Birmingham Legion FC vs North Carolina FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

90'+6': Stephen Turnbull

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North Carolina FC

32': JahLane Forbes

About

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

Match Timeline

32': JahLane Forbes (North Carolina FC) Goal at 32'
65': Conor Donovan (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 65'
72': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 72'
76': Jaden Servania (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 76'
81': Jacob Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Erik Centeno (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 81'
89': Michael Maldonado (North Carolina FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+6': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 96'
90'+11': Pedro Dolabella (North Carolina FC) Yellow Card at 101'

Statistics

NC		BRM
8	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
43.2	Possession	56.8
6	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
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	5
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: 3,935

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

Birmingham Legion FC (5-3-2)

No.	Name
57	Fernando Delgado (GK)
3	Phanuel Kavita
20	A.J. Paterson
2	Stephen Turnbull
11	Dawson McCartney
26	Amir Daley
6	Samuel McIllhatton
16	Peter Vassell
19	Enzo Martinez
9	Ronaldo Damus
15	Tyler Pasher

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Jacob Rufe, Sebastian Tregarthen, Preston Tabortetaka, Trevor Mcmullen, Santiago Suarez, Erik Centeno, Edwin Laszo.

North Carolina FC (3-4-3)

No.	Name
22	Oliver Semmle (GK)
27	Bryce Washington
55	Triston Hodge
66	Finn Sundstrom
13	Louis Pérez
44	Raheem Somersall
23	JahLane Forbes
19	Ahmad Al-Qaq
16	Rodrigo da Costa
6	Thomas Roberts
8	Pedro Dolabella

North Carolina FC Substitutes:

Conor Donovan, Paco Craig, Michael Maldonado, Evan Conway, Jaden Servania, Jake McGuire, Jayson Quintanilla, Patrick Burner.

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