Oakland Roots vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Oakland Roots
  • 24': Ottar Magnus Karlsson
  • 84': Juan Azócar
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 21': Enzo Martinez

About

Oakland Roots are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Laney Football Stadium, Oakland, California, 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': Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 3': Foul by José Hernández (Oakland Roots).
  • 3': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 4': Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óttar Karlsson.
  • 6': Daniel Barbir (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Foul by Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots).
  • 7': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion).
  • 9': Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 10': Foul by Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots).
  • 10': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 17': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 17': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Dariusz Formella (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 21': Goal! Oakland Roots 0, Birmingham Legion 1. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 23': Alejandro Fuenmayor (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 24': Goal! Oakland Roots 1, Birmingham Legion 1. Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Offside, Oakland Roots. Alejandro Fuenmayor tries a through ball, but Óttar Karlsson is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Lapa with a through ball.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edgardo Rito.
  • 27': Foul by Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots).
  • 27': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon.
  • 29': Hand ball by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 30': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 30': Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Marlon.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Lindo Mfeka (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Charlie Dennis following a corner.
  • 33': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
  • 36': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Lindo Mfeka.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 38': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Paul Blanchette.
  • 39': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 39': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+1': José Hernández (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Oakland Roots 1, Birmingham Legion 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Oakland Roots 1, Birmingham Legion 1.
  • 47': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Tarek Morad.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 52': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Paul Blanchette.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Edgardo Rito.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Óttar Karlsson.
  • 56': Foul by Daniel Barbir (Oakland Roots).
  • 56': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Daniel Barbir (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 64': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Miguel Lopez.
  • 65': Alejandro Fuenmayor (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 66': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Miguel Lopez.
  • 68': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lindo Mfeka following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Guillermo Diaz replaces Dariusz Formella.
  • 69': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Mikael Tørset Johnsen replaces Lindo Mfeka.
  • 70': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Miguel Lopez.
  • 72': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Prosper Kasim replaces Marlon.
  • 72': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Sadik Balarabe replaces Bruno Lapa.
  • 74': Foul by Mikael Tørset Johnsen (Oakland Roots).
  • 74': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Mikael Tørset Johnsen (Oakland Roots) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Miguel Lopez.
  • 77': Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 78': Charlie Dennis (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 80': Foul by Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 80': Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Zachary Herivaux.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Guillermo Diaz (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Mikael Tørset Johnsen (Oakland Roots) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Oakland Roots. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Óttar Karlsson (Oakland Roots) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Dennis with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Goal! Oakland Roots 2, Birmingham Legion 1. Juan Azócar (Oakland Roots) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Guillermo Diaz.
  • 86': Hand ball by Edgardo Rito (Oakland Roots).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sadik Balarabe.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jacob Rufe replaces Miguel Lopez.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Matthew Corcoran replaces Anderson Asiedu.
  • 89': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mataeo Bunbury replaces Juan Agudelo.
  • 90': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Joseph Nane replaces Juan Azócar.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mataeo Bunbury (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Oakland Roots. Emrah Klimenta replaces Edgardo Rito.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Tarek Morad (Oakland Roots).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Oakland Roots 2, Birmingham Legion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Oakland Roots 2, Birmingham Legion 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 6
49.3 Possession 50.7
10 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 304
412 Passes 410
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.1
76 Long Balls 83
34 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 12
21 Effective Clearances 27
21 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Laney Football Stadium
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Attendance: 5,509

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Charleston Battery 12 +15 28
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4 North Carolina FC 12 +4 20
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Line-Ups

OAK Oakland Roots (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
20 Paul Blanchette (GK)
30 Alejandro Fuenmayor
14 Daniel Barbir
6 Tarek Morad
8 José Hernández
12 Charlie Dennis
18 Juan Azócar
72 Edgardo Rito
22 Ottar Magnus Karlsson
9 Dariusz Formella
10 Lindo Mfeka
Oakland Roots Substitutes:
Johnny Rodriguez, Taylor Bailey, Jesús Enríquez, Joseph Nane Fils Eone, Mikael Johnsen, Emrah Klimenta, Guillermo Diaz.

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita
21 Alex Crognale
5 Mikey Lopez
24 Jonathan Dean
8 Bruno Lapa
20 Zachary Herivaux
6 Anderson Asiedu
99 Juan Agudelo
19 Enzo Martinez
11 Marlon Lopes
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Trevor Spangenberg, Matthew Corcoran, Ryan James, Sadik Balarabe, Jacob Rufe, Kasim Prosper, Mataeo Bunbury.

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