Birmingham Legion FC vs FC Tulsa, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • Red Card 59': Ryan James
FT
0 - 2
FC Tulsa
  • 16': Lebo Moloto
  • 90'+2': Jerome Williams

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting FC Tulsa at Protective Stadium, 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.
  • 2': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Hand ball by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Eric Bird (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Brown.
  • 12': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa).
  • 13': Foul by Ronald Rodríguez (FC Tulsa).
  • 13': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Ronald Rodríguez (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Powder.
  • 16': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, FC Tulsa 1. Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean McFarlane with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Matheus Silva (FC Tulsa).
  • 20': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 21': Offside, FC Tulsa. Lebo Moloto tries a through ball, but Rodrigo da Costa is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Powder.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zachary Herivaux.
  • 26': Brian Brown (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 36': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Bradley Bourgeois.
  • 37': Foul by Ronald Rodríguez (FC Tulsa).
  • 37': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa).
  • 38': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Matheus Silva (FC Tulsa).
  • 40': Foul by Eric Bird (FC Tulsa).
  • 40': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 40': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 41': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 42': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Ronald Rodríguez.
  • 43': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 43': Sean McFarlane (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Noah Powder (FC Tulsa).
  • 45': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Noah Powder (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Herivaux.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, FC Tulsa 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 0, FC Tulsa 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Miguel Lopez replaces Zachary Herivaux.
  • 46': Foul by Bradley Bourgeois (FC Tulsa).
  • 46': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 49': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 49': Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Sean McFarlane (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 50': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Ryan James.
  • 51': Lebo Moloto (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 55': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Brown.
  • 57': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa).
  • 59': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 59': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Second yellow card to Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) for a bad foul.
  • 62': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Bradley Bourgeois.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Matheus Silva (FC Tulsa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Brian Brown (FC Tulsa) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa).
  • 64': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 66': Bradley Bourgeois (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 66': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Ronald Rodríguez.
  • 67': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matheus Silva.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Bruno Lapa replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Miguel Lopez.
  • 69': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Darío Suárez replaces Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 69': Substitution, FC Tulsa. J.J. Williams replaces Brian Brown.
  • 69': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Marlon Ramírez replaces Lebo Moloto.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Sean McFarlane.
  • 73': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 73': Marlon Ramírez (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 75': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mataeo Bunbury replaces Marlon.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Edi Horvat replaces Juan Agudelo.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Petar Cuic.
  • 81': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa).
  • 81': Petar Cuic (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 81': Marlon Ramírez (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Eric Bird (FC Tulsa).
  • 84': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Kembo Kibato replaces Petar Cuic.
  • 86': Foul by Edi Horvat (Birmingham Legion).
  • 86': Noah Powder (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric Bird.
  • 88': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Matthew Corcoran replaces Phanuel Kavita.
  • 90': Foul by Edi Horvat (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90': Matheus Silva (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Darío Suárez (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Bird.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, FC Tulsa 2. J.J. Williams (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Eric Bird (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Mataeo Bunbury (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, FC Tulsa 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 0, FC Tulsa 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 5
39.6 Possession 60.4
13 SHOTS 19
7 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 442
342 Passes 505
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 28
0.5 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 45
33 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 10
10 Effective Tackles 2
16 Tackles 7
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
11 Interceptions 12
22 Effective Clearances 6
22 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Hartford Athletic 2 +3 4
2 Louisville City FC 1 +1 3
3 Charleston Battery 1 +1 3
4 Brooklyn FC 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRM Birmingham Legion FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita
21 Alex Crognale
7 Ryan James Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Dean
19 Enzo Martinez
6 Anderson Asiedu Yellow Card
20 Zachary Herivaux
99 Juan Agudelo Yellow Card
10 Kasim Prosper
11 Marlon Lopes
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Grayson Dupont, Mikey Lopez, Bruno Lapa, Trevor Spangenberg, Edi Horvat, Matthew Corcoran, Mataeo Bunbury.

TUL FC Tulsa (3-4-3)

No. Name
31 Austin Wormell (GK)
22 Bradley Bourgeois
12 Matheus Silva
4 Ronald Gómez Yellow Card
8 Petar Cuic Yellow Card
44 Eric Bird
66 Noah Powder Yellow Card
11 Sean McFarlane
9 Brian Brown
30 Lebo Moloto
10 Rodrigo da Costa
FC Tulsa Substitutes:
Ciaran Winters, Dallas Odle, Kembo Kibato, Jerome Williams, Alberto Membrila, Marlon Ramírez Arauz, Darío Suárez.

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