San Antonio FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
San Antonio FC
  • 1': Santiago Patino
  • 81': Jordan Perruzza
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 90'+4': Neco Brett

About

San Antonio FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Toyota Field, San Antonio, Texas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Jose Gallegos (San Antonio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Fogaça.
  • 1': Goal! San Antonio 1, Birmingham Legion 0. Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 4': Foul by J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion).
  • 4': Mathieu Deplagne (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Liam Doyle (San Antonio).
  • 5': Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Liam Doyle (San Antonio).
  • 7': Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bruno Lapa following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Foul by Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion).
  • 10': Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Ryan James tries a through ball, but Junior Flemmings is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Christopher Lema (San Antonio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Santiago Patiño.
  • 16': Foul by Christopher Lema (San Antonio).
  • 16': J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 18': Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 19': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by J.J. Williams.
  • 20': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Benjamin Ofeimu.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Joaquín Varela (San Antonio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Lema.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 24': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Liam Doyle.
  • 25': Joaquín Varela (San Antonio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jose Gallegos (San Antonio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Christopher Lema with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Joaquín Varela (San Antonio).
  • 26': Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Santiago Patiño (San Antonio).
  • 31': Foul by Liam Doyle (San Antonio).
  • 31': J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Mathieu Deplagne.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 34': Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Victor Giro (San Antonio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 35': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 40': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 40': Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Ryan James tries a through ball, but Neco Brett is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Flemmings with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Christopher Lema (San Antonio).
  • 45'+3': J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, San Antonio 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins San Antonio 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Patiño with a headed pass.
  • 46': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Benjamin Ofeimu.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Jose Gallegos (San Antonio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron Lindley with a cross following a corner.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
  • 48': Foul by Cameron Lindley (San Antonio).
  • 48': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Jose Gallegos (San Antonio).
  • 52': Substitution, San Antonio. Emil Cuello replaces Sam Gleadle because of an injury.
  • 54': Substitution, San Antonio. Roderick Epps replaces Jose Gallegos because of an injury.
  • 54': Cameron Lindley (San Antonio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Patiño.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Roderick Epps (San Antonio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Cuello.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Emil Cuello (San Antonio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roderick Epps.
  • 59': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Ryan James.
  • 60': Foul by Emil Cuello (San Antonio).
  • 60': Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Emil Cuello (San Antonio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Emil Cuello (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Roderick Epps (San Antonio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Emil Cuello (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion).
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jaden Servania replaces Benjamin Ofeimu.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Roderick Epps (San Antonio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Patiño.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 73': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Frederik Kleemann replaces Junior Flemmings.
  • 73': Foul by Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio).
  • 73': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Nathan Fogaça (San Antonio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, San Antonio. Jordan Perruzza replaces Nathan Fogaça.
  • 75': Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Emil Cuello (San Antonio).
  • 79': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Zachary Herivaux replaces Eli Crognale.
  • 79': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Daigo Kobayashi replaces Bruno Lapa.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Jordan Perruzza (San Antonio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Cuello.
  • 80': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 81': Cameron Lindley (San Antonio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Goal! San Antonio 2, Birmingham Legion 0. Jordan Perruzza (San Antonio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Deplagne with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 83': Roderick Epps (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Emil Cuello (San Antonio).
  • 84': Jaden Servania (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Victor Giro (San Antonio).
  • 90': Jaden Servania (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Daigo Kobayashi (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frederik Kleemann.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matt Cardone.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Frederik Kleemann (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+1': Matt Cardone (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roderick Epps.
  • 90'+4': Goal! San Antonio 2, Birmingham Legion 1. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan James.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Jonathan Dean tries a through ball, but J.J. Williams is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Mathieu Deplagne (San Antonio).
  • 90'+8': J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, San Antonio 2, Birmingham Legion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, San Antonio 2, Birmingham Legion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, San Antonio 2, Birmingham Legion 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 5
63.6 Possession 36.4
18 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
362 Accurate Passes 169
442 Passes 247
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 64
45 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 19
17 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 14
13 Effective Clearances 22
13 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Toyota Field
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Attendance: 3,845

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 3 +6 9
2 Hartford Athletic 3 +4 7
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 +4 6
4 Charleston Battery 2 +2 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAFC San Antonio FC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
37 Matt Cardone (GK)
13 Mathieu Deplange
5 Liam Doyle
27 Héctor Varela Yellow Card
6 Victor Giro
8 Cam Lindley Yellow Card
17 Jose Gallegos
4 Christopher Lema
23 Sam Gleadle
7 Nathan Fogaça Yellow Card
9 Santiago Patino
San Antonio FC Substitutes:
Jordan Perruzza, Ollie Wright, Shandon Hopeau, Emil Cuello, Leo Torres, Marcus Epps, Carlos Mercado.

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita Yellow Card
22 Benjamin Ofeimu
7 Ryan James
24 Jonathan Dean
8 Bruno Lapa
6 Anderson Asiedu
12 Eli Crognale
11 Neco Brett
23 Jerome Williams
77 Junior Flemmings
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Daigo Kobayashi, Trevor Spangenberg, Zachary Herivaux, Jaden Servania, Frederik Kleemann, Jacob Rufe, Marcos Ugarte.

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