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

· USL Championship
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • 22': Edward Kizza
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Birmingham Legion FC
  • 79': Stefano Pinho

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 22': Edward Kizza (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Goal at 22'
  • 25': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 25'
  • 33': Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 33'
  • 45': Stefano Pinho (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 67': Darwin Matheus (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 67'
  • 72': Patrick Hogan (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 76': Bradley Sample (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Emmanuel Johnson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Kenardo Forbes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 76'
  • 79': Stefano Pinho (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 79'
  • 83': Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 87': Pierre Cayet (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 87'
  • 87': Brunallergene Etou (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Substitution at 87'
  • 89': Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 89'
  • 90'+4': Emmanuel Johnson (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 19
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
57.6 Possession 42.4
15 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
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
4 Blocked Shots 6
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: Highmark Stadium
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 5,537

USL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham Legion FC 0 0 0
2 Brooklyn FC 0 0 0
3 Charleston Battery 0 0 0
4 Detroit City FC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

PIT Pittsburgh Riverhounds (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Eric Dick (GK)
3 Patrick Hogan Yellow Card
5 Sean Suber
28 Abdul Illal Osumanu
42 Jackson Walti
2 Daniel Griffin
13 Luke Biasi
7 Langston Blackstock
14 Robbie Mertz
19 Edward Kizza
51 Bertin Jacquesson
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Substitutes:
Bradley Sample, Kenardo Forbes, Emmanuel Johnson, Pablo Linzoain, Gabriel Perrota, Daniel Rovira, Brunallergene Etou, Pierre Cayet.

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
13 Jacob Rufe
21 Alex Crognale
8 Kobe Hernandez-Foster
33 Moses Mensah
14 Derek Dodson
16 Rida Zouhir
19 Enzo Martinez
7 Diba Nwegbo Yellow Card
11 Dawson McCartney Yellow Card
15 Tyler Pasher
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Trevor Spangenberg, Miguel Perez, Darwin Matheus, Ramiz Hamouda, Matthew Corcoran, Stefano Pinho.

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