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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.

Hartford Athletic fixtures and results · Birmingham Legion FC fixtures and results · USL Championship table

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.

Minute by minute

  1. 21'Goal! Hartford Athletic 0-1 Birmingham Legion FC. R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by D. McCartney.
  2. 39'Goal! Hartford Athletic 0-2 Birmingham Legion FC. R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by P. Vassell.
  3. 42'Goal! Hartford Athletic 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic) scores, assisted by S. Anderson.
  4. 45+3'Goal! Hartford Athletic 2-2 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Ngalina (Hartford Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Moreira.
  5. 45'Half-time. Hartford Athletic 2-2 Birmingham Legion FC.
  6. 61'Penalty missed! P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), saved.
  7. 74'Goal! Hartford Athletic 3-2 Birmingham Legion FC. J. Scarlett (Hartford Athletic) scores, assisted by S. Anderson.
  8. 90'Full-time. Hartford Athletic 3-2 Birmingham Legion FC.
Full commentary (62 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Hartford Athletic vs Birmingham Legion FC.
  2. 3'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
  3. 10'Attempt missed. E. Samadiya (Hartford Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 14'Attempt missed. A. Williams (Hartford Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  5. 17'Corner, Hartford Athletic.
  6. 18'Attempt blocked. S. Anderson (Hartford Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.52.
  7. 21'Attempt missed. N. Brown (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 21'Goal! Hartford Athletic 0-1 Birmingham Legion FC. R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by D. McCartney.
  9. 23'Off the woodwork! P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  10. 26'Yellow card for S. Anderson (Hartford Athletic) for foul.
  11. 29'Attempt missed. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  12. 29'Off the woodwork! J. Scarlett (Hartford Athletic), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  13. 32'Attempt missed. S. Anderson (Hartford Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  14. 34'Yellow card for S. Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) for foul.
  15. 34'Corner, Hartford Athletic.
  16. 36'Attempt saved. B. Fischer (Hartford Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  17. 39'Goal! Hartford Athletic 0-2 Birmingham Legion FC. R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by P. Vassell.
  18. 42'Corner, Hartford Athletic.
  19. 42'Attempt blocked. B. Fischer (Hartford Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.16.
  20. 42'Goal! Hartford Athletic 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic) scores, assisted by S. Anderson.
  21. 44'Attempt blocked. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.86.
  22. 44'Corner, Hartford Athletic.
  23. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+3'Goal! Hartford Athletic 2-2 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Ngalina (Hartford Athletic) scores, assisted by J. Moreira.
  25. 45+6'Corner, Hartford Athletic.
  26. 45+6'Attempt missed. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.67.
  27. 45'Half-time. Hartford Athletic 2-2 Birmingham Legion FC.
  28. 46'The second half is under way.
  29. 46'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: H. Diop comes on for A. Paterson.
  30. 46'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: S. Ngoma comes on for S. Tregarthen.
  31. 49'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
  32. 50'Corner, Hartford Athletic.
  33. 58'Attempt missed. R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  34. 60'Attempt blocked. S. Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 61'Attempt saved. P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  36. 61'Penalty missed! P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), saved.
  37. 62'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: R. Damus comes on for R. Williams.
  38. 65'Attempt saved. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  39. 65'Attempt blocked. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic), header. xG 0.21.
  40. 66'Attempt saved. B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  41. 66'Offside, Hartford Athletic.
  42. 69'Attempt blocked. A. Williams (Hartford Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  43. 70'Yellow card for B. Coffey (Hartford Athletic) for foul.
  44. 72'Attempt missed. M. Ngalina (Hartford Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  45. 73'Yellow card for G. Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) for handball.
  46. 73'Substitution, Hartford Athletic: A. Taofeek comes on for A. Williams.
  47. 74'Goal! Hartford Athletic 3-2 Birmingham Legion FC. J. Scarlett (Hartford Athletic) scores, assisted by S. Anderson.
  48. 78'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: A. Daley comes on for P. Vassell.
  49. 78'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: T. Pasher comes on for G. Diarbian.
  50. 79'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
  51. 82'Substitution, Hartford Athletic: B. Njie comes on for B. Coffey.
  52. 82'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
  53. 87'Attempt missed. D. McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  54. 89'Attempt blocked. S. Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  55. 89'Yellow card for B. Njie (Hartford Athletic) for foul.
  56. 90'Attempt missed. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  57. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  58. 90+3'Offside, Hartford Athletic.
  59. 90+4'Substitution, Hartford Athletic: T. Presthus comes on for M. Ngalina.
  60. 90+5'Attempt blocked. A. Taofeek (Hartford Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  61. 90+6'Yellow card for S. Ngoma (Birmingham Legion FC) for persistent fouling.
  62. 90'Full-time. Hartford Athletic 3-2 Birmingham Legion FC.
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