Birmingham Legion FC vs Detroit City FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 81': Phanuel Kavita
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Detroit City FC
  • 46': Alex Villanueva

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Detroit City FC at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 40': Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 40'
  • 45': Jeciel Cedeno (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 46': Alex Villanueva (Detroit City FC) Goal at 46'
  • 66': Alasanne Ates Diouf (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 66'
  • 66': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 66'
  • 69': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 69'
  • 73': Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 74': Marcello Polisi (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Haruki Yamazaki (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 76': Jay Chapman (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 79': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
  • 81': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 81'
  • 82': Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 82'
  • 86': Marcello Polisi (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 86'
  • 87': Matthew Sheldon (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 0
48.4 Possession 51.6
7 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
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
0 Blocked Shots 4
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: 4,527

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

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
43 Santiago Suarez
3 Phanuel Kavita
17 Edwin Laszo Yellow Card
33 Moses Mensah
13 Jacob Rufe
19 Enzo Martinez Yellow Card
15 Tyler Pasher
7 Daniel Trejo
21 Sebastian Tregarthen
9 Ronaldo Damus
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Ereku Temitayo, Finn Calloway, Stephen Turnbull, Kobe Hernandez-Foster, Ethan Kos, Roman Torres, Preston Tabortetaka, Ramiz Hamouda, Fernando Delgado.

DET Detroit City FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Carlos Herrera (GK)
30 Devon Amoo-Mensah
4 Shane Wiedt
3 Alex Villanueva
12 Michael Bryant
6 Jay Chapman Yellow Card
24 Dominic Gasso
9 Ben Morris
2 Rhys Williams
11 Connor Rutz Yellow Card
7 Darren Smith
Detroit City FC Substitutes:
Haruki Yamazaki, Matthew Sheldon, Carlos Saldaña, Jordan Adebayo-Smith, Jeciel Cedeno, Marcello Polisi, Alasanne Ates Diouf.

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