Birmingham Legion FC vs New Mexico United, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Birmingham Legion FC
  • 11': Romario Williams
  • 77': Ronaldo Damus
  • 87': Gevork Diarbian
  • 90'+9': Ronaldo Damus
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4 - 4
New Mexico United
  • 16': Zico Bailey
  • 19': Niall Reid-Stephen
  • 64': Greg Hurst
  • 66': Joseph Quiah

About

Birmingham Legion FC are hosting New Mexico United at Dunnavant Valley Fields, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 11'
  • 16': Zico Bailey (New Mexico United) Goal at 16'
  • 19': Niall Reid-Stephen (New Mexico United) Goal at 19'
  • 39': Maliek Howell (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 39'
  • 43': Jake LaCava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 43'
  • 57': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 57'
  • 57': Nico Brown (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 57'
  • 59': Hamady Diop (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 59'
  • 64': Greg Hurst (New Mexico United) Goal at 64'
  • 66': Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 66'
  • 66': Joseph Quiah (New Mexico United) Goal at 66'
  • 69': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 69'
  • 74': Tyler Blackett (New Mexico United) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Gedion Zelalem (New Mexico United) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Serge Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 74'
  • 77': Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 77'
  • 83': Cullen Wilkerson (New Mexico United) Substitution at 83'
  • 87': Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 87'
  • 90'+7': Seth Antwi (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 90'+7'
  • 90'+7': Cristian Nava (New Mexico United) Yellow Card at 90'+7'
  • 90'+9': Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 90'+9'

Statistics

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18 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 9
10 Saves 3
47.9 Possession 52.1
11 SHOTS 25
7 ON GOAL 14
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
373 Accurate Passes 385
425 Passes 442
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
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 6
11 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 7
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
35 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Dunnavant Valley Fields
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Attendance: 3,230

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 El Paso Locomotive FC 25 +13 46
2 New Mexico United 24 +10 43
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 25 +3 38
4 San Antonio FC 25 +1 37
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jassem Koleilat (GK)
32 Hamady Diop Yellow Card
3 Phanuel Kavita
11 Dawson McCartney
26 Amir Daley
16 Peter Vassell
18 Seth Antwi Yellow Card
8 Kadeem Cole
17 Romario Williams
19 Gevork Diarbian
15 Tyler Pasher
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Serge Ngoma, Samuel McIllhatton, Samuel Shashoua, Trevor Mcmullen, Ronaldo Damus, Nico Brown, A.J. Paterson.

NMU New Mexico United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Kristopher Shakes (GK)
2 Niko Hamalainen
4 Kipp Keller
3 Chris Gloster
27 Maliek Howell Yellow Card
10 Greg Hurst
19 Zico Bailey
15 Ousman Jabang
29 Luther Archimede
31 Joseph Quiah
7 Niall Reid-Stephen
New Mexico United Substitutes:
Gedion Zelalem, Cullen Wilkerson, Tyler Blackett, Cristian Nava, Charlie Dennis, Andrew Pannenberg, Jake LaCava.

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