Hartford v Birmingham

2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

Hartford AthleticHartfordHFD

1-0-4, 3 PTS

Birmingham Legion FCBirminghamBRM

1-2-3, 5 PTS

Deshane Beckford - 71'

77
Ngnepi
19
Samadia
4
Scarlett
15
Farrell
2
Anderson
8
Moreira
27
Ingram
10
Careaga
71
Edwards
22
Presthus
9
Mamadou

No.Name
77Gerold Ngnepi
4Jordan Scarlett
15Joseph Farrell
19Emmanuel Samadia
2Sebastian Anderson
71Kyle Edwards 7Deshane Beckford
8Junior Moreira
27Justin Ingram 81Adewale Obalola
9Dieng Mamadou
10Samuel Careaga
22Thomas Presthus

Substitutes
28Kauan Ribeiro
17Jonathan Jimenez
44Justin DiCarlo
29Spencer Gordon

Trinity Health Stadium

9:00 PM, 19 April 2025

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Attendance: 4,034

Referees:
Elvis Osmanovic

Hartford Athletic

Birmingham Legion FC

34
44
53
56
66
67
71
79
90+2
90+4

90'+4' Emmanuel Samadia (Hartford Athletic) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+2' Santiago Suarez (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 92'
79' Roman Torres (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 79'

Match Stats

HFD

BRM

Possession

47%

53%

Shots on Goal

Shot Attempts

Yellow Cards

Corner Kicks

Saves

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Louisville City FC	30	22	7	1	+37	73
Charleston Battery	30	19	5	6	+30	62
North Carolina FC	30	13	6	11	+1	45
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	30	12	8	10	+4	44
Hartford Athletic	30	13	5	12	+12	44
Loudoun United FC	30	12	6	12	-3	42
Rhode Island FC	30	10	8	12	+1	38

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Hartford v Birmingham

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