Memphis 901 FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Memphis 901 FC
  • 41': Rodrigo da Costa (P)
FT
1 - 2
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 46': Diba Nwegbo
  • 51': Neco Brett

About

Memphis 901 FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at AutoZone Park, Memphis, Tennessee, 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': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Juan Agudelo tries a through ball, but Neco Brett is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Juan Agudelo tries a through ball, but Tabort Preston is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 5': Leston Paul (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Aiden McFadden.
  • 7': Drew Romig (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion).
  • 9': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Leston Paul (Memphis 901).
  • 9': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Drew Romig.
  • 12': Foul by Akeem Ward (Memphis 901).
  • 12': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Aaron Molloy (Memphis 901).
  • 13': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Aaron Molloy (Memphis 901) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Neco Brett tries a through ball, but Juan Agudelo is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 22': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 22': Samuel Careaga (Memphis 901) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 26': Offside, Memphis 901. Aaron Molloy tries a through ball, but Aiden McFadden is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Akeem Ward (Memphis 901).
  • 28': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Akeem Ward (Memphis 901) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 29': Rodrigo da Costa (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 32': Leston Paul (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Jeremy Kelly (Memphis 901) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jelani Peters.
  • 33': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Trevor Spangenberg.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Lucas Turci (Memphis 901) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Kelly.
  • 34': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Jake Rufe.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Diba Nwegbo replaces Mikey Lopez because of an injury.
  • 39': Penalty conceded by Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 41': Goal! Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 0. Rodrigo da Costa (Memphis 901) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+1': Rodrigo da Costa (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Lucas Turci (Memphis 901).
  • 45'+2': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Leston Paul (Memphis 901).
  • 45'+5': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 46': Goal! Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 1. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neco Brett.
  • 47': Foul by Leston Paul (Memphis 901).
  • 47': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 50': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jeremy Kelly (Memphis 901) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leston Paul following a corner.
  • 51': Goal! Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 2. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo with a through ball.
  • 52': Foul by Samuel Careaga (Memphis 901).
  • 52': Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Samuel Careaga (Memphis 901).
  • 53': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 55': Jeremy Kelly (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 57': Samuel Careaga (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Tabort Preston.
  • 60': Offside, Memphis 901. Luiz Fernando tries a through ball, but Jeremy Kelly is caught offside.
  • 60': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Prosper Kasim tries a through ball, but Diba Nwegbo is caught offside.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Tyler Pasher replaces Neco Brett because of an injury.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tabort Preston.
  • 67': Foul by Luiz Fernando (Memphis 901).
  • 67': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Juan Agudelo tries a through ball, but Tabort Preston is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Memphis 901. Nighte Pickering replaces Samuel Careaga.
  • 69': Substitution, Memphis 901. Rashawn Dally replaces Luiz Fernando.
  • 70': Substitution, Memphis 901. Bruno Lapa replaces Leston Paul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tabort Preston following a fast break.
  • 78': Substitution, Memphis 901. Laurent Kissiedou replaces Rodrigo da Costa.
  • 78': Substitution, Memphis 901. Emerson Hyndman replaces Aaron Molloy.
  • 79': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Collin Smith replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Nighte Pickering (Memphis 901) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rashawn Dally.
  • 85': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Moses Mensah.
  • 85': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 86': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Tyler Pasher.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Laurent Kissiedou (Memphis 901) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akeem Ward.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Memphis 901. Akeem Ward tries a through ball, but Aiden McFadden is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Memphis 901. Conceded by Collin Smith.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Bruno Lapa (Memphis 901) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden McFadden with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Emerson Hyndman (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+8': Jeremy Kelly (Memphis 901) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Rashawn Dally (Memphis 901).
  • 90'+9': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Memphis 901 1, Birmingham Legion 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 2
37.4 Possession 62.6
11 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
213 Accurate Passes 393
303 Passes 505
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 20
0.0 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 79
23 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 3
21 Effective Clearances 20
21 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: AutoZone Park
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 3,237

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Loudoun United FC 9 +10 21
2 Louisville City FC 8 +8 18
3 Charleston Battery 8 +8 18
4 Detroit City FC 9 +4 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

MEM Memphis 901 FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Romig (GK)
27 Jelani Peters
8 Lucas Turci
14 Akeem Ward Yellow Card
37 Aiden Mcfadden
5 Samuel Careaga
6 Aaron Molloy Yellow Card
23 Leston Paul
10 Rodrigo da Costa
18 Jeremy Kelly
9 Luiz Fernando
Memphis 901 FC Substitutes:
Nighte Pickering, Bruno Lapa, Rashawn Dally, Rece Buckmaster, Laurent Kissiedou, Emerson Hyndman, Richard Sánchez.

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

No. Name
18 Trevor Spangenberg (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita
21 Alex Crognale
33 Moses Mensah
13 Jacob Rufe
9 Juan Agudelo Yellow Card
5 Mikey Lopez
19 Enzo Martinez Yellow Card
11 Neco Brett
28 Preston Tabortetaka
10 Kasim Prosper
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Gabriel Alves, Tyler Freeman, Diba Nwegbo, Seth Torman, Grayson Dupont, Collin Smith, Tyler Pasher.

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