Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship
Tampa Bay Rowdies
  • 30': A.J. Paterson (OG)
  • 39': Matt Myers
  • 56': Matt Myers
  • 60': Matt Myers
FT
4 - 0
Birmingham Legion FC
  • Red Card 54':

About

Tampa Bay Rowdies are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 30': A.J. Paterson (Birmingham Legion FC) Own Goal at 30'
  • 39': Matt Myers (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 39'
  • 45': Tyler Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Hamady Diop (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Sebastian Cruz (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 45'
  • 56': Matt Myers (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 56'
  • 60': Matt Myers (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 60'
  • 61': Marco Micaletto (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Laurence Wyke (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Brian Schaefer (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 61'
  • 64': Charlie Ostrem (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 64'
  • 68': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 68'
  • 72': Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 73': Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 74': Laurence Wyke (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 74'
  • 77': Pedro Dolabella (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 77'

Statistics

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7 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
8 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
55.2 Possession 44.8
17 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
383 Accurate Passes 294
454 Passes 361
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
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
9 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
22 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Al Lang Stadium
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Attendance: 5,440

USL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 +22 51
2 Charleston Battery 25 +19 43
3 Detroit City FC 24 +10 40
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 26 +2 38
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TBR Tampa Bay Rowdies (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jahmali Waite (GK)
62 Nathan Dossantos
21 Ethan Bartlow
20 Charlie Ostrem Yellow Card
26 Dion Acoff
9 Matt Myers
4 Lewis Hilton
23 Max Schneider
19 Jürgen Locadia
10 Russell Cicerone
7 Evan Conway
Tampa Bay Rowdies Substitutes:
Pedro Dolabella, Alexander Rodriguez, Laurence Wyke, Marco Micaletto, Brian Schaefer, Austin Pack, Karsen Henderlong, Sebastian Cruz.

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

No. Name
1 Jassem Koleilat (GK)
20 A.J. Paterson
8 Kadeem Cole
77 Nico Brown
21 Sebastian Tregarthen
16 Peter Vassell
6 Samuel McIllhatton
18 Seth Antwi
9 Ronaldo Damus
10 Samuel Shashoua Yellow Card
81 Serge Ngoma
Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:
Tyler Pasher, Trevor Mcmullen, Hamady Diop, Romario Williams, Gevork Diarbian, Amir Daley, Dawson McCartney.

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