Birmingham Legion FC vs Atlanta United 2, 2022 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 2': Enzo Martinez
  • 37': Kasim Prosper (P)
  • 39': Marlon
  • 43': Juan Agudelo
  • 74': Enzo Martinez
  • 87': Sadik Balarabe
FT
6 - 0
Atlanta United 2

    About

    Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Atlanta United 2 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': Goal! Birmingham Legion 1, Atlanta United 2 0. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
    • 3': Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 4': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 4': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Atlanta United 2. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
    • 7': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United 2).
    • 7': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 11': Foul by Raimar (Atlanta United 2).
    • 11': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Ajani Fortune.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 14': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Noah Cobb.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 20': Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajani Fortune.
    • 25': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Bryce Washington.
    • 25': Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
    • 26': Foul by Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion).
    • 26': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 32': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2).
    • 32': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jonathan Dean (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Lapa following a set piece situation.
    • 34': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Noah Cobb.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 35': Penalty Birmingham Legion. Marlon draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 35': Penalty conceded by Bryce Washington (Atlanta United 2) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 37': Goal! Birmingham Legion 2, Atlanta United 2 0. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 39': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2).
    • 39': Goal! Birmingham Legion 3, Atlanta United 2 0. Marlon (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 42': Foul by Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 42': Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Hand ball by Darwin Matheus (Atlanta United 2).
    • 43': Goal! Birmingham Legion 4, Atlanta United 2 0. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
    • 44': Foul by Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2).
    • 44': Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Luke Brennan (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United 2).
    • 45'+2': Marlon (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 4, Atlanta United 2 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 4, Atlanta United 2 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Andrew de Gannes replaces Tristan Trager.
    • 45': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Erik Centeno replaces Darwin Matheus.
    • 45': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Toni Tiente replaces Luke Brennan.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Mataeo Bunbury replaces Marlon.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 46': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Zachary Herivaux tries a through ball, but Enzo Martínez is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mataeo Bunbury.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Machop Chol (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raimar.
    • 53': Bruno Lapa (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2).
    • 53': Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Miguel Lopez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Raimar (Atlanta United 2) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Centeno with a cross.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Matthew Corcoran replaces Bruno Lapa.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Anderson Asiedu replaces Phanuel Kavita.
    • 61': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 61': Raimar (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Machop Chol (Atlanta United 2).
    • 62': Zachary Herivaux (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Machop Chol (Atlanta United 2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Zachary Herivaux tries a through ball, but Juan Agudelo is caught offside.
    • 62': Offside, Atlanta United 2. Raimar tries a through ball, but Machop Chol is caught offside.
    • 64': Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 65': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 65': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 66': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.
    • 67': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Bryce Washington.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.
    • 69': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Andrew de Gannes.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Ryan James replaces Prosper Kasim.
    • 71': Offside, Atlanta United 2. Ajani Fortune tries a through ball, but Machop Chol is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan James.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 72': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 72': Justin Garces (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Offside, Atlanta United 2. Ajani Fortune tries a through ball, but Raimar is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Alan Carleton replaces Raimar.
    • 74': Goal! Birmingham Legion 5, Atlanta United 2 0. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Sadik Balarabe replaces Juan Agudelo.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Sadik Balarabe (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Crognale.
    • 80': Foul by Ryan James (Birmingham Legion).
    • 80': Nick Firmino (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United 2) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Mataeo Bunbury (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anderson Asiedu.
    • 82': Alan Carleton (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion).
    • 83': Attempt missed. Toni Tiente (Atlanta United 2) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew de Gannes following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Substitution, Atlanta United 2. Emenike Nwogu replaces Machop Chol.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Emenike Nwogu (Atlanta United 2) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ajani Fortune.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Lopez with a cross.
    • 87': Goal! Birmingham Legion 6, Atlanta United 2 0. Sadik Balarabe (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 88': Efraín Morales (Atlanta United 2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Mataeo Bunbury (Birmingham Legion).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Sadik Balarabe (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ryan James (Birmingham Legion) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 6, Atlanta United 2 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 6, Atlanta United 2 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    9 Saves 0
    53.1 Possession 46.9
    7 SHOTS 29
    0 ON GOAL 15
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    415 Accurate Passes 354
    488 Passes 426
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    5 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    51 Long Balls 44
    26 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 14
    17 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    13 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 3
    9 Clearances 3

    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 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
    3 Phanuel Kavita
    21 Alex Crognale
    5 Mikey Lopez
    24 Jonathan Dean
    20 Zachary Herivaux
    8 Bruno Lapa
    19 Enzo Martinez
    99 Juan Agudelo
    10 Kasim Prosper
    11 Marlon
    Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
    Ryan James, Trevor Spangenberg, Mataeo Bunbury, Matthew Corcoran, Grayson Dupont, Sadik Balarabe, Anderson Asiedu.

    ATL2 Atlanta United 2 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Justin Garces (GK)
    39 Noah Cobb
    27 Bryce Washington
    12 Raimar
    41 Luke Brennan Yellow Card
    10 Darwin Matheus
    35 Efrain Morales Yellow Card
    8 Ajani Fortune
    21 Tristan Trager
    29 Nicolas Firmino
    30 Machop Chol Yellow Card
    Atlanta United 2 Substitutes:
    Andrew De Gannes, Vicente Reyes, Alan Carleton, Toni Tiente, Emenike Nwogu, Pavel Romero, Erik Centeno.

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