Chattanooga Red Wolves vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Cup, Group Stage

· Birmingham Legion FC win 3-2 on penalties

Chattanooga Red Wolves

77': Greyson Mercer

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Birmingham Legion FC win 3-2 on penalties

Birmingham Legion FC

67': Sebastian Saucedo

About

Chattanooga Red Wolves are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at CHI Memorial Stadium, East Ridge, Tennessee, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Cup.

Match Commentary

45': Leo Duru (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
61': Bryce Washington (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
61': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
63': Greyson Mercer (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Substitution at 63'
63': Omar Gómez (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Substitution at 63'
67': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 67'
68': Omar Hernandez (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Substitution at 68'
72': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 72'
77': Greyson Mercer (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Goal at 77'
80': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 80'
83': Matthew Acosta (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Yellow Card at 83'
84': Jordan Ayimbila (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Yellow Card at 84'
87': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 87'
90': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Seth Antwi (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 94'
91': Omar Hernandez (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Missed at 91'
92': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Missed at 92'
93': Matthew Bentley (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Missed at 93'
93': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Joshua Ramos (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Missed at 94'
95': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Matthew Acosta (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Keegan Hughes (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Missed at 97'
98': Yanis Lelin (Chattanooga Red Wolves) Penalty - Scored at 98'
99': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Penalty - Scored at 99'

Statistics

BRM		CRW
17	Fouls	19
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
55.8	Possession	44.2
8	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	3
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
1	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 Cup

Venue: CHI Memorial Stadium
Location: East Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 1,551

USL Cup Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Antonio FC	4	+4	11
2	Birmingham Legion FC	4	+5	9
3	One Knoxville	4	-1	6
4	FC Tulsa	4	-2	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Chattanooga Red Wolves (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Ricardo Jerez (GK)
33	Jordan Ayimbila
22	Eric Kinzner
23	Yanis Lelin
35	Angelo Kelly-Rosales
21	Matthew Acosta
27	Jesse Maldonado
14	Pedro Hernandez
11	Joshua Ramos
20	Ropapa Mensah
10	Matthew Bentley

Chattanooga Red Wolves Substitutes:

Omar Gómez, Nathan Donoho, Jason Smith, Omar Hernandez, Oluwatobilba Adewole, Austin Montoya, Greyson Mercer.

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

No.	Name
12	Trevor Mcmullen (GK)
5	Keegan Hughes
3	Phanuel Kavita
11	Dawson McCartney
26	Amir Daley
15	Tyler Pasher
8	Kadeem Cole
18	Seth Antwi
9	Ronaldo Damus
19	Gevork Diarbian
16	Peter Vassell

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Ramiz Hamouda, Jassem Koleilat, Leo Duru, Bryce Washington, Serge Ngoma, Nico Brown, Romario Williams, Sebastian Saucedo.

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