Hartford Athletic 3-2 Birmingham Legion FC · USL Championship
Hartford Athletic beat Birmingham Legion FC 3-2 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Hartford Athletic and Birmingham Legion FC met in the USL Championship at Dillon Stadium in Hartford on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Hartford Athletic: B. Coffey 42'; M. Ngalina 45'; J. Scarlett 74'. Birmingham Legion FC: R. Williams 21', 39'.
How the match went
Birmingham Legion FC saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Hartford Athletic had 19 shots with 6 on target, Birmingham Legion FC 11 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 6 to Hartford Athletic and 5 to Birmingham Legion FC. Hartford Athletic conceded 18 fouls, Birmingham Legion FC 15. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Hartford Athletic, 3 for Birmingham Legion FC).
Line-ups
Hartford Athletic started in a 3-1-4-2: Antony Siaha, Adrian Diz Pe, Jordan Scarlett, Britton Fischer, Beverly Makangila, Sebastian Anderson, Junior Moreira, Barry Coffey, Emmanuel Samadiya, Michee Ngalina, Augustine Williams.
Birmingham Legion FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Jassem Koleilat, Nico Brown, Bryce Washington, A.J. Paterson, Dawson McCartney, Seth Antwi, Samuel Shashoua, Sebastian Tregarthen, Peter-Lee Vassell, Gevork Diarbian, Romario Williams.
More from this competition: USL Championship fixtures, results and table.