Birmingham Legion FC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

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

Match Commentary

  • 9': Akeem Ward (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Yellow Card at 9'
  • 32': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 32'
  • 45': Duke Lacroix (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 50': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 50'
  • 62': Quenzi Huerman (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 62'
  • 67': Yosuke Hanya (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 67'
  • 68': Juan Tejada (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 68'
  • 71': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 73': Charlie Adams (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 83': Marco Micaletto (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 83'
  • 84': Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Erik Centeno (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 89': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 89'
  • 90'+1': Erik Centeno (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 91'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 1
45.2 Possession 54.8
8 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
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
2 Blocked Shots 1
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: 5,007

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Tulsa 16 +8 29
2 San Antonio FC 16 +2 27
3 New Mexico United 15 +5 25
4 Sacramento Republic FC 16 +10 24
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
57 Fernando Delgado (GK)
13 Jacob Rufe
20 A.J. Paterson
43 Santiago Suarez
19 Enzo Martinez Yellow Card
17 Edwin Laszo Yellow Card
33 Moses Mensah
2 Stephen Turnbull
9 Ronaldo Damus
14 Samuel Shashoua
15 Tyler Pasher

COS Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Adam Beaudry (GK)
23 Garven Metusala
5 Mathew Mahoney
3 Akeem Ward Yellow Card
18 Aidan Rocha
22 Marco Micaletto
10 Zachary Zandi
13 Steven Echevarria
21 Anthony Fontana
7 Jonas Fjellberg
9 Levonte Johnson

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