Birmingham Legion FC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

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57': Marco Micaletto

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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

42': Lewis Hilton (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 42'
45': Marco Micaletto (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 45'
57': Marco Micaletto (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 57'
58': Nico Brown (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 58'
64': Louis Pérez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 64'
65': Kadeem Cole (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 65'
72': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 72'
75': Dion Acoff (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 75'
77': Louis Pérez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 77'
79': Pedro Dolabella (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 79'
82': Charlie Ostrem (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 82'
82': Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 82'
82': Jahmali Waite (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 82'
90'+1': Laurence Wyke (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

TBR		BRM
18	Fouls	8
6	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
49.3	Possession	50.7
14	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	2
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
4	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: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 4,787

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hartford Athletic	2	+3	4
2	Louisville City FC	1	+1	3
3	Charleston Battery	1	+1	3
4	Brooklyn FC	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Jassem Koleilat (GK)
20	A.J. Paterson
27	Bryce Washington
18	Seth Antwi
11	Dawson McCartney
2	Leo Duru
10	Samuel Shashoua
15	Tyler Pasher
19	Gevork Diarbian
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
17	Romario Williams

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Kadeem Cole, Amir Daley, Samuel McIllhatton, Sebastian Saucedo, Trevor Mcmullen, Serge Ngoma, Ramiz Hamouda, Nico Brown.

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

No.	Name
1	Jahmali Waite (GK)
62	Nathan Dossantos
3	Brian Schaefer
20	Charlie Ostrem
26	Dion Acoff
8	Pedro Dolabella
23	Max Schneider
4	Lewis Hilton
14	Karsen Henderlong
30	Sebastian Cruz
10	Russell Cicerone

Tampa Bay Rowdies Substitutes:

Laurence Wyke, Austin Pack, Alexander Rodriguez, Gino Vivi, Marco Micaletto, Louis Pérez, Jesse Tita.

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