Hartford Athletic vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

71': Deshane Beckford

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Hartford Athletic are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Trinity Health Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

34': Daniel Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 34'
44': Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 44'
53': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 53'
56': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 56'
66': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 66'
67': Deshane Beckford (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 67'
71': Deshane Beckford (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 71'
79': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
79': Roman Torres (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
90'+2': Santiago Suarez (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 92'
90'+4': Emmanuel Samadia (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

BRM		HFD
11	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
53	Possession	47
8	SHOTS	9
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.6
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	0
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: Trinity Health Stadium
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Attendance: 4,034

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

Hartford Athletic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
77	Gerold Ngnepi (GK)
4	Jordan Scarlett
15	Joseph Farrell
19	Emmanuel Samadia
2	Sebastian Anderson
71	Kyle Edwards
8	Junior Moreira
27	Justin Ingram
9	Dieng Mamadou
10	Samuel Careaga
22	Thomas Presthus

Hartford Athletic Substitutes:

Kauan Ribeiro, Jonathan Jimenez, Adewale Obalola, Justin DiCarlo, Spencer Gordon, Deshane Beckford.

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

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
4	Ramiz Hamouda
13	Jacob Rufe
6	Samuel McIllhatton
33	Moses Mensah
11	Dawson McCartney
19	Enzo Martinez
8	Kobe Hernandez-Foster
7	Daniel Trejo
15	Tyler Pasher
9	Ronaldo Damus

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Preston Tabortetaka, Sebastian Tregarthen, Santiago Suarez, Roman Torres, Ethan Kos, Trevor Spangenberg, Ereku Temitayo.

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