Birmingham Legion FC vs Loudoun United FC, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 67': Yanis Leerman (OG)
  • 74': Tyler Pasher
  • 90'+6': Mujeeb Murana
FT
3 - 1
Loudoun United FC
  • 48': Abdellatif Aboukoura

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Loudoun United 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.
  • 1': AJ Paterson (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United).
  • 3': Foul by Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion).
  • 3': Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Christiano François (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 7': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Jake Rufe.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kwame Awuah with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by AJ Paterson (Birmingham Legion).
  • 9': Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Abdellatif Aboukoura (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Williamson with a cross.
  • 10': Offside, Loudoun United. Tommy Williamson is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kobe Hernández-Foster.
  • 16': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Christiano François (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Hand ball by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 19': Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Foul by Abdellatif Aboukoura (Loudoun United).
  • 20': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Drew Skundrich (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 22': Foul by Tommy McCabe (Loudoun United).
  • 22': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Tommy McCabe (Loudoun United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Zach Ryan (Loudoun United).
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Offside, Loudoun United. Kwame Awuah is caught offside.
  • 34': Offside, Loudoun United. Abdellatif Aboukoura is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 38': Christiano François (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion).
  • 39': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Moses Mensah.
  • 40': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Drew Skundrich (Loudoun United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Williamson.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kobe Hernández-Foster.
  • 45': Christiano François (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, Loudoun United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 0, Loudoun United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mujeeb Murana replaces Alex Crognale.
  • 45': Substitution, Loudoun United. Wesley Leggett replaces Tommy Williamson.
  • 47': Foul by Christiano François (Loudoun United).
  • 47': Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Christiano François (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion).
  • 48': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, Loudoun United 1. Abdellatif Aboukoura (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tommy McCabe.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 54': Foul by Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 54': Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Abdellatif Aboukoura (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy McCabe.
  • 56': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Tabort Etaka Preston replaces Diba Nwegbo.
  • 59': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Jacob Erlandson (Loudoun United).
  • 60': Jacob Erlandson (Loudoun United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Wesley Leggett.
  • 61': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Keegan Hughes.
  • 62': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Tabort Etaka Preston is caught offside.
  • 64': Drew Skundrich (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion).
  • 64': Foul by Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United).
  • 64': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Loudoun United. Isaac Espinal replaces Christiano François.
  • 67': Own Goal by Yanis Leerman, Loudoun United. Birmingham Legion 1, Loudoun United 1.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 70': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Moses Mensah is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Dawson McCartney replaces Moses Mensah.
  • 74': Goal! Birmingham Legion 2, Loudoun United 1. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dawson McCartney with a through ball.
  • 77': Substitution, Loudoun United. Riley Bidois replaces Abdellatif Aboukoura.
  • 78': Substitution, Loudoun United. Keegan Tingey replaces Kwame Awuah.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Tommy McCabe.
  • 79': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaac Espinal with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Prosper Kasim following a fast break.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Keegan Hughes (Loudoun United).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Miguel Perez replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 86': Foul by Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 86': Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Loudoun United. Justin Melly replaces Keegan Hughes.
  • 88': Foul by Riley Bidois (Loudoun United).
  • 88': Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Keegan Tingey (Loudoun United).
  • 89': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 90': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90': Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Drew Skundrich (Loudoun United).
  • 90'+6': Goal! Birmingham Legion 3, Loudoun United 1. Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 3, Loudoun United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 3, Loudoun United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 3, Loudoun United 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
60.6 Possession 39.4
9 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 264
530 Passes 341
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 49
31 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 12
8 Effective Clearances 12
8 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 2,112

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

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita
21 Alex Crognale
20 A.J. Paterson
33 Moses Mensah Yellow Card
13 Jacob Rufe
8 Kobe Hernandez-Foster
19 Enzo Martinez
7 Diba Nwegbo
10 Kasim Prosper
15 Tyler Pasher
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Ramiz Hamouda, Miguel Perez, Mujeeb Murana, Preston Tabortetaka, Stefano Pinho, Finn Calloway, Dawson McCartney, Trevor Spangenberg.

LOU Loudoun United FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Hugo Fauroux (GK)
24 Jacob Erlandson Yellow Card
2 Keegan Hughes
6 Kwame Awuah
5 Yanis Leerman
9 Thomas Williamson
4 Thomas McCabe Yellow Card
12 Drew Skundrich
14 Zachary Ryan
30 Abdellatif Aboukoura
17 Christian Franco
Loudoun United FC Substitutes:
Dane Jacomen, Keegan Tingey, Justin Melly, Wesley Leggett, Isaac Espinal, Riley Bidois, Graham Jones.

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