Rhode Island FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

71': Stephen Turnbull
90': Jerome Williams

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Rhode Island FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

19': Morris Duggan (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 19'
30': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 30'
67': Jerome Williams (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 67'
69': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 69'
71': Stephen Turnbull (Rhode Island FC) Goal at 71'
72': Stephen Turnbull (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 72'
80': Joseph Brito (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 80'
80': A.J. Paterson (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Stefano Pinho (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 80'
87': Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 87'
89': Jojea Kwizera (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 89'
90': Jerome Williams (Rhode Island FC) Goal at 90'
90'+2': Gabriel Alves (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Mark Doyle (Rhode Island FC) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Joseph Brito (Rhode Island FC) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+3': A.J. Paterson (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

BRM		RHI
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	2
42.2	Possession	57.8
4	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	7
0.5	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
1	Blocked Shots	1
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: Beirne Stadium
Location: Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Attendance: 3,713

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Louisville City FC	7	+6	16
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6	+7	14
3	Detroit City FC	6	+3	10
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	7	-2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Rhode Island FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Koke Vegas (GK)
24	Karifa Yao
6	Morris Duggan
15	Frank Nodarse
23	Marc Ybarra
12	Clay Holstad
17	Jojea Kwizera
3	Stephen Turnbull
10	Albert Dikwa Lega
11	Noah Fuson
8	Jack Panayotou

Rhode Island FC Substitutes:

Kevin Orduy, Conor McGlynn, Grant D. Stoneman, Mark Doyle, Jackson Lee, Jerome Williams, Joseph Brito, Gabriel Alves.

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

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3	Phanuel Kavita
21	Alex Crognale
19	Enzo Martinez
33	Moses Mensah
14	Derek Dodson
16	Rida Zouhir
11	Dawson McCartney
8	Kobe Hernandez-Foster
23	Preston Tabortetaka
10	Kasim Prosper

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Matthew Corcoran, A.J. Paterson, Stefano Pinho, Miguel Perez, Trevor Spangenberg, Ramiz Hamouda, Jacob Rufe.

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