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

· USL Championship
FC Tulsa
  • 25': Matthew Sheldon
  • 88': Marlon Lopes
  • 90'+1': Kembo Kibato
FT
3 - 1
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 66': Neco Brett (P)

About

FC Tulsa are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at ONEOK Field, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 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.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by J.J. Williams.
  • 8': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Jonathan Dean tries a through ball, but Neco Brett is caught offside.
  • 9': Offside, FC Tulsa. Sean Lewis tries a through ball, but Jason Johnson is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Birmingham Legion).
  • 10': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion).
  • 12': Jorge Corrales (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Marlon (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa with a cross.
  • 18': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Joaquin Rivas (FC Tulsa).
  • 21': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mikey Lopez replaces Junior Flemmings because of an injury.
  • 22': Foul by Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Birmingham Legion).
  • 22': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 25': Goal! FC Tulsa 1, Birmingham Legion 0. Matt Sheldon (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Johnson.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquin Rivas.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Vancaeyezeele.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by J.J. Williams with a through ball.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Marlon (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 35': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jason Johnson (FC Tulsa).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Johnson.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lebo Moloto.
  • 44': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jason Johnson (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45': Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+1': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Joaquin Rivas (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+4': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Ryan James.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, FC Tulsa 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Tulsa 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Phanuel Kavita replaces Zachary Herivaux.
  • 46': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 46': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 47': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Modou Jadama (FC Tulsa).
  • 48': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Eric Bird.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Johnson.
  • 51': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Matt Van Oekel.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jorge Corrales.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joaquin Rivas.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Darío Suárez replaces Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Kembo Kibato replaces Jason Johnson.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Marlon (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lebo Moloto.
  • 60': Offside, FC Tulsa. Lebo Moloto tries a through ball, but Joaquin Rivas is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Marlon (FC Tulsa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Sheldon with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Eric Bird.
  • 61': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jaden Servania replaces J.J. Williams.
  • 62': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Eric Bird (FC Tulsa).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Lopez.
  • 65': Penalty Birmingham Legion. Jaden Servania draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Matt Sheldon (FC Tulsa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Goal! FC Tulsa 1, Birmingham Legion 1. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Foul by Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa).
  • 69': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Joaquin Rivas (FC Tulsa).
  • 71': Foul by Modou Jadama (FC Tulsa).
  • 71': Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Modou Jadama (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Jaden Servania (Birmingham Legion).
  • 74': Matt Sheldon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Raphael Ayagwa replaces Lebo Moloto.
  • 76': Foul by Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Birmingham Legion).
  • 76': Kembo Kibato (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jacob Rufe replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 80': Foul by Raphael Ayagwa (FC Tulsa).
  • 80': Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Raphael Ayagwa (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Offside, FC Tulsa. Modou Jadama tries a through ball, but Joaquin Rivas is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Matt Sheldon (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 84': Foul by Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion).
  • 84': Raphael Ayagwa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 87': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 87': Marlon (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Jacob Rufe.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Bradley Bourgeois (FC Tulsa) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Suárez with a headed pass.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Bradley Bourgeois (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Goal! FC Tulsa 2, Birmingham Legion 1. Marlon (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 89': Marlon (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Goal! FC Tulsa 3, Birmingham Legion 1. Kembo Kibato (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquin Rivas following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Kevin Garcia replaces Joaquin Rivas.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Marlon (FC Tulsa).
  • 90'+3': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Ryan James tries a through ball, but Neco Brett is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jaden Servania (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+4': Kembo Kibato (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Tulsa 3, Birmingham Legion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Tulsa 3, Birmingham Legion 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
50.2 Possession 49.8
11 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 314
415 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 77
28 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 7
6 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 10
18 Effective Clearances 22
18 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: ONEOK Field
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Attendance: 3,389

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 17 +13 35
2 Charleston Battery 17 +8 27
3 Detroit City FC 16 +8 27
4 Louisville City FC 17 +2 27
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Sean Lewis (GK)
4 Mou Jadama Yellow Card
22 Bradley Bourgeois
26 Jorge Luis Corrales
13 Matthew Sheldon
11 Joaquín Rivas
30 Lebo Moloto
44 Eric Bird
14 Jason Johnson
16 Rodrigo da Costa
10 Marlon Lopes
FC Tulsa Substitutes:
Raphael Ayagwa, Darío Suárez, Leo Folla, Kevin Garcia, Austin Wormell, Lucas Coutinho, Kembo Kibato.

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
27 Thomas Vancaeyezeele Yellow Card
21 Alex Crognale
7 Ryan James
24 Jonathan Dean
10 Kasim Prosper
6 Anderson Asiedu
20 Zachary Herivaux
23 Jerome Williams
77 Junior Flemmings
11 Neco Brett Yellow Card
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Jaden Servania, Trevor Spangenberg, Marcos Ugarte, Benjamin Ofeimu, Phanuel Kavita, Jacob Rufe, Mikey Lopez.

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