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North Carolina FC 2-3 Birmingham Legion FC · USL Championship

North Carolina FC lost to Birmingham Legion FC 2-3 in the USL Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

North Carolina FC fixtures and results · Birmingham Legion FC fixtures and results · USL Championship table

Match report

North Carolina FC and Birmingham Legion FC met in the USL Championship at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary on Friday, 11 July 2025.

Goalscorers

North Carolina FC: P. Dolabella 40'; E. Conway 90'. Birmingham Legion FC: R. Damus 45'; D. Trejo 56', 63'.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for North Carolina FC, 3 for Birmingham Legion FC).

Line-ups

North Carolina FC started in a 5-4-1: Jake McGuire, Rafael Mentzingen, Paco Craig, Bryce Washington, Finn Sundstrom, Patrick Burner, Pedro Dolabella, Collin Martin, Michael Maldonado, Ahmad Al-Qaq, Oalex Anderson.

Birmingham Legion FC started in a 5-4-1: Fernando Delgado, Stephen Turnbull, Santiago Suarez, Jacob Rufe, A.J. Paterson, Moses Mensah, Tyler Pasher, Enzo Martínez, Edwin Laszo, Danny Trejo, Ronaldo Damus.

More from this competition: USL Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 40'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-0 Birmingham Legion FC. P. Dolabella (North Carolina FC) scores, assisted by R. Mentzingen.
  2. 45'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-1 Birmingham Legion FC. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by E. Martínez.
  3. 45'Half-time. North Carolina FC 1-1 Birmingham Legion FC.
  4. 56'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC. D. Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by T. Pasher.
  5. 63'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-3 Birmingham Legion FC. D. Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by R. Damus.
  6. 90+9'Goal! North Carolina FC 2-3 Birmingham Legion FC. E. Conway (North Carolina FC) scores, assisted by A. Luckhurst.
  7. 90'Full-time. North Carolina FC 2-3 Birmingham Legion FC.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: North Carolina FC vs Birmingham Legion FC.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. P. Burner (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  3. 4'Yellow card for S. Turnbull (Birmingham Legion FC) for foul.
  4. 6'Attempt missed. R. Mentzingen (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  5. 11'Attempt blocked. P. Burner (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  6. 19'Attempt missed. T. Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 22'Attempt missed. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  8. 26'Attempt blocked. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 38'Attempt blocked. E. Martínez (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  10. 39'Attempt missed. R. Mentzingen (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  11. 40'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-0 Birmingham Legion FC. P. Dolabella (North Carolina FC) scores, assisted by R. Mentzingen.
  12. 44'Attempt saved. D. Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  13. 45'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-1 Birmingham Legion FC. R. Damus (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by E. Martínez.
  14. 45'Attempt saved. T. Pasher (Birmingham Legion FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 45'7 minutes of added time.
  16. 45'Half-time. North Carolina FC 1-1 Birmingham Legion FC.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 47'Yellow card for E. Martínez (Birmingham Legion FC) for handball.
  19. 49'Attempt blocked. M. Maldonado (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  20. 50'Yellow card for J. Rufe (Birmingham Legion FC) for foul.
  21. 56'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC. D. Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by T. Pasher.
  22. 56'Attempt blocked. P. Burner (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  23. 58'Attempt missed. A. Al-Qaq (North Carolina FC), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  24. 58'Attempt blocked. O. Anderson (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  25. 59'Yellow card for C. Martin (North Carolina FC) for foul.
  26. 60'Attempt missed. P. Burner (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  27. 60'Attempt missed. R. Mentzingen (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 63'Goal! North Carolina FC 1-3 Birmingham Legion FC. D. Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC) scores, assisted by R. Damus.
  29. 63'Attempt missed. A. Al-Qaq (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 66'Attempt blocked. P. Dolabella (North Carolina FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  31. 66'Attempt saved. R. Mentzingen (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 70'Substitution, North Carolina FC: E. Conway comes on for A. Al-Qaq.
  33. 70'Substitution, North Carolina FC: L. Pérez comes on for C. Martin.
  34. 78'Attempt saved. E. Conway (North Carolina FC), header. xG 0.06.
  35. 79'Substitution, North Carolina FC: R. d. Costa comes on for P. Dolabella.
  36. 79'Substitution, North Carolina FC: A. Luckhurst comes on for O. Anderson.
  37. 81'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: S. McIllhatton comes on for A. Paterson.
  38. 81'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: E. Centeno comes on for S. Turnbull.
  39. 84'Attempt missed. E. Conway (North Carolina FC), header. xG 0.19.
  40. 85'Yellow card for P. Craig (North Carolina FC) for foul.
  41. 86'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: S. Tregarthen comes on for D. Trejo.
  42. 87'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: P. Tabortetaka comes on for R. Damus.
  43. 89'Attempt blocked. A. Luckhurst (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  44. 89'Attempt blocked. R. d. Costa (North Carolina FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  45. 90'Attempt missed. P. Craig (North Carolina FC), header. xG 0.06.
  46. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  47. 90+3'Yellow card for E. Conway (North Carolina FC) for foul.
  48. 90+7'Substitution, North Carolina FC: J. Servania comes on for R. Mentzingen.
  49. 90+7'Attempt missed. R. d. Costa (North Carolina FC), header. xG 0.07.
  50. 90+8'Substitution, Birmingham Legion FC: R. Torres comes on for E. Martínez.
  51. 90+9'Goal! North Carolina FC 2-3 Birmingham Legion FC. E. Conway (North Carolina FC) scores, assisted by A. Luckhurst.
  52. 90+10'Attempt missed. P. Tabortetaka (Birmingham Legion FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  53. 90'Full-time. North Carolina FC 2-3 Birmingham Legion FC.
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