Hartford Athletic vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Hartford Athletic
  • 42': Barry Coffey
  • 45'+3': Michee Ngalina
  • 74': Jordan Scarlett
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3 - 2
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 21': Romario Williams
  • 39': Romario Williams

About

Hartford Athletic are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 21': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 21'
  • 26': Sebastian Anderson (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 26'
  • 34': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 34'
  • 39': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 39'
  • 42': Barry Coffey (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 42'
  • 45'+3': Michee Ngalina (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 45'+3'
  • 45': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Hamady Diop (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 61': Gerold Ngnepi (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Saved at 61'
  • 61': Peter Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Missed at 61'
  • 62': Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 62'
  • 70': Barry Coffey (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 70'
  • 73': Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 73'
  • 73': Abdullah Taofeek (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 73'
  • 74': Jordan Scarlett (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 74'
  • 78': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Amir Daley (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
  • 82': Baboucarr Njie (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 82'
  • 89': Baboucarr Njie (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 89'
  • 90'+4': Thomas Presthus (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 90'+4'
  • 90'+6': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 90'+6'

Statistics

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15 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 2
55.2 Possession 44.8
11 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
394 Accurate Passes 295
475 Passes 363
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
2 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 15
15 Tackles 24
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
28 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Trinity Health Stadium
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Attendance: 4,059

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Line-Ups

HFD Hartford Athletic (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
77 Gerold Ngnepi (GK)
4 Jordan Scarlett
25 Britton Fischer
15 Adrián Diz Pe
6 Beverly Makangila
16 Barry Coffey
8 Junior Moreira
19 Emmanuel Samadia
2 Sebastian Anderson Yellow Card
9 Augustine Williams
11 Michee Ngalina
Hartford Athletic Substitutes:
Thomas Presthus, Abdullah Taofeek, Baboucarr Njie, Christos Hadjipaschalis, Matthew Real, Spencer Gordon, Arturo Ordoñez, Enzo Carvalho.

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

No. Name
1 Jassem Koleilat (GK)
20 A.J. Paterson
27 Bryce Washington
11 Dawson McCartney
77 Nico Brown
16 Peter Vassell
10 Samuel Shashoua
18 Seth Antwi
17 Romario Williams
19 Gevork Diarbian Yellow Card
21 Sebastian Tregarthen Yellow Card
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Tyler Pasher, Trevor Mcmullen, Ronaldo Damus, Amir Daley, Hamady Diop, Serge Ngoma, Phanuel Kavita.

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