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Detroit vs Birmingham: match report

Detroit City FC hosted Birmingham Legion FC at Keyworth Stadium on Saturday 3 October 2026, in the USL Championship (round 1). Matthew Corrigan is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.7.

Result and scorers

Detroit 1-0 Birmingham. Goals: Kobe Hernandez-Foster 22' (pen) for Detroit. Attendance: 6,575.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 22' Penalty: Kobe Hernandez-Foster (Detroit)
  • 29' Yellow card: Maxi Rodriguez (Detroit)
  • 58' Yellow card: Peter Vassell (Birmingham)
  • 75' Yellow card: Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham)
  • 82' Yellow card: Alex Dalou (Detroit)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Samuel McIllhatton (Birmingham)
  • 90'+7' Yellow card: Darren Smith (Detroit)
Match stats (contains the result)
43.1%Possession56.9%
8Shots6
2Shots on target1
1Corners4
19Fouls15
2Offsides3
1Saves1
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Detroit 4-2-3-1

Coach: Daniele Dichio

  1. 1 Carlos Herrera GK
  2. 14 Haruki Yamazaki DEF
  3. 30 Devon Amoo-Mensah DEF
  4. 4 Callum Montgomery DEF
  5. 3 Aedan Stanley DEF
  6. 8 Abdoulaye Diop MID
  7. 22 Kobe Hernández-Foster MID
  8. 23 Kian Williams FWD
  9. 21 Maxi Rodriguez MID
  10. 32 Alassane Diouf FWD
  11. 7 Darren Smith FWD

Bench

  • 6 Ryan Williams MID
  • 10 Jeciel Cedeño FWD
  • 15 Alexander Dalou FWD
  • 19 Cheikhou Niang FWD
  • 91 Carlos Saldaña GK
  • 12 Michael Bryant DEF
  • 33 Tommy Silva DEF

Birmingham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Jay Heaps

  1. 1 Jassem Koleilat GK
  2. 77 Nico Brown DEF
  3. 27 Bryce Washington DEF
  4. 32 Hamady Diop DEF
  5. 11 Dawson McCartney DEF
  6. 18 Seth Antwi MID
  7. 10 Samuel Shashoua MID
  8. 17 Romario Williams FWD
  9. 16 Peter-Lee Vassell MID
  10. 19 Gevork Diarbian FWD
  11. 9 Ronaldo Damus FWD

Bench

  • 6 Samuel McIllhatton MID
  • 7 Sebastián Saucedo FWD
  • 15 Tyler Pasher MID
  • 12 Trevor McMullen GK
  • 30 Jonathan Hernandez MID
  • 34 Jaylen Lester FWD
  • 21 Sebastian Tregarthen FWD
Previous meetings
  • Friday 3 July 2026: Birmingham Legion FC 1-2 Detroit City FC
  • Sunday 18 May 2025: Birmingham Legion FC 1-1 Detroit City FC
  • Saturday 22 March 2025: Detroit City FC 2-2 Birmingham Legion FC
  • Saturday 17 August 2024: Birmingham Legion FC 0-1 Detroit City FC
  • Wednesday 26 June 2024: Detroit City FC 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC