Birmingham Legion FC vs FC Tulsa, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 30': Neco Brett
  • 75': Neco Brett
FT
2 - 1
FC Tulsa
  • 84': Darío Suárez

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting FC Tulsa at BBVA Field, Birmingham, Alabama, 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': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion).
  • 1': Matt Sheldon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Marlon (FC Tulsa).
  • 2': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Leo Folla (FC Tulsa).
  • 3': J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 5': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Kevin Garcia.
  • 6': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Leo Folla.
  • 8': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 9': Benjamin Ofeimu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Leo Folla (FC Tulsa).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Marlon (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Foul by Marlon (FC Tulsa).
  • 9': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion).
  • 10': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Benjamin Ofeimu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 11': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kembo Kibato (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eric Bird following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Eric Bird (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darío Suárez.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan James.
  • 25': Foul by Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa).
  • 25': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Eric Bird (FC Tulsa).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan James.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 30': Offside, FC Tulsa. Matt Sheldon tries a through ball, but Marlon is caught offside.
  • 30': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 0. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
  • 33': Benjamin Ofeimu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Marlon (FC Tulsa).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 37': Foul by Marlon (FC Tulsa).
  • 37': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Leo Folla.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan James with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa).
  • 39': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Bradley Bourgeois.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 42': Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 43': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Marlon (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Eric Bird (FC Tulsa).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
  • 47': Leo Folla (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
  • 50': Kembo Kibato (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Marlon (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Sheldon.
  • 51': Foul by J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion).
  • 51': Matt Sheldon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jerome Kiesewetter (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Bourgeois.
  • 51': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Matt Van Oekel.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Jerome Kiesewetter (FC Tulsa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Suárez.
  • 53': Foul by Bradley Bourgeois (FC Tulsa).
  • 53': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Bradley Bourgeois (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 57': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Bruno Lapa tries a through ball, but Ryan James is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Junior Flemmings replaces Bruno Lapa.
  • 58': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Eli Crognale replaces Zachary Herivaux.
  • 59': Offside, FC Tulsa. Darío Suárez tries a through ball, but Matt Sheldon is caught offside.
  • 60': Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Kevin Garcia (FC Tulsa).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Marlon (FC Tulsa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darío Suárez with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darío Suárez.
  • 66': Foul by Marlon (FC Tulsa).
  • 66': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Hand ball by Leo Folla (FC Tulsa).
  • 72': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Stanley Oganbor replaces Eric Bird.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Suárez.
  • 73': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by J.J. Williams.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Leo Folla (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jerome Kiesewetter with a headed pass.
  • 75': Goal! Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 0. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Flemmings.
  • 76': Offside, FC Tulsa. Kembo Kibato tries a through ball, but Matt Sheldon is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Jerome Kiesewetter (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 79': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 79': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Daigo Kobayashi replaces Benjamin Ofeimu.
  • 80': Foul by Stanley Oganbor (FC Tulsa).
  • 80': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Anderson Asiedu tries a through ball, but J.J. Williams is caught offside.
  • 81': Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Stanley Oganbor (FC Tulsa).
  • 82': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Ciaran Winters replaces Matt Sheldon.
  • 84': Goal! Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 1. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 84': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Ciaran Winters (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 86': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Matt Van Oekel.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 87': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Matt Van Oekel.
  • 90': Foul by Ciaran Winters (FC Tulsa).
  • 90': Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt saved. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Ciaran Winters.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kembo Kibato.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Kevin Garcia.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Kevin Garcia.
  • 90'+5': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 90'+6': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Junior Flemmings.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 8
56.1 Possession 43.9
18 SHOTS 13
9 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
367 Accurate Passes 273
456 Passes 366
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 6
0.1 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 63
26 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 2
19 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
12 Interceptions 13
14 Effective Clearances 17
14 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: BBVA Field
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 2,736

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Line-Ups

BRM Birmingham Legion FC (3-5-2)

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

TUL FC Tulsa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sean Lewis (GK)
2 Kevin Garcia
5 Leo Folla Yellow Card
13 Matthew Sheldon
22 Bradley Bourgeois
16 Rodrigo da Costa
44 Eric Bird
21 Kembo Kibato
9 Jerome Kiesewetter
10 Marlon
92 Darío Suárez
FC Tulsa Substitutes:
Solomon Kwambe, Mou Jadama, Lucas Coutinho, Stanley Oganbor, Michael Cunningham, Austin Wormell, Ciaran Winters.

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