Phoenix Rising FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Phoenix Rising FC

16': Emil Cuello
25': Hope Avayevu
90': Charlie Dennis

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3 - 3

Birmingham Legion FC

39': Tyler Pasher
54': Sebastian Tregarthen
64': Enzo Martinez

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Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

16': Emil Cuello (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 16'
25': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 25'
26': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 26'
30': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 30'
39': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 39'
54': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 54'
64': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 64'
70': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 70'
71': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 71'
74': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 74'
75': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 75'
75': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 75'
76': Maliek Howell (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 76'
83': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 83'
84': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 84'
85': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 85'
86': Dariusz Formella (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 86'
90': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 90'
90'+4': Fernando Delgado (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+7': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 97'
90'+8': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

BRM		PHX
12	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
46.7	Possession	53.3
8	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	5
0.6	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
1	Blocked Shots	1
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: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 3,757

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Louisville City FC	1	+1	3
2	Birmingham Legion FC	0	0	0
3	Brooklyn FC	0	0	0
4	Charleston Battery	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Phoenix Rising FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
23	Ryan Flood
51	Axel Essengue
6	Carl-Fred Sainte
14	Emil Cuello
88	Pierce Rizzo
10	Hope Avayevu
80	Xian Emmers
22	Darius Johnson
12	Charlie Dennis
9	Ihsan Sacko

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Anthony Capetillo Hernandez, Dariusz Formella, Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz, Damian Rivera, Triston Henry, Tristan Shaw, Jamison Ping, Noble Okello.

Birmingham Legion FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
57	Fernando Delgado (GK)
24	Maliek Howell
20	A.J. Paterson
43	Santiago Suarez
19	Enzo Martinez
17	Edwin Laszo
4	Ramiz Hamouda
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
9	Ronaldo Damus
15	Tyler Pasher
14	Samuel Shashoua

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Samuel McIllhatton, Dawson McCartney, Jacob Rufe, Stephen Turnbull, Preston Tabortetaka, Matt Van Oekel, Sebastian Saucedo, Roman Torres.

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