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

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

12': Dawson McCartney

FT
1 - 4

Tampa Bay Rowdies

64': Manuel Arteaga
68': Paul Marie
89': Paul Marie
90'+8': Luis Alvarez

About

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

Match Timeline

12': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 12'
38': Daniel Crisostomo (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 38'
45': Alex Méndez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 45'
58': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 58'
58': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 58'
64': Manuel Arteaga (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 64'
68': Paul Marie (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 68'
75': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 75'
77': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 77'
84': Luis Alvarez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 84'
84': Joseph Skinner (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 84'
89': Paul Marie (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 89'
90'+1': Charles Sharp (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Paul Marie (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+2': Forrest Lasso (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Erik Centeno (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 93'
90'+6': Juan Azócar (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 96'
90'+8': Luis Alvarez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 98'

Statistics

TBR		BRM
19	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	1
53.9	Possession	46.1
11	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.7
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
3	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: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 5,113

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	11	+14	27
2	Indy Eleven	10	+5	18
3	Detroit City FC	11	+2	17
4	Louisville City FC	12	0	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
13	Jacob Rufe
20	A.J. Paterson
43	Santiago Suarez
16	Peter Vassell
6	Samuel McIllhatton
49	Jackson Travis
26	Amir Daley
9	Ronaldo Damus
19	Enzo Martinez
11	Dawson McCartney

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Stephen Turnbull, Phanuel Kavita, Ramiz Hamouda, Erik Centeno, Preston Tabortetaka, Trevor Mcmullen, Sebastian Tregarthen, Edwin Laszo.

Tampa Bay Rowdies (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
24	Bill Hamid (GK)
2	Robert Castellanos
33	Aaron Guillen
14	Thomas Vancaeyezeele
17	Daniel Crisostomo
27	Laurence Wyke
11	Blake Bodily
15	Juan Azócar
9	Manuel Arteaga
28	Woobens Pacius
5	Paul Marie

Tampa Bay Rowdies Substitutes:

Alex Méndez, Alexander Rodriguez, Ethan Bandré, Luis Alvarez, Joseph Skinner, Forrest Lasso, Charles Sharp.

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