Charleston Battery 2-1 Birmingham Legion FC
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Charleston Battery won: Charleston Battery 2-1 Birmingham Legion FC in the USL Championship (Round 1) on Sat, 25 Oct 2025 at Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Charleston Battery goals: Nanan Houssou 34', Cal Jennings 55' (pen). Birmingham Legion FC goals: Tabort Etaka Preston 6'. Sent off: Phanuel Kavita (54'). Possession: 67-33. Player of the match: Aaron Molloy (8.5).
Match report
Charleston Battery beat Birmingham Legion FC 2-1
Charleston Battery came from behind to beat Birmingham Legion FC 2-1 at Patriots Point on Saturday 25 October in the USL Championship.
Tabort Etaka Preston put Birmingham Legion FC ahead on 6' (0-1), Nanan Houssou levelled for Charleston Battery on 34' (1-1) and Cal Jennings restored Charleston Battery's lead from the penalty spot on 55' (2-1).
Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) was sent off on 54'.
Charleston Battery had 67% of the ball, shots were 14-5 (4-4 on target).
Aaron Molloy (Charleston Battery) was player of the match with an 8.5 rating.
Attendance: 4,737. Referee: Drew Klemp.
Match stats
| Charleston Battery | Birmingham Legion FC | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 67 | 33 |
| Total shots | 14 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 34 | 6 |
| Big chances | 3 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 504 (89%) | 204 (74%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 2 | 3 |
| Total shots | 14 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 0 |
| Shots outside box | 3 | 5 |
Lineups
Charleston Battery (4-2-3-1): Luis Zamudio, Douglas Martinez, Leland Archer, Joey Akpunonu, Langston Blackstock, Aaron Molloy, Nanan Houssou, Jeremy Kelly, MD Myers, Arturo Rodriguez, Cal Jennings
Birmingham Legion FC (5-3-2): Trevor McMullen, Jake Rufe, Phanuel Kavita, AJ Paterson, Amir Daley, Jackson Travis, Samuel Shashoua, Samuel McIllhatton, Dawson McCartney, Tabort Etaka Preston, Ronaldo Damus
Key events
- 6' · Goal · Tabort Etaka Preston (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 20' · Substitution · Enzo Martinez for Samuel Shashoua (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 34' · Goal · Nanan Houssou (Charleston Battery)
- 46' · Substitution · Erik Centeno for Amir Daley (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 46' · Substitution · Graham Smith for Jeremy Kelly (Charleston Battery)
- 46' · Substitution · Rubio Rubin for Joey Akpunonu (Charleston Battery)
- 54' · Red card · Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 55' · Goal · Cal Jennings (Charleston Battery)
- 69' · Substitution · Mark Segbers for Douglas Martinez (Charleston Battery)
- 72' · Yellow card · Rubio Rubin (Charleston Battery)
- 75' · Substitution · Sebastian Saucedo for Ronaldo Damus (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 75' · Substitution · Maliek Howell for Dawson McCartney (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 79' · Yellow card · Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC)
- 87' · Substitution · Nathan Dossantos for Langston Blackstock (Charleston Battery)
- 88' · Yellow card · Cal Jennings (Charleston Battery)
- 90'+3 · Substitution · Michael Edwards for Cal Jennings (Charleston Battery)
All-time head-to-head
Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion FC: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion FC?
Charleston Battery won, 2-1 (USL Championship) on Sat, 25 Oct 2025.
When and where is Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion FC?
Sat, 25 Oct 2025, 21:00 UTC at Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USL Championship.