Louisville City FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Louisville City FC
  • 35': Dylan Mares
FT
1 - 2
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 55': Juan Agudelo
  • 90'+2': Alex Crognale

About

Louisville City FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, 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.
  • 3': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 8': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 8': Sean Totsch (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.
  • 12': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Wes Charpie.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 13': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Niall McCabe.
  • 14': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Collin Smith (Birmingham Legion).
  • 14': Collin Smith (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 19': Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Niall McCabe (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 22': Offside, Louisville City. Dylan Mares tries a through ball, but Brian Ownby is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City).
  • 25': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Gabriel Alves.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Neco Brett replaces Tyler Pasher because of an injury.
  • 35': Goal! Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 0. Dylan Mares (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu with a headed pass.
  • 44': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 44': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Niall McCabe (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Amadou Dia (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niall McCabe with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Brian Ownby with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 46': Collin Smith (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City).
  • 49': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 49': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 51': Foul by Niall McCabe (Louisville City).
  • 51': Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Sean Totsch.
  • 55': Goal! Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 1. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 57': Manny Perez (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Niall McCabe (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Dylan Mares (Louisville City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Ownby.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Maarten Pouwels (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Offside, Louisville City. Maarten Pouwels tries a through ball, but Ray Serrano is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Sean Totsch (Louisville City).
  • 59': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Niall McCabe (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Ownby.
  • 66': Collin Smith (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Brian Ownby (Louisville City).
  • 67': Brian Ownby (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jake Rufe replaces Collin Smith.
  • 67': Substitution, Louisville City. Rasmus Thellufsen replaces Niall McCabe.
  • 67': Substitution, Louisville City. Cameron Lancaster replaces Maarten Pouwels.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 70': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Dylan Mares (Louisville City).
  • 70': Dylan Mares (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Amadou Dia (Louisville City).
  • 70': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Ray Serrano (Louisville City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Lancaster.
  • 74': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 76': Foul by Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City).
  • 76': Gabriel Alves (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion).
  • 76': Tyler Gibson (Louisville City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Cameron Lancaster (Louisville City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Dia.
  • 80': Substitution, Louisville City. Paolo DelPiccolo replaces Dylan Mares.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Moses Mensah replaces Gabriel Alves.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Diba Nwegbo replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo.
  • 87': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 89': Corner, Louisville City. Conceded by Juan Agudelo.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ray Serrano with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Wes Charpie.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Wes Charpie.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 2. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Brian Ownby (Louisville City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Lancaster with a headed pass.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Louisville City 1, Birmingham Legion 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
47.7 Possession 52.3
10 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
327 Accurate Passes 368
413 Passes 447
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 23
0.5 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 52
30 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
2 Effective Tackles 5
9 Tackles 8
0.2 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
25 Effective Clearances 11
25 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Lynn Family Stadium
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 9,584

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 30 +37 73
2 Charleston Battery 30 +30 62
3 North Carolina FC 30 +1 45
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 +4 44
Full Table

Line-Ups

LOU Louisville City FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
28 Oliver Semmle (GK)
6 Wesley Charpie
4 Sean Totsch
12 Tyler Gibson
13 Amadou Dia
15 Manny Perez
22 Dylan Mares
11 Niall McCabe Yellow Card
10 Brian Ownby Yellow Card
7 Ray Serrano Lopez
90 Maarten Pouwels
Louisville City FC Substitutes:
Cameron Lancaster, Elijah Wynder, Rasmus Thellufsen, Paolo DelPiccolo, Osacar Jimenez, Carlos Moguel, Daniel Faundez.

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita
21 Alex Crognale Yellow Card
16 Gabriel Alves
4 Collin Smith Yellow Card
15 Tyler Pasher
17 Matthew Corcoran
6 Anderson Asiedu
19 Enzo Martinez
9 Juan Agudelo
10 Kasim Prosper
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Neco Brett, Jacob Rufe, Trevor Spangenberg, Moses Mensah, Ben Reveno, Diba Nwegbo, Grayson Dupont.

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