FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-0 Birmingham Legion FC · USL Championship
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Birmingham Legion FC 4-0 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies and Birmingham Legion FC met in the USL Championship at Progress Energy Park in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, 19 September 2026.
Goalscorers
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies: A. Paterson 30'; M. Myers 39', 56', 60'. Birmingham Legion FC did not score.
How the match went
Birmingham Legion FC saw more of the ball, 55% of it. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies had 14 shots with 6 on target, Birmingham Legion FC 17 with 1 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 6 to FC Tampa Bay Rowdies and 7 to Birmingham Legion FC. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies conceded 17 fouls, Birmingham Legion FC 7. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for FC Tampa Bay Rowdies, 2 for Birmingham Legion FC) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies started in a 4-2-3-1: Jahmali Waite, Dion Jeremy Acoff, Ethan Bartlow, Nathan Dossantos, Charlie Ostrem, Max Schneider, Lewis Hilton, Evan Conway, Matt Myers, Russell Cicerone, Jürgen Locadia.
Birmingham Legion FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Jassem Koleilat, Sebastian Tregarthen, Kadeem Cole, A.J. Paterson, Nico Brown, Seth Antwi, Sam McIllhatton, Serge Ngoma, Peter-Lee Vassell, Samuel Shashoua, Ronaldo Damus.
More from this competition: USL Championship fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 30'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 Birmingham Legion FC. Own goal by A. Paterson.
- 39'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) scores.
- 45'Half-time. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 Birmingham Legion FC.
- 54'Red card! J. Heaps (Birmingham Legion FC) is sent off for argument.
- 56'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-0 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) scores, assisted by M. Schneider.
- 60'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-0 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) scores.
- 90'Full-time. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-0 Birmingham Legion FC.
Full commentary (78 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: FC Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Birmingham Legion FC.
- 2'Attempt saved. J. Locadia (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 7'Corner, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 10'Corner, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 13'Attempt missed. S. Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 14'Off the woodwork! J. Locadia (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 16'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 20'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 20'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 23'Attempt blocked. E. Conway (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), header. xG 0.06.
- 24'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 25'Attempt missed. R. Cicerone (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 26'Attempt missed. S. Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 26'Attempt blocked. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 28'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 28'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 30'Corner, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 30'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 Birmingham Legion FC. Own goal by A. Paterson.
- 30'Attempt blocked. M. Schneider (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 35'Attempt blocked. P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
- 36'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 38'Attempt blocked. J. Locadia (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 38'Corner, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 39'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) scores.
- 39'Attempt saved. J. Locadia (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 43'Attempt blocked. S. McIllhatton (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 44'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 Birmingham Legion FC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies: S. Cruz comes on for L. Hilton.
- 46'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: T. Pasher comes on for S. McIllhatton.
- 46'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: G. Diarbian comes on for S. Ngoma.
- 46'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: H. Diop comes on for A. Paterson.
- 49'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 50'Offside, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 50'Attempt missed. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC), header. xG 0.53.
- 51'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 52'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 53'Attempt blocked. G. Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 53'Off the woodwork! T. Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 53'Attempt blocked. T. Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 54'Red card! J. Heaps (Birmingham Legion FC) is sent off for argument.
- 56'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-0 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) scores, assisted by M. Schneider.
- 60'Attempt blocked. E. Conway (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 60'Goal! FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-0 Birmingham Legion FC. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) scores.
- 61'Substitution, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies: B. Schaefer comes on for E. Conway.
- 61'Substitution, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies: L. Wyke comes on for M. Schneider.
- 61'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: R. Williams comes on for R. Damus.
- 61'Substitution, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies: M. Micaletto comes on for R. Cicerone.
- 62'Attempt saved. M. Myers (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 64'Yellow card for C. Ostrem (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) for foul.
- 65'Attempt missed. T. Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 68'Attempt blocked. S. Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 68'Yellow card for R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) for foul.
- 72'Yellow card for S. Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC) for foul.
- 73'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: D. McCartney comes on for S. Tregarthen.
- 73'Attempt blocked. P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 73'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 74'Yellow card for L. Wyke (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies) for foul.
- 76'Attempt blocked. M. Micaletto (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 76'Corner, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 77'Substitution, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies: P. Dolabella comes on for M. Myers.
- 80'Attempt missed. P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 82'Attempt saved. R. Williams (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 84'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 85'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 85'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 90'Attempt missed. P. Dolabella (FC Tampa Bay Rowdies), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. T. Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+2'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 90+3'Corner, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. P. Vassell (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 90+5'Offside, Birmingham Legion FC.
- 90+6'Offside, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. G. Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 90'Full-time. FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-0 Birmingham Legion FC.