Birmingham Legion FC vs Miami FC, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

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Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Miami FC at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, 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.
  • 2': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Paco Craig (The Miami FC).
  • 5': Offside, The Miami FC. Mark Segbers tries a through ball, but Kyle Murphy is caught offside.
  • 6': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Kyle Murphy (The Miami FC).
  • 7': Hand ball by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 13': Aedan Stanley (The Miami FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Joshua Pérez (The Miami FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paco Craig.
  • 14': Offside, The Miami FC. Benjamin Ofeimu tries a through ball, but Joshua Pérez is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Lapa.
  • 17': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 18': Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Benjamin Ofeimu (The Miami FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aedan Stanley following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Kyle Murphy (The Miami FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamar Walker.
  • 22': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Kyle Murphy (The Miami FC).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Florian Valot (The Miami FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Pérez.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 26': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Paco Craig.
  • 28': Hand ball by Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 29': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 29': Joshua Pérez (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Paco Craig (The Miami FC).
  • 30': Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Paco Craig (The Miami FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Paco Craig (The Miami FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aedan Stanley with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Paco Craig following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Lamar Walker.
  • 40': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Joshua Pérez.
  • 42': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC).
  • 42': Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Mark Segbers.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Zachary Herivaux replaces Ryan James.
  • 47': Aedan Stanley (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion).
  • 47': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Kyle Murphy (The Miami FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Pérez.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Joshua Pérez (The Miami FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Valot.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Joshua Pérez (The Miami FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lamar Walker.
  • 50': Florian Valot (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
  • 54': Foul by Benjamin Ofeimu (The Miami FC).
  • 54': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon.
  • 56': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 56': Joshua Pérez (The Miami FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Kyle Murphy (The Miami FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 60': Mark Segbers (The Miami FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Juan Agudelo replaces Marlon.
  • 62': Foul by Benjamin Ofeimu (The Miami FC).
  • 62': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Substitution, The Miami FC. Romeo Parkes replaces Kyle Murphy.
  • 64': Substitution, The Miami FC. Pierre Da Silva replaces Joshua Pérez.
  • 64': Substitution, The Miami FC. Adonijah Reid replaces Lamar Walker.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Anderson Asiedu (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Connor Sparrow.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Adonijah Reid (The Miami FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Aedan Stanley.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Enzo Martínez.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Romeo Parkes (The Miami FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adonijah Reid.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Romeo Parkes (The Miami FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adonijah Reid.
  • 77': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
  • 79': Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
  • 82': Substitution, The Miami FC. Christian Sorto replaces Boluwatife Akinyode.
  • 82': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Jacob Rufe replaces Bruno Lapa.
  • 83': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Jacob Rufe tries a through ball, but Enzo Martínez is caught offside.
  • 85': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Benjamin Ofeimu.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Romeo Parkes (The Miami FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adonijah Reid following a fast break.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo with a through ball.
  • 90': Substitution, The Miami FC. Junior Palacios replaces Paco Craig because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
  • 90'+2': Pierre Da Silva (The Miami FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Romeo Parkes (The Miami FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adonijah Reid.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 3
57.6 Possession 42.4
15 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
450 Accurate Passes 301
530 Passes 382
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 54
30 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 14
20 Tackles 19
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 12
17 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
3 Phanuel Kavita
21 Alex Crognale
7 Ryan James
24 Jonathan Dean
8 Bruno Lapa
6 Anderson Asiedu
5 Mikey Lopez Yellow Card
19 Enzo Martinez
11 Marlon
10 Kasim Prosper Yellow Card

MIA Miami FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Connor Sparrow (GK)
5 Paco Craig Yellow Card
22 Benjamin Ofeimu
12 Aeden Stanley
96 Mark Segbres
10 Florian Valot
21 Boluwatife Akinyode Yellow Card
80 Devon Williams
9 Kyle Murphy
13 Lamar Walker
7 Joshua Pérez

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