Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Tampa Bay Rowdies

26': Leo Fernandes (P)
90'+3': Pacifique Niyongabire

FT
2 - 2

Birmingham Legion FC

70': Enzo Martinez
76': Daniel Trejo

About

Tampa Bay Rowdies are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

26': Leo Fernandes (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Penalty - Scored at 26'
65': Laurence Wyke (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 65'
69': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Santiago Suarez (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 69'
70': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 70'
76': Daniel Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 76'
78': Endri Mustali (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 78'
79': Roman Torres (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
89': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+3': Pacifique Niyongabire (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 93'
90'+5': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+6': Forrest Lasso (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

BRM		TBR
16	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	5
53.5	Possession	46.5
19	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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
7	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: Al Lang Stadium
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Attendance: 4,504

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

Tampa Bay Rowdies (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Dante Campisi (GK)
3	Forrest Lasso
2	Robert Castellanos
33	Aaron Guillen
7	Pacifique Niyongabire
17	Daniel Crisostomo
14	Thomas Vancaeyezeele
10	Leo Fernandes
8	Ollie Bassett
28	Woobens Pacius
9	Manuel Arteaga

Tampa Bay Rowdies Substitutes:

Lewis Hilton, Matheus De Jesus, Nathan Worth, Endri Mustali, Ethan Bandré, Alexander Rodriguez, Nick Moon, Blake Bodily, Laurence Wyke.

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

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
4	Ramiz Hamouda
3	Phanuel Kavita
8	Kobe Hernandez-Foster
11	Dawson McCartney
13	Jacob Rufe
19	Enzo Martinez
15	Tyler Pasher
7	Daniel Trejo
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
9	Ronaldo Damus

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Preston Tabortetaka, Santiago Suarez, Samuel McIllhatton, Moses Mensah, Fernando Delgado, Roman Torres, Stephen Turnbull.

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