Birmingham Legion FC vs Detroit City FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 68': Kasim Prosper
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Detroit City FC
  • 66': Connor Rutz
  • 82': Matthew Lewis

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Detroit City FC 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': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 2': Yazeed Matthews (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Yazeed Matthews (Detroit City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Rodriguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 4': Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Maximiliano Rodriguez (Detroit City FC).
  • 6': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Lapa following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Offside, Detroit City FC. Matthew Lewis tries a through ball, but Francis Atuahene is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 11': Stephen Carroll (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 17': Foul by Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion).
  • 17': Maximiliano Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Yazeed Matthews (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Rodriguez.
  • 23': Brad Dunwell (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 24': Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 25': Foul by Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC).
  • 25': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Francis Atuahene (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazeed Matthews.
  • 31': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Marlon tries a through ball, but Enzo Martínez is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Francis Atuahene (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Rutz.
  • 36': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 36': Francis Atuahene (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Francis Atuahene (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deklan Wynne.
  • 38': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Matthew Lewis (Detroit City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deklan Wynne with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
  • 41': Michael Bryant (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, Detroit City FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 0, Detroit City FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Juan Agudelo replaces Ryan James.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Miguel Lopez replaces Jacob Rufe.
  • 46': Foul by Michael Bryant (Detroit City FC).
  • 46': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 49': Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deklan Wynne.
  • 51': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Miguel Lopez.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Yazeed Matthews (Detroit City FC).
  • 54': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Stephen Carroll.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 57': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion).
  • 57': Francis Atuahene (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Pato Botello Faz replaces Yazeed Matthews.
  • 58': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Antoine Hoppenot replaces Francis Atuahene.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 61': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Zachary Herivaux replaces Bruno Lapa.
  • 65': Hand ball by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
  • 66': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, Detroit City FC 1. Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Hoppenot with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Lopez.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Stephen Carroll.
  • 68': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, Detroit City FC 1. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Sadik Balarabe replaces Marlon.
  • 70': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 70': Maximiliano Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 73': Foul by Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC).
  • 73': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Matthew Lewis (Detroit City FC).
  • 75': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Herivaux.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 78': Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 78': Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Miguel Lopez tries a through ball, but Juan Agudelo is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Matthew Lewis (Detroit City FC).
  • 79': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Matthew Lewis (Detroit City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 82': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, Detroit City FC 2. Matthew Lewis (Detroit City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Hoppenot with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Offside, Detroit City FC. Nathan Steinwascher tries a through ball, but Pato Botello Faz is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Sadik Balarabe tries a through ball, but Enzo Martínez is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mataeo Bunbury replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Sadik Balarabe (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mataeo Bunbury.
  • 89': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 89': Pato Botello Faz (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Brad Dunwell (Detroit City FC).
  • 90': Brad Dunwell (Detroit City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zachary Herivaux with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mataeo Bunbury (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 1, Detroit City FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 1, Detroit City FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 1, Detroit City FC 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 1
46.2 Possession 53.8
9 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
295 Accurate Passes 361
383 Passes 444
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 20
0.5 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 50
33 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 12
21 Effective Clearances 6
21 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 2 +4 6
2 Hartford Athletic 2 +3 4
3 Detroit City FC 1 +3 3
4 Charleston Battery 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
13 Jacob Rufe
24 Jonathan Dean
6 Anderson Asiedu
19 Enzo Martinez
8 Bruno Lapa
11 Marlon Lopes
7 Ryan James
10 Kasim Prosper
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Zachary Herivaux, Matthew Corcoran, Mikey Lopez, Sadik Balarabe, Trevor Spangenberg, Mataeo Bunbury, Juan Agudelo.

DET Detroit City FC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Nathan Steinwascher (GK)
5 Stephen Carroll
12 Michael Bryant
15 Matthew Lewis Yellow Card
6 Brad Dunwell Yellow Card
21 Maxi Rodriguez
27 Yazeed Matthews
20 Deklan Wynne
2 Rhys Williams
11 Connor Rutz
9 Francis Atuahene
Detroit City FC Substitutes:
Antoine Hoppenot, Pato Botello-Faz, Ryan Shellow, Dominic Gasso, Barnabas Tanyi, Karl Ouimette.

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