Birmingham Legion FC vs FC Tulsa, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 4': Tyler Pasher
  • 83': Tyler Pasher
  • 90'+2': Neco Brett
FT
3 - 2
FC Tulsa
  • 49': Rodrigo da Costa
  • 54': Marcus Epps

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.
  • 1': Foul by Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion).
  • 1': Milo Yosef (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 0. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Crognale with a through ball.
  • 8': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Milo Yosef.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Collin Smith with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Marcus Epps (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eric Bird with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 10': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Juan Agudelo.
  • 13': Blaine Ferri (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Bird (FC Tulsa).
  • 21': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Rashid Tetteh replaces Eric Bird because of an injury.
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Foul by Collin Fernandez (FC Tulsa).
  • 23': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Alex Crognale tries a through ball, but Diba Nwegbo is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Moses Dyer (FC Tulsa) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Blaine Ferri.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Moses Dyer (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 33': Foul by Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion).
  • 33': Jorge Corrales (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Blaine Ferri (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 35': Collin Fernandez (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion).
  • 37': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 37': Jorge Corrales (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 38': Rashid Tetteh (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Collin Fernandez.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Rufe with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jorge Corrales.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Collin Smith (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Prosper Kasim following a corner.
  • 45': Blaine Ferri (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jorge Corrales (FC Tulsa).
  • 45'+1': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Jorge Corrales (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Epps.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 47': Foul by Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 47': Marcus Epps (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 1. Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blaine Ferri.
  • 50': Foul by Ruxi (FC Tulsa).
  • 50': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion).
  • 51': Milo Yosef (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 52': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Moses Dyer (FC Tulsa).
  • 52': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, FC Tulsa 2. Marcus Epps (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Collin Fernandez.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
  • 56': Foul by Milo Yosef (FC Tulsa).
  • 56': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Ben Reveno replaces Jacob Rufe.
  • 58': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Enzo Martínez replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 58': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Neco Brett replaces Diba Nwegbo.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 59': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Ruxi.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Rashid Tetteh.
  • 64': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 64': Jorge Corrales (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 65': Moses Dyer (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Collin Fernandez (FC Tulsa).
  • 68': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Brett Levis replaces Milo Yosef.
  • 72': Brett Levis (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Brett Levis (FC Tulsa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Marcus Epps (FC Tulsa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brett Levis.
  • 75': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 79': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 79': Justin Malou (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, FC Tulsa. Darío Suárez replaces Moses Dyer.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Moses Mensah replaces Gabriel Alves.
  • 82': Collin Fernandez (FC Tulsa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jorge Corrales.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 83': Goal! Birmingham Legion 2, FC Tulsa 2. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 85': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Rashid Tetteh.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Ben Reveno (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 86': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 86': Rodrigo da Costa (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 89': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Ben Reveno.
  • 90'+1': Corner, FC Tulsa. Conceded by Moses Mensah.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Birmingham Legion 3, FC Tulsa 2. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Reveno with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+5': Rashid Tetteh (FC Tulsa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 3, FC Tulsa 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 3, FC Tulsa 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
61.8 Possession 38.2
10 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
478 Accurate Passes 280
561 Passes 341
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.6
48 Long Balls 52
29 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 8
7 Effective Clearances 20
7 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 4,077

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham Legion FC 0 0 0
2 Brooklyn FC 0 0 0
3 Charleston Battery 0 0 0
4 Detroit City FC 0 0 0
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
16 Gabriel Alves Yellow Card
13 Jacob Rufe
15 Tyler Pasher
6 Anderson Asiedu Yellow Card
10 Kasim Prosper
7 Diba Nwegbo
9 Juan Agudelo
4 Collin Smith
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Neco Brett, Moses Mensah, Enzo Martinez, Matthew Corcoran, Ben Reveno, Grayson Dupont, Trevor Spangenberg.

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

No. Name
24 Michael Nelson (GK)
13 Jorge Luis Corrales Yellow Card
3 Justin Malou
4 Roger Bonet
48 Eric Bird
10 Rodrigo da Costa
6 Blaine Ferri
8 Collin Fernandez
77 Moses Dyer
7 Marcus Epps
20 Milo Yosef
FC Tulsa Substitutes:
Brett Levis, Angel Bernal, Christopher Pearson, Austin Wormell, Darío Suárez, Rashid Tetteh, Siad Haji.

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