Birmingham Legion FC 0-1 Oakland Roots
Updated
Oakland Roots won: Birmingham Legion FC 0-1 Oakland Roots in the USL Championship (Round 1) on Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama. Oakland Roots goals: Kai Greene 55' (pen). Possession: 53-47. Player of the match: Kai Greene (8.3).
Match report
Oakland Roots beat Birmingham Legion FC 1-0
Oakland Roots edged Birmingham Legion FC 1-0 away from home at Protective Stadium on Sunday 22 June in the USL Championship.
Kai Greene put Oakland Roots ahead from the penalty spot on 55' (0-1).
Birmingham Legion FC had 53% of the ball, shots were 6-9 (2-3 on target).
Kai Greene (Oakland Roots SC) was player of the match with an 8.3 rating.
Attendance: 4,725. Referee: Joshua Encarnación.
Match stats
| Birmingham Legion FC | Oakland Roots | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 53 | 47 |
| Total shots | 6 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 11 | 19 |
| Big chances | 0 | 4 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 270 (76%) | 261 (79%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Corners | 8 | 5 |
| Total shots | 6 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 3 | 7 |
| Shots outside box | 3 | 2 |
Lineups
Birmingham Legion FC (5-4-1): Matt Van Oekel, Jake Rufe, Phanuel Kavita, AJ Paterson, Stephen Turnbull, Moses Mensah, Enzo Martinez, Kobe Hernandez-Foster, Edwin Laszo, Daniel Trejo, Ronaldo Damus
Oakland Roots (3-4-2-1): Kendall McIntosh, Kai Greene, Gagi Margvelashvili, Neveal Hackshaw, Ali Elmasnaouy, Morey Doner, Tyler Gibson, Wolfgang Prentice, Jurgen Damm, Jose Sinisterra, Peter Wilson
Key events
- 1' · Yellow card · Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 55' · Goal · Kai Greene (Oakland Roots)
- 58' · Yellow card · Daniel Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 60' · Substitution · Tyler Pasher for Edwin Laszo (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 60' · Substitution · Tabort Etaka Preston for Daniel Trejo (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 69' · Substitution · Panagiotis Armenakas for Peter Wilson (Oakland Roots)
- 72' · Substitution · Sebastian Tregarthen for Moses Mensah (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 75' · Substitution · Sebastian Saucedo for Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 76' · Substitution · Samuel McIllhatton for Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 80' · Substitution · Julian Bravo for Jurgen Damm (Oakland Roots)
- 85' · Substitution · Ilya Alekseev for Wolfgang Prentice (Oakland Roots)
- 85' · Substitution · Daniel Gomez for Jose Sinisterra (Oakland Roots)
All-time head-to-head
Birmingham Legion FC vs Oakland Roots: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Birmingham Legion FC vs Oakland Roots?
Oakland Roots won, 0-1 (USL Championship) on Sun, 22 Jun 2025.
When and where is Birmingham Legion FC vs Oakland Roots?
Sun, 22 Jun 2025, 00:00 UTC at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, USL Championship.