Birmingham Legion FC vs San Antonio FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 19': Marlon Lopes (P)
FT
1 - 2
San Antonio FC
  • 41': Ignacio Bailone
  • 84': Santiago Patino

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting San Antonio 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.
  • 4': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Shannon Gomez (San Antonio).
  • 4': Alasanne Ates Diouf (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ignacio Bailone (San Antonio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Parano following a fast break.
  • 10': Offside, San Antonio. Jordy Delem tries a through ball, but Jack Lynn is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Jack Lynn (San Antonio).
  • 11': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Cristian Parano (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
  • 14': Foul by Jordy Delem (San Antonio).
  • 14': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Penalty Birmingham Legion. Anderson Asiedu draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Penalty conceded by Shannon Gomez (San Antonio) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 19': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 0. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 23': Alasanne Ates Diouf (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion).
  • 26': Alasanne Ates Diouf (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 28': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jordy Delem.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Cristian Parano (San Antonio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alasanne Ates Diouf.
  • 35': Alasanne Ates Diouf (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 35': Fabien Garcia (San Antonio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Jasser Khmiri (San Antonio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fabien Garcia.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 39': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Jordy Delem (San Antonio).
  • 39': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 39': Jasser Khmiri (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 1. Ignacio Bailone (San Antonio) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabien Garcia with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Ignacio Bailone (San Antonio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Lynn with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fabien Garcia (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marlon with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 1.
  • 45': Substitution, San Antonio. David Loera replaces Alasanne Ates Diouf.
  • 45': Substitution, San Antonio. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Jordan Ayimbila.
  • 51': Foul by Carter Manley (San Antonio).
  • 51': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. David Loera (San Antonio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Parano.
  • 53': David Loera (San Antonio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 54': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Fabien Garcia (San Antonio) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 57': Cristian Parano (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 57': Substitution, San Antonio. Justin Dhillon replaces Jack Lynn.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Justin Dhillon (San Antonio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Miguel Lopez.
  • 59': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Carter Manley.
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Sadik Balarabe replaces Juan Agudelo.
  • 62': Offside, San Antonio. Ignacio Bailone tries a through ball, but Shannon Gomez is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 63': Justin Dhillon (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. David Loera (San Antonio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Parano.
  • 66': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jasser Khmiri.
  • 67': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
  • 67': Jordy Delem (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Bruno Lapa replaces Miguel Lopez.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Justin Dhillon (San Antonio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 68': Foul by Marlon (Birmingham Legion).
  • 68': Jordy Delem (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Zachary Herivaux.
  • 70': Substitution, San Antonio. Santiago Patiño replaces Ignacio Bailone.
  • 70': Attempt missed. David Loera (San Antonio) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabien Garcia with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jasser Khmiri.
  • 73': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Justin Dhillon.
  • 74': Foul by Sadik Balarabe (Birmingham Legion).
  • 74': Saad Abdul-Salaam (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Justin Dhillon (San Antonio) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Loera with a headed pass.
  • 75': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 77': Foul by Shannon Gomez (San Antonio).
  • 77': Sadik Balarabe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlon.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Substitution, San Antonio. Nicky Hernandez replaces Cristian Parano.
  • 81': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Jonathan Dean tries a through ball, but Marlon is caught offside.
  • 84': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 2. Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicky Hernandez.
  • 85': Foul by Jordy Delem (San Antonio).
  • 85': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Prosper Kasim replaces Marlon.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mataeo Bunbury replaces Anderson Asiedu.
  • 88': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jasser Khmiri.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Rufe.
  • 90': Foul by Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90': Santiago Patiño (San Antonio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, San Antonio. Conceded by Jacob Rufe.
  • 90'+1': Offside, San Antonio. David Loera tries a through ball, but Justin Dhillon is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Nicky Hernandez (San Antonio).
  • 90'+3': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Nicky Hernandez (San Antonio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+4': Shannon Gomez (San Antonio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 1, San Antonio 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
44.8 Possession 55.2
14 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
175 Accurate Passes 228
273 Passes 339
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
83 Long Balls 69
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
19 Interceptions 6
17 Effective Clearances 12
17 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Orange County SC 17 +8 31
2 San Antonio FC 17 +3 28
3 FC Tulsa 16 +3 26
4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 16 +5 25
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

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

SAFC San Antonio FC (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Jordan Farr (GK)
33 Jasser Khmiri
2 Carter Manley
4 Fabien Garcia
17 Jordan Ayimbila
22 Shannon Gomez
5 Jordy Delem
32 Alasanne Ates Diouf
19 Cristian Parano
20 Ignacio Bailone
27 Jack Lynn
San Antonio FC Substitutes:
Santiago Patino, Dominick Hernandez, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Justin Dhillon, David Loera, Victor Makela.

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