Detroit City FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Detroit City FC
  • 39': Rhys Williams
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1 - 2
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 82': Derek Dodson
  • 88': Phanuel Kavita

About

Detroit City FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Keyworth Stadium, Hamtramck, Michigan, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 1': Maxi Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Matt Sheldon (Detroit City FC).
  • 2': Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Brett Levis (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 6': Foul by Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion).
  • 6': Matt Sheldon (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Derek Dodson (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Ben Morris (Detroit City FC).
  • 8': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Stephen Carroll.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 9': Matt Sheldon (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Offside, Detroit City FC. Elvis Amoh is caught offside.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Brett Levis (Detroit City FC).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Alex Villanueva replaces Brett Levis because of an injury.
  • 18': Offside, Detroit City FC. Matt Sheldon is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Stephen Carroll (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 21': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Tyler Pasher is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 22': Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 25': Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Maxi Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 28': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Miguel Perez.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ben Morris (Detroit City FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Villanueva with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 34': James Murphy (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Alex Villanueva.
  • 38': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Tabort Etaka Preston is caught offside.
  • 39': Goal! Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 0. Rhys Williams (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Morris with a through ball.
  • 42': Hand ball by James Murphy (Detroit City FC).
  • 42': James Murphy (Detroit City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 44': Maxi Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Derek Dodson (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Alex Villanueva (Detroit City FC).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Alex Villanueva.
  • 45'+3': Elvis Amoh (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Elvis Amoh (Detroit City FC).
  • 45'+4': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Devon Amoo-Mensah.
  • 45'+7': Delay in match for violent conduct (Birmingham Legion).
  • 45'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 47': Foul by Abdoulaye Diop (Detroit City FC).
  • 47': Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 50': Foul by Stephen Carroll (Detroit City FC).
  • 50': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a through ball.
  • 53': Foul by AJ Paterson (Birmingham Legion).
  • 53': Maxi Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tabort Etaka Preston.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion).
  • 58': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Ryan Williams replaces Rhys Williams.
  • 58': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Yazeed Matthews replaces Elvis Amoh.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 63': Derek Dodson (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ben Morris (Detroit City FC).
  • 64': Alex Villanueva (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion).
  • 64': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Alex Villanueva (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobe Hernández-Foster.
  • 68': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Moses Mensah replaces Miguel Perez.
  • 68': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Diba Nwegbo replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 69': Foul by Matt Sheldon (Detroit City FC).
  • 69': Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Matt Sheldon (Detroit City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Maxi Rodriguez (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Murphy.
  • 73': Derek Dodson (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Abdoulaye Diop (Detroit City FC).
  • 73': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Foul by Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion).
  • 76': Matt Sheldon (Detroit City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Alex Villanueva.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Yazeed Matthews (Detroit City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Devon Amoo-Mensah with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
  • 80': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Carlos Saldaña.
  • 81': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Abdi Salim replaces Alex Villanueva because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Detroit City FC. Dominic Gasso replaces James Murphy.
  • 82': Goal! Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 1. Derek Dodson (Birmingham Legion) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Corner, Detroit City FC. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 86': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Dominic Gasso (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Yazeed Matthews (Detroit City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Matt Sheldon.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Pasher with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alex Crognale.
  • 88': Goal! Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 2. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Abdi Salim.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Ramiz Hamouda replaces Tabort Etaka Preston.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 5
50.7 Possession 49.3
15 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
355 Accurate Passes 347
438 Passes 433
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 6
20 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 58
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 9
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Keyworth Stadium
Location: Hamtramck, Michigan, USA
Attendance: 6,244

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Louisville City FC 27 +35 62
2 Charleston Battery 29 +32 56
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 +13 46
4 Detroit City FC 28 +5 42
Full Standings

Line-Ups

DET Detroit City FC (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
91 Carlos Saldaña (GK)
30 Devon Amoo-Mensah
5 Stephen Carroll
17 Brett Levis
13 Matthew Sheldon Yellow Card
8 Abdoulaye Diop
6 James Murphy Yellow Card
9 Ben Morris
2 Rhys Williams
19 Elvis Amoh
21 Maxi Rodriguez
Detroit City FC Substitutes:
Alex Villanueva, Abdi Salim, Yazeed Matthews, Victor Bezerra, Ryan Williams, Nathan Steinwascher, Dominic Gasso.

BRM Birmingham Legion FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
42 Jayden Hibbert (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita Yellow Card
21 Alex Crognale
20 A.J. Paterson
14 Derek Dodson
8 Kobe Hernandez-Foster
28 Miguel Perez
19 Enzo Martínez
10 Kasim Prosper
23 Preston Tabortetaka
15 Tyler Pasher Yellow Card
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Diba Nwegbo, Ramiz Hamouda, Moses Mensah, Finn Calloway, Owen Jack.

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