Birmingham Legion FC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

45'+1': Dawson McCartney
85': Stefano Pinho

FT
2 - 1

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

11': Zachary Zandi

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

11': Zachary Zandi (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 11'
45'+1': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 46'
45': Quenzi Huerman (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
59': Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 59'
59': Kasim Prosper (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 59'
64': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 64'
69': A.J. Paterson (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 69'
73': Jairo Henríquez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 73'
73': Maalique Foster (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 73'
78': Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
78': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
83': Delentz Pierre (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 83'
85': Stefano Pinho (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 85'

Statistics

COS		BRM
13	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	2
49	Possession	51
17	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	8
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 1,704

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	New Mexico United	14	+6	25
2	San Antonio FC	15	+1	24
3	El Paso Locomotive FC	15	+2	23
4	FC Tulsa	13	+6	22

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham Legion FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
18	Trevor Spangenberg (GK)
3	Phanuel Kavita
21	Alex Crognale
20	A.J. Paterson
14	Derek Dodson
8	Kobe Hernandez-Foster
11	Dawson McCartney
13	Jacob Rufe
19	Enzo Martinez
29	Stefano Pinho
23	Preston Tabortetaka

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Moses Mensah, Miguel Perez, Matt Van Oekel, Kasim Prosper, Finn Calloway, Ramiz Hamouda.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Christian Herrera (GK)
14	Duke Lacroix
5	Mathew Mahoney
6	Matthew Real
2	Koa Santos
10	Zachary Zandi
18	Aidan Rocha
80	Devon Williams
9	Ronaldo Damus
20	Yosuke Hanya
8	Jonas Fjellberg

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:

Maalique Foster, Delentz Pierre, Wahab Ackwei, Jairo Henríquez, Quenzi Huerman, Joseph Rice, Juan Tejada.

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