Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
  • 45'+4': Garven Metusala
  • 90'+5': Adrien Perez
  • 90'+9': Juan Tejada
  • Red Card 90'+11': Garven Metusala
FT
3 - 2
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 24': Nico Brown
  • Red Card 49': Nico Brown
  • 86': Serge Ngoma

About

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Weidner Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 13': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 13'
  • 24': Nico Brown (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 24'
  • 45'+4': Garven Metusala (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 45'+4'
  • 49': Nico Brown (Birmingham Legion FC) Red Card at 49'
  • 53': Adrien Perez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 53'
  • 54': Amir Daley (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 54'
  • 66': Garven Metusala (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 66'
  • 67': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 67'
  • 72': Sadam Masereka (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Tyreek Magee (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 74': Trevor Mcmullen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 84': Peter Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 86': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 86'
  • 87': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 87'
  • 87': Mathew Mahoney (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 87'
  • 90'+5': Adrien Perez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 90'+5'
  • 90'+9': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 90'+9'
  • 90'+11': Garven Metusala (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Red Card at 90'+11'
  • 90'+14': Steven Echevarria (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 90'+14'

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 12
10 Saves 1
32.5 Possession 67.5
7 SHOTS 46
3 ON GOAL 13
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
194 Accurate Passes 416
244 Passes 478
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
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 19
4 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
52 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Weidner Field
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 6,860

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

COS Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Colin Shutler (GK)
23 Garven Metusala
24 Jon-Talen Maples
14 Markhus Lacroix
18 Aidan Rocha
37 Brennan Creek
6 Samuel Williams
80 Devon Williams
90 Khori Bennett
7 Jonas Fjellberg
10 Adrien Perez Yellow Card
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:
Steven Echevarria, Tyreek Magee, Juan Tejada, Mathew Mahoney, Sadam Masereka, Frank Daroma, Christian Herrera.

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

No. Name
1 Jassem Koleilat (GK)
27 Bryce Washington
3 Phanuel Kavita Yellow Card
11 Dawson McCartney
77 Nico Brown
10 Samuel Shashoua
6 Samuel McIllhatton
18 Seth Antwi
9 Ronaldo Damus
19 Gevork Diarbian
21 Sebastian Tregarthen
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Trevor Mcmullen, Serge Ngoma, Kadeem Cole, Peter Vassell, Amir Daley, Romario Williams.

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