Phoenix Rising FC vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Phoenix Rising FC
  • 16': Emil Cuello
  • 25': Hope Avayevu
  • 90': Charlie Dennis
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3 - 3
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 39': Tyler Pasher
  • 54': Sebastian Tregarthen
  • 64': Enzo Martinez

About

Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 16': Emil Cuello (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 16'
  • 25': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 25'
  • 26': Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 26'
  • 30': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 30'
  • 39': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 39'
  • 54': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 54'
  • 64': Enzo Martinez (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 64'
  • 70': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 70'
  • 71': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 74': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 75': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 75'
  • 75': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 75'
  • 76': Maliek Howell (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 83': Damian Rivera (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 83'
  • 84': Stephen Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 85': Preston Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 85'
  • 86': Dariusz Formella (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 86'
  • 90': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 90'
  • 90'+4': Fernando Delgado (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+7': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 97'
  • 90'+8': Jamison Ping (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
46.7 Possession 53.3
8 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.6
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
1 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: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 3,757

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

PHX Phoenix Rising FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Peter Rakovsky (GK)
23 Ryan Flood
51 Axel Essengue
6 Carl-Fred Sainte
14 Emil Cuello
88 Pierce Rizzo
10 Hope Avayevu
80 Xian Emmers
22 Darius Johnson
12 Charlie Dennis
9 Ihsan Sacko
Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:
Anthony Capetillo Hernandez, Dariusz Formella, Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz, Damian Rivera, Triston Henry, Tristan Shaw, Jamison Ping, Noble Okello.

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

No. Name
57 Fernando Delgado (GK) Yellow Card
24 Maliek Howell Yellow Card
20 A.J. Paterson
43 Santiago Suarez
19 Enzo Martinez
17 Edwin Laszo Yellow Card
4 Ramiz Hamouda
21 Sebastian Tregarthen
9 Ronaldo Damus
15 Tyler Pasher
14 Samuel Shashoua Yellow Card
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Samuel McIllhatton, Dawson McCartney, Jacob Rufe, Stephen Turnbull, Preston Tabortetaka, Matt Van Oekel, Sebastian Saucedo, Roman Torres.

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