Atlanta United 2 vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Atlanta United 2
    FT
    0 - 1
    Birmingham Legion FC
    • 90'+3': Bruno Lapa (P)

    About

    Atlanta United 2 are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, Georgia, 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': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by George Campbell.
    • 3': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United 2).
    • 3': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion).
    • 3': George Campbell (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Connor Stanley (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Ambrose.
    • 5': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Zachary Herivaux.
    • 7': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Mikey Ambrose (Atlanta United 2).
    • 9': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Alex De John (Atlanta United 2).
    • 14': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
    • 14': Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Benjamin Ofeimu.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. George Campbell (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Chris Allan (Atlanta United 2).
    • 19': Foul by Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion).
    • 19': George Campbell (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Chris Allan (Atlanta United 2).
    • 23': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
    • 23': Matías Benítez (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Eli Crognale.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Alex De John (Atlanta United 2) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Ambrose with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Zachary Herivaux.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Brett.
    • 28': Attempt saved. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan James with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Benjamin Ofeimu.
    • 31': Attempt missed. George Campbell (Atlanta United 2) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikey Ambrose with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Alex De John.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
    • 35': Hand ball by Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion).
    • 36': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United 2).
    • 36': J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion).
    • 36': Matías Benítez (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Connor Stanley (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion).
    • 38': Foul by Connor Stanley (Atlanta United 2).
    • 38': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Atlanta United 2. George Campbell tries a through ball, but Matías Benítez is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Birmingham Legion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 2 0, Birmingham Legion 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Aiden McFadden (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Hernández.
    • 49': Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2).
    • 49': Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Robbie Mertz (Atlanta United 2).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
    • 52': Attempt missed. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eli Crognale.
    • 55': Connor Stanley (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion).
    • 56': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. William Reilly replaces Robbie Mertz.
    • 56': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Macky Diop replaces Matías Benítez.
    • 57': Foul by William Reilly (Atlanta United 2).
    • 57': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Lapa with a cross.
    • 60': Hand ball by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
    • 62': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Eli Crognale tries a through ball, but Neco Brett is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
    • 63': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Rocco Rios Novo.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
    • 69': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Darwin Matheus replaces Ronald Hernández.
    • 70': Foul by Chris Allan (Atlanta United 2).
    • 70': Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Daigo Kobayashi replaces Eli Crognale.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jaden Servania replaces J.J. Williams.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Macky Diop (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Wolff.
    • 73': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by William Reilly (Atlanta United 2).
    • 73': Chris Allan (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Bruno Lapa tries a through ball, but Anderson Asiedu is caught offside.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Daigo Kobayashi (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
    • 75': Foul by Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2).
    • 75': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Offside, Atlanta United 2. Darwin Matheus tries a through ball, but Macky Diop is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Junior Flemmings replaces Neco Brett.
    • 78': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Benjamin Ofeimu tries a through ball, but Junior Flemmings is caught offside.
    • 79': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by George Campbell.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Lapa following a corner.
    • 80': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Bradley Kamdem Fewo replaces Mikey Ambrose.
    • 80': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. David Mejia replaces Connor Stanley.
    • 82': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
    • 82': William Reilly (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Macky Diop (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 85': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Ryan James.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 86': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Rocco Rios Novo.
    • 88': Foul by William Reilly (Atlanta United 2).
    • 88': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
    • 89': Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. George Campbell (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Reilly.
    • 90'+2': Penalty Birmingham Legion. Jaden Servania draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United 2) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Atlanta United 2 0, Birmingham Legion 1. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Alex Crognale replaces Bruno Lapa.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Dean following a fast break.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Birmingham Legion 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Birmingham Legion 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 2 0, Birmingham Legion 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    0 Saves 6
    43.1 Possession 56.9
    16 SHOTS 9
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    336 Accurate Passes 449
    404 Passes 529
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    66 Long Balls 58
    40 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 24
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    18 Interceptions 11
    22 Effective Clearances 10
    22 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
    Location: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
    Attendance: 794

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    Line-Ups

    ATL2 Atlanta United 2 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rocco Ríos Novo (GK)
    3 Alex DeJohn
    32 George Campbell
    33 Mikey Ambrose
    12 Ronald Hernández
    8 Chris Allan Yellow Card
    14 Robbie Mertz Yellow Card
    28 Tyler Wolff
    19 Matías Benítez
    11 Connor Stanley
    2 Aiden Mcfadden
    Atlanta United 2 Substitutes:
    Josh Bauer, Vicente Reyes, Will Reilly, David Mejia, Amadou Diop, Bradley Kamdem Fewo, Darwin Matheus.

    BRM Birmingham Legion FC (3-5-2)

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

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