Birmingham Legion FC vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
    FT
    0 - 3
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds
    • 34': Edward Kizza
    • 39': Edward Kizza
    • 84': Emmanuel Johnson

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 27': Rida Zouhir (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 27'
    • 34': Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Goal at 34'
    • 39': Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Goal at 39'
    • 43': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 43'
    • 45': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
    • 62': Kasim Prosper (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 62'
    • 67': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 67'
    • 69': Abdul Illal Osumanu (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 69'
    • 69': Emmanuel Johnson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 69'
    • 76': Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 76'
    • 79': Luke Biasi (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Yellow Card at 79'
    • 80': Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 80'
    • 80': Bradley Sample (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 80'
    • 83': Derek Dodson (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 83'
    • 84': Emmanuel Johnson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Goal at 84'
    • 87': Daniel Rovira (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 87'
    • 90'+4': Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 94'

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    6 Saves 3
    39.9 Possession 60.1
    9 SHOTS 15
    6 ON GOAL 7
    0.7 On Target % 0.5
    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
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    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: 3,945

    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)
    21 Alex Crognale
    3 Phanuel Kavita
    8 Kobe Hernandez-Foster Yellow Card
    20 A.J. Paterson
    13 Jacob Rufe
    19 Enzo Martinez
    16 Rida Zouhir Yellow Card
    11 Dawson McCartney Yellow Card
    14 Derek Dodson Yellow Card
    29 Stefano Pinho
    Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
    Miguel Perez, Kasim Prosper, Ramiz Hamouda, Preston Tabortetaka, Matthew Corcoran, Trevor Spangenberg, Finn Calloway, Moses Mensah.

    PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Eric Dick (GK)
    3 Patrick Hogan
    13 Luke Biasi Yellow Card
    5 Sean Suber
    8 Brunallergene Etou
    7 Langston Blackstock
    14 Robbie Mertz
    2 Daniel Griffin
    42 Jackson Walti
    19 Edward Kizza
    27 Babacar Diene
    Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
    Aidan O'Toole, Emmanuel Johnson, Bradley Sample, Daniel Rovira, Kenardo Forbes, Jacob Randolph, Abdul Illal Osumanu.

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