Birmingham Legion FC vs Charleston Battery, 2024 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
    FT
    0 - 1
    Charleston Battery
    • 61': Emilio Ycaza

    About

    Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Charleston Battery 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.
    • 4': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery).
    • 7': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich is caught offside.
    • 9': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mujeeb Murana with a cross.
    • 11': Foul by Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery).
    • 11': Stéfano Pinho (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by MD Myers.
    • 16': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Dawson McCartney.
    • 17': Foul by Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery).
    • 17': Kobe Hernández-Foster (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by AJ Paterson (Birmingham Legion).
    • 20': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery).
    • 23': Stéfano Pinho (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 27': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 31': Corner, Charleston Battery. Conceded by Phanuel Kavita.
    • 32': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Kobe Hernández-Foster (Birmingham Legion).
    • 35': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery).
    • 37': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion).
    • 38': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Juan Torres (Charleston Battery).
    • 40': Jake Rufe (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Stéfano Pinho (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 42': Foul by Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion).
    • 42': Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Torres.
    • 45': First Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, Charleston Battery 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham Legion 0, Charleston Battery 0.
    • 46': Foul by Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 46': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stéfano Pinho with a headed pass.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Rufe.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Martínez.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobe Hernández-Foster.
    • 50': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Leland Archer.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Chris Allan (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 55': Attempt saved. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 58': Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 61': Goal! Birmingham Legion 0, Charleston Battery 1. Emilio Ycaza (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Segbers.
    • 64': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Moses Mensah replaces AJ Paterson.
    • 65': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Miguel Perez replaces Jake Rufe.
    • 66': Foul by Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion).
    • 66': Nathan Dossantos (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Offside, Charleston Battery. Nick Markanich is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Aaron Molloy (Charleston Battery).
    • 67': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Enzo Martínez (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 69': Foul by Juan Torres (Charleston Battery).
    • 69': Kobe Hernández-Foster (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Aaron Molloy (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Juan Torres (Charleston Battery) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Markanich.
    • 71': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Tabort Etaka Preston replaces Stéfano Pinho.
    • 71': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Prosper Kasim replaces Tyler Pasher.
    • 72': Foul by MD Myers (Charleston Battery).
    • 72': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Leland Archer.
    • 74': Foul by Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion).
    • 74': Nathan Dossantos (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Leland Archer.
    • 79': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Arturo Rodríguez replaces Emilio Ycaza.
    • 79': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Jake LaCava replaces MD Myers.
    • 79': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Nathan Dossantos.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dawson McCartney.
    • 80': Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion).
    • 81': Substitution, Birmingham Legion. Diba Nwegbo replaces Dawson McCartney.
    • 82': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Nathan Dossantos.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 83': Foul by Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion).
    • 83': Nathan Dossantos (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery).
    • 84': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Diba Nwegbo (Birmingham Legion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moses Mensah.
    • 84': Corner, Birmingham Legion. Conceded by Adam Grinwis.
    • 86': Foul by Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion).
    • 86': Mark Segbers (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 87': Nick Markanich (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Josh Drack replaces Nick Markanich.
    • 88': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Jackson Conway replaces Juan Torres.
    • 88': Jackson Conway (Charleston Battery) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery).
    • 90'+2': Mujeeb Murana (Birmingham Legion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Arturo Rodríguez (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alex Crognale (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Martínez with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Robbie Crawford replaces Chris Allan.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Prosper Kasim with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Adam Grinwis (Charleston Battery) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Dangerous play by Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion).
    • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Grinwis (Charleston Battery).
    • 90'+10': Substitution, Charleston Battery. Daniel Kuzemka replaces Adam Grinwis because of an injury.
    • 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Birmingham Legion 0, Charleston Battery 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham Legion 0, Charleston Battery 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 3
    52.9 Possession 47.1
    7 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.6 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    412 Accurate Passes 329
    498 Passes 426
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    6 Crosses 20
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    69 Long Balls 55
    29 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 5
    25 Effective Clearances 5
    25 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: USL Championship

    Venue: Protective Stadium
    Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Attendance: 3,937

    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

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

    No. Name
    1 Matt Van Oekel (GK)
    3 Phanuel Kavita
    21 Alex Crognale Yellow Card
    20 A.J. Paterson
    24 Mujeeb Murana
    13 Jacob Rufe
    8 Kobe Hernandez-Foster
    29 Stefano Pinho
    19 Enzo Martínez Yellow Card
    11 Dawson McCartney
    15 Tyler Pasher
    Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
    Finn Calloway, Preston Tabortetaka, Kasim Prosper, Ramiz Hamouda, Diba Nwegbo, Moses Mensah, Miguel Perez, Fernando Delgado.

    CHS Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Adam Grinwis (GK)
    16 Graham Smith
    5 Leland Archer
    62 Nathan Dossantos
    2 Mark Segbres
    8 Emilio Ycaza
    4 Chris Allan
    6 Aaron Molloy Yellow Card
    9 Matt Myers
    80 Juan Torres
    13 Nicholas Markanich
    Charleston Battery Substitutes:
    Joshua Drack, Jake LaCava, Arturo Rodriguez, Jackson Conway, Robbie Crawford, Daniel Kuzemka, Diego Gutiérrez.

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