutes:

Hamady Diop, Calvin Williams, Jacob Castro, Kevin Vang, Daniel Rovira, Dwayne Atkinson, Yutaro Tsukada.

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