Birmingham Legion FC vs Loudoun United FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

2': Jacob Rufe

FT
1 - 3

Loudoun United FC

5': Jacob Erlandson
33': Abdellatif Aboukoura
50': Zachary Ryan

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

2': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 2'
5': Jacob Erlandson (Loudoun United FC) Goal at 5'
31': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 31'
33': Abdellatif Aboukoura (Loudoun United FC) Goal at 33'
50': Zachary Ryan (Loudoun United FC) Goal at 50'
50': Lucca Dourado (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 50'
58': Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 58'
61': Ereku Temitayo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
64': Riley Bidois (Loudoun United FC) Substitution at 64'
64': Ben Mines (Loudoun United FC) Substitution at 64'
70': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 70'
74': Moses Nyeman (Loudoun United FC) Substitution at 74'
75': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 75'
82': Riley Bidois (Loudoun United FC) Yellow Card at 82'
90'+1': Christian Sorto (Loudoun United FC) Substitution at 91'
90'+3': Ethan Pendleton (Loudoun United FC) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

LOU		BRM
9	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	5
53.1	Possession	46.9
17	SHOTS	10
8	ON GOAL	2
0.5	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
6	Blocked Shots	2
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: 2,762

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

Birmingham Legion FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
4	Ramiz Hamouda
3	Phanuel Kavita
33	Moses Mensah
13	Jacob Rufe
25	Roman Torres
11	Dawson McCartney
8	Kobe Hernandez-Foster
9	Ronaldo Damus
7	Daniel Trejo
10	Preston Tabortetaka

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Ethan Kos, Santiago Suarez, Fernando Delgado, Stephen Turnbull, Ereku Temitayo, Lucca Dourado, Finn Calloway, Trevor Spangenberg.

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

No.	Name
23	Hugo Fauroux (GK)
24	Jacob Erlandson
5	Yanis Leerman
4	Thomas McCabe
6	Kwame Awuah
3	Keegan Tingey
12	Drew Skundrich
11	Abdellatif Aboukoura
7	Wesley Leggett
14	Zachary Ryan
10	Florian Valot

Loudoun United FC Substitutes:

Ryan Jack, Ethan Pendleton, Alex Nagy, Ben Mines, Moses Nyeman, Christian Sorto, Riley Bidois.

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