Birmingham Legion FC vs Miami FC, 2023 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
    FT
    0 - 2
    Miami FC
    • 35': Benjamin Ofeimu
    • 84': Kyle Murphy

    About

    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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Sorto.
    • 1': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Diba Nwegbo.
    • 5': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 5': Paco Craig (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Jake McGuire (The Miami FC).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 8': Michael Salazar (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 17': Attempt saved. Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Rufe.
    • 17': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jake McGuire.
    • 19': Florian Valot (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 19': Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Valot (The Miami FC).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Foul by Christian Sorto (The Miami FC).
    • 21': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Florian Valot (The Miami FC).
    • 22': Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Florian Valot (The Miami FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
    • 26': Foul by Aedan Stanley (The Miami FC).
    • 26': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Moses Mensah.
    • 31': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC).
    • 34': Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Ryan Telfer (The Miami FC).
    • 35': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Jake Rufe.
    • 35': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 1. Ben Ofeimu (The Miami FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Cabral with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Joaquín Rivas (The Miami FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 39': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Enzo Martínez tries a through ball, but Tabort Preston is caught offside.
    • 40': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Enzo Martínez.
    • 41': Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Ryan Telfer (The Miami FC).
    • 41': Ben Ofeimu (The Miami FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 43': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
    • 43': Michael Salazar (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Rufe with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo.
    • 45': Florian Valot (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 45'+1': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Prosper Kasim tries a through ball, but Tabort Preston is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Aedan Stanley (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Gabriel Cabral (The Miami FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Sorto.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 1.
    • 46': Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion).
    • 46': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Jake Rufe.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ben Ofeimu (The Miami FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Cabral with a cross following a corner.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Florian Valot (The Miami FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Boluwatife Akinyode.
    • 48': Foul by Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC).
    • 48': Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, The Miami FC. Jake McGuire tries a through ball, but Michael Salazar is caught offside.
    • 50': Penalty Birmingham Legion. Tabort Preston draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Penalty conceded by Paco Craig (The Miami FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 51': Penalty saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diba Nwegbo.
    • 53': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jake McGuire.
    • 54': Christian Sorto (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 56': Delay in match (The Miami FC).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 59': Foul by Gabriel Cabral (The Miami FC).
    • 59': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC).
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Neco Brett replaces Diba Nwegbo.
    • 62': Foul by Ryan Telfer (The Miami FC).
    • 62': Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Dangerous play by Florian Valot (The Miami FC).
    • 63': Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Aedan Stanley.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Tabort Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Lopez.
    • 67': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Aedan Stanley.
    • 68': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
    • 68': Paco Craig (The Miami FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Prosper Kasim (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a through ball.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Salazar (The Miami FC).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 74': Offside, Birmingham Legion. Juan Agudelo tries a through ball, but Tabort Preston is caught offside.
    • 75': Florian Valot (The Miami FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Mikey Lopez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 76': Substitution, The Miami FC. Kyle Murphy replaces Michael Salazar.
    • 76': Substitution, The Miami FC. Claudio Repetto replaces Christian Sorto.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Boluwatife Akinyode (The Miami FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aedan Stanley with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Ryan Telfer (The Miami FC).
    • 77': Ryan Telfer (The Miami FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Prosper Kasim.
    • 78': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Jake McGuire.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Tyler Pasher replaces Moses Mensah.
    • 80': Claudio Repetto (The Miami FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion).
    • 80': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Alex Crognale.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Neco Brett (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Pasher.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neco Brett.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 84': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 2. Kyle Murphy (The Miami FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Rufe.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Paco Craig (The Miami FC).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Claudio Repetto (The Miami FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Cabral.
    • 90'+3': Corner, The Miami FC. Conceded by Trevor Spangenberg.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, The Miami FC. Dennis Dowouna replaces Joaquín Rivas.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 0, The Miami FC 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    12 Saves 3
    48.5 Possession 51.5
    9 SHOTS 23
    5 ON GOAL 12
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    332 Accurate Passes 359
    424 Passes 448
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    14 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    68 Long Balls 64
    23 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 8
    18 Effective Clearances 8
    18 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Protective Stadium
    Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Attendance: 5,975

    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 (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    18 Trevor Spangenberg (GK)
    3 Phanuel Kavita
    21 Alex Crognale
    5 Mikey Lopez Yellow Card
    33 Moses Mensah
    13 Jacob Rufe
    19 Enzo Martinez
    9 Juan Agudelo
    7 Diba Nwegbo
    10 Kasim Prosper
    28 Preston Tabortetaka
    Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
    Matthew Corcoran, Collin Smith, Neco Brett, Grayson Dupont, Gabriel Alves, Tyler Pasher, Seth Torman.

    MIA Miami FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jake McGuire (GK)
    22 Benjamin Ofeimu
    4 Paco Craig
    3 Aeden Stanley
    14 Ryan Telfer Yellow Card
    21 Boluwatife Akinyode
    8 Gabriel Cabral
    99 Christian Sorto
    10 Florian Valot Yellow Card
    17 Michael Salazar
    11 Joaquín Rivas
    Miami FC Substitutes:
    Chris Jean Francois, Gustavo Rissi, Dennis Dowouna, Moises Hernández, Claudio Repetto, Kyle Murphy, Adrián Zendejas.

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