Birmingham Legion FC vs Detroit City FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Birmingham Legion FC

81': Phanuel Kavita

FT
1 - 1

Detroit City FC

46': Alex Villanueva

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting Detroit City FC at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

40': Connor Rutz (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 40'
45': Jeciel Cedeno (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 45'
46': Alex Villanueva (Detroit City FC) Goal at 46'
66': Alasanne Ates Diouf (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 66'
69': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 69'
73': Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 73'
74': Marcello Polisi (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 74'
74': Haruki Yamazaki (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 74'
76': Jay Chapman (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 76'
79': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
79': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'
81': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 81'
82': Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 82'
86': Marcello Polisi (Detroit City FC) Yellow Card at 86'
87': Matthew Sheldon (Detroit City FC) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

DET		BRM
13	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	0
48.4	Possession	51.6
7	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Protective Stadium
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 4,527

USL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Louisville City FC	29	+36	70
2	Charleston Battery	29	+29	59
3	Hartford Athletic	29	+13	44
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	29	+4	43

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Birmingham Legion FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Van Oekel (GK)
43	Santiago Suarez
3	Phanuel Kavita
17	Edwin Laszo
33	Moses Mensah
13	Jacob Rufe
19	Enzo Martinez
15	Tyler Pasher
7	Daniel Trejo
21	Sebastian Tregarthen
9	Ronaldo Damus

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Ereku Temitayo, Finn Calloway, Stephen Turnbull, Kobe Hernandez-Foster, Ethan Kos, Roman Torres, Preston Tabortetaka, Ramiz Hamouda, Fernando Delgado.

Detroit City FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Carlos Herrera (GK)
30	Devon Amoo-Mensah
4	Shane Wiedt
3	Alex Villanueva
12	Michael Bryant
6	Jay Chapman
24	Dominic Gasso
9	Ben Morris
2	Rhys Williams
11	Connor Rutz
7	Darren Smith

Detroit City FC Substitutes:

Haruki Yamazaki, Matthew Sheldon, Carlos Saldaña, Jordan Adebayo-Smith, Jeciel Cedeno, Marcello Polisi, Alasanne Ates Diouf.

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