Oklahoma City Energy FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2021 USL Championship, 2021 Regular Season

· USL Championship
Oklahoma City Energy FC
FT
0 - 0
Birmingham Legion FC

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Oklahoma City Energy FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Taft Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 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.
  • 4': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 4': Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Arun Basuljevic (OKC Energy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Birmingham Legion).
  • 6': Villyan Bijev (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, OKC Energy. Villyan Bijev tries a through ball, but Jaime Chávez is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Deklan Wynne.
  • 12': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 12': Villyan Bijev (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, OKC Energy. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 13': Corner, OKC Energy. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Deklan Wynne (OKC Energy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, OKC Energy. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 14': Foul by Mitchell Osmond (OKC Energy).
  • 14': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion).
  • 16': Lamar Batista (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Zachary Ellis-Hayden (OKC Energy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arun Basuljevic.
  • 19': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 19': Lamar Batista (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Aidan Daniels (OKC Energy).
  • 20': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mikey Lopez.
  • 28': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by C.J. Cochran.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zachary Ellis-Hayden with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy).
  • 35': Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan James.
  • 41': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 41': Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Hiroki Kurimoto (OKC Energy).
  • 41': Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Aidan Daniels (OKC Energy).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan James.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, OKC Energy 0, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins OKC Energy 0, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 47': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Ellis-Hayden.
  • 52': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
  • 52': Villyan Bijev (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Lamar Batista.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Lapa with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Villyan Bijev (OKC Energy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arun Basuljevic.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
  • 60': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Mitchell Osmond.
  • 62': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Conor Donovan.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Aidan Daniels (OKC Energy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Osmond.
  • 66': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Zachary Herivaux replaces Thomas Vancaeyezeele.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. J.J. Williams replaces Prosper Kasim.
  • 67': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Junior Flemmings tries a through ball, but Ryan James is caught offside.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Lamar Batista.
  • 69': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Conor Donovan (OKC Energy).
  • 72': Substitution, OKC Energy. Seyi Adekoya replaces Deklan Wynne.
  • 72': Substitution, OKC Energy. Tucker Stephenson replaces Aidan Daniels.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tucker Stephenson.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. J.J. Williams (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan James.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 77': Villyan Bijev (OKC Energy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Eli Crognale replaces Bruno Lapa.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jaden Servania replaces Junior Flemmings.
  • 79': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Villyan Bijev.
  • 80': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Hiroki Kurimoto.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli Crognale.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Eli Crognale (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 82': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 82': Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Offside, OKC Energy. Lamar Batista tries a through ball, but Zachary Ellis-Hayden is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Lamar Batista (OKC Energy).
  • 87': Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion).
  • 88': Seyi Adekoya (OKC Energy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Crognale.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+1': Zachary Ellis-Hayden (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Seyi Adekoya (OKC Energy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Donovan with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mitchell Osmond (OKC Energy).
  • 90'+3': Jaden Servania (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Mitchell Osmond (OKC Energy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+4': Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Jaime Chávez (OKC Energy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, OKC Energy 0, Birmingham Legion 0.
  • 0': Match ends, OKC Energy 0, Birmingham Legion 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 5
52.2 Possession 47.8
13 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 361
498 Passes 454
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.1
73 Long Balls 69
39 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 22
10 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Taft Stadium
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Attendance: 3,246

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

OKC Oklahoma City Energy FC (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 C.J. Cochran (GK)
20 Conor Donovan
15 Lamar Batista
4 Mitchell Osmond Yellow Card
28 Deklan Wynne
22 Zachary Ellis-Hayden
8 Hiroki Kurimoto
10 Arun Basuljevic
13 Aiden Daniels
21 Villyan Bijev
9 Jaime Chavez Yellow Card
Oklahoma City Energy FC Substitutes:
Jonathan Brown, Tucker Stephenson, Muengnenshime Goshit, Sam Howard, Kodai Iida, Seyi Adekoya, Brad Dunwell.

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita Yellow Card
21 Alex Crognale Yellow Card
5 Mikey Lopez Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Dean
8 Bruno Lapa
6 Anderson Asiedu Yellow Card
27 Thomas Vancaeyezeele
77 Junior Flemmings
7 Ryan James
10 Kasim Prosper
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Eli Crognale, Jerome Williams, Zachary Herivaux, Jacob Rufe, Benjamin Ofeimu, Trevor Spangenberg, Jaden Servania.

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