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

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

90'+5': Enzo Martinez

FT
1 - 4

Hartford Athletic

27': Dieng Mamadou (P)
28': Dieng Mamadou
90'+1': Kyle Edwards
90'+3': Adewale Obalola

About

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

Match Timeline

8': Maliek Howell (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 8'
27': Dieng Mamadou (Hartford Athletic) Penalty - Scored at 27'
28': Dieng Mamadou (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 28'
30': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 30'
45'+2': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 47'
45': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
48': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 48'
62': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Saved at 62'
65': Beverly Makangila (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 65'
65': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 65'
71': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 71'
73': Emmanuel Samadia (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 73'
75': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 75'
78': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
78': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
78': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 78'
80': Samuel Careaga (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 80'
80': Jordan Scarlett (Hartford Athletic) Substitution at 80'
90'+1': Kyle Edwards (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 91'
90'+3': Adewale Obalola (Hartford Athletic) Goal at 93'
90'+5': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 95'

Statistics

HFD		BRM
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	5
39.4	Possession	60.6
12	SHOTS	17
9	ON GOAL	5
0.8	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
0	Blocked Shots	9
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: 5,007

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

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

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3	Phanuel Kavita
20	A.J. Paterson
24	Maliek Howell
17	Edwin Laszo
19	Enzo Martinez
11	Dawson McCartney
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
9	Ronaldo Damus
14	Samuel Shashoua
15	Tyler Pasher

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Roman Torres, Samuel McIllhatton, Jacob Rufe, Preston Tabortetaka, Ramiz Hamouda, Fernando Delgado, Stephen Turnbull, Sebastian Saucedo.

Hartford Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
77	Gerold Ngnepi (GK)
15	Joseph Farrell
22	Thomas Presthus
30	Adrián Diz Pe
17	Jonathan Jimenez
94	Marlon Hairston
19	Emmanuel Samadia
2	Sebastian Anderson
9	Dieng Mamadou
11	Michee Ngalina
8	Junior Moreira

Hartford Athletic Substitutes:

Beverly Makangila, Baboucarr Njie, Jordan Scarlett, Adewale Obalola, Samuel Careaga, Kyle Edwards, Justin DiCarlo.

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