Match summary
Before kickoff, Colorado Springs were 15th in the table but 6th on points from the last five league games.
Colorado Springs vs Birmingham LegionResult, Lineups & H2H
Weidner Field
Colorado Springs vs Birmingham Legion in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Juan Tejada's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Colorado Springs's goal 3 of 3 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 3-2 final score.
- Colorado Springs won 3-2 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 24th minute; timeline of 5 goals matches the final score.
- Colorado Springs moved from 15th to 11th in the USL Championship (United States) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 235 results before kickoff and 237 after it (including 1 match played at the same time); 25 teams; 28 points after 19 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Colorado Springs3W 0D 2L
Colorado SpringsBirmingham Legion
9Pointsof 155
7Goals scored5
5Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row8
0Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win0
3Conceded in a row0
Head to head2 meetings · Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
- Colorado Springs wins
- 1
- Draws
- 0
- Birmingham Legion wins
- 1
2goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 235 earlier results
Colorado SpringsBirmingham Legion
#15Position#22
25Points18 v 17 games17
+2Goal difference-3
1.56Scored per gameleague avg 1.341.06
1.44Conceded per game1.24
#6Form table position#17
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Colorado SpringsBirmingham Legion
- Substitution · Colorado Springs · Steven Echeverria · InOut: Adrien Perez90+14'
- Second Yellow · Colorado Springs · Garven MetusalaSecond Yellow90+10'
- Goal · Colorado Springs · Juan Tejada3-290+9'
- Goal · Colorado Springs · Adrien Perez2-290+4'
- Substitution · Colorado Springs · Matthew Mahoney · InOut: Duke Lacroix87'
- Substitution · Colorado Springs · Juan Tejada · InOut: Sam Williams87'
- 86'Goal · Birmingham Legion · Serge Ngoma Jr.1-2
- 84'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Peter-Lee Vassell · InOut: G. Diarbian
- 74'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Trevor McMullen · InOut: Jassem Koleilat
- Substitution · Colorado Springs · Tyreek Magee · InOut: Speedy Williams72'
- Substitution · Colorado Springs · Sadam Masereka · InOut: Jonas Fjellberg72'
- 67'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Serge Ngoma Jr. · InOut: Dawson McCartney
- Yellow Card · Colorado Springs · Garven Metusala66'
- 54'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · A. Daley · InOut: Sam McIllhatton
- Yellow Card · Colorado Springs · Adrien Perez53'
- 49'Red Card · Birmingham Legion · Nico Brown
- Goal · Colorado Springs · Garven Metusala1-145+4'
- 24'Goal · Birmingham Legion · Nico Brown0-1
- 13'Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Phanuel Kavita
Match Statistics
Match stats
Colorado SpringsBirmingham Legion
68%Ball Possession32%
46Shots Total8
13Shots On Target4
12Corners0
16Fouls10
3Yellow Cards1
2Offsides3
2Saves10
482Passes243
14Shots Off Target3
99Attacks70
100Dangerous Attacks29
28Shots Inside Box3
18Shots Outside Box5
3Goals2
10Free Kicks16
19Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
14Tackles13
419Accurate Passes191
1Red Cards1
1Ball Safe0
2Injuries2
37Total Crosses2
20Accurate Crosses1
11Interceptions7
50Duels Won50
4Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 3/12 | 40(77%) | 1 | 8/12 | |
| 8.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 45(83%) | 2 | 5/8 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 52(92%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 7.4 | 87' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 52(86%) | 3 | 3/5 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 4/5 | 53(88%) | - | 3/10 | |
| 7.1 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 1/6 | 26(81%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 57(95%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 3' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 3(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.9 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(95%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 6.8 | 18' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 18(89%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 9(75%) | - | 4/13 | |
| 6.8 | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(89%) | 1 | 3/3 | |
| 6.7 | 87' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(90%) | 1 | 5/10 | |
Sadam Masereka FW | 6.5 | 18' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 10(60%) | 2 | 2/5 |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(83%) | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
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