{"id":354877,"date":"2026-09-23T18:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/354877\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:54:52","slug":"brooklyn-fc-defeated-4-0-by-birmingham-legion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/354877\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn FC Defeated 4-0 by Birmingham Legion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn, N.Y. (September 23, 2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynfootballclub.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn FC<\/a> Men were beaten 4-0 on the road by Birmingham Legion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birmingham opened the scoring in the 14th minute from a direct free kick by the left side of the box. Midfielder Peter-Lee Vassell stepped up and curled the free kick just inside the near post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 36th minute, Birmingham were on another attack, but Brooklyn defender Callum Frogson cleared the ball off the goal line with a header.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another big chance came in stoppage time in the first half, as Brooklyn goalkeeper Lukas Burns made a big double save at his near post to keep the score 1-0 going into halftime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just three minutes into the second half, the Legion got their second goal, as a ball from the right side was cut back and finished first time by midfielder Serge Ngouma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn began to control the game after this, and halftime substitute forward JC Obreg\u00f3n Jr. got the first shot on target for his team in the 52nd minute. He also had a header in the 58th minute that went over the bar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 84th minute, Frogson conceded a penalty after taking down a Birmingham player in the box, and forward Sebastian Saucedo scored it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birmingham added a fourth in stoppage time just before the match ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SCORING SUMMARY<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn FC: N\/A.<br \/>Birmingham Legion: Peter-Lee Vassell 14\u2019, Serge Ngoma 48\u2019, Sebastian Saucedo 84\u2019 (Penalty), Ronaldo Damus 90+2\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DISCPLINE<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn FC: Vuk Latinovich 17\u2019 (Yellow).<br \/>Birmingham Legion: N\/A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LINEUPS<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn FC \u2013 Lukas Burns; Malik Pinto, So Nishikawa (Ryan McLaughlin 59\u2019), Vuk Latinovich (Rocco Romeo 79\u2019), Callum Frogson, Taimu Okiyoshi,\u00a0 Tommy McNamara (Pierre Da Silva 76\u2019), Anthony Fontana, CJ Olney Jr., Abdoulaye Kant\u00e9 (Peter Mangione\u00a0 59\u2019), Stefan Stojanovic (JC Obreg\u00f3n Jr. 46\u2019).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unused Substitutes: Jackson Lee, Johnny Klein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birmingham Legion \u2013 Jassem Koleilat; Sebastian Tregarthen (Ronaldo Damus 67\u2019), Dawson McCartney, Brown, Hamady Diop, Samuel Shashoua (Samuel McIllhatton 67\u2019), Tyler Pasher (Serge Ngoma 41\u2019), Seth Antwi, Peter-Lee Vassell (Sebastian Saucedo 82\u2019), Gevork Diarbian, Romario Williams<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unused Substitutes: Trevor McMullen, Jonathan Hernandez, Jaylen Lester.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/060A2962_0bed77.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11481\"  \/>Taimu Okiyoshi<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT FOR BROOKLYN FC MEN<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brooklyn FC Men get a weekend off and then have a home match against Detroit City FC on September 30 at 7 PM ET. They will then celebrate Fan Appreciation Night on October 3, taking on Rhode Island FC at 8 PM ET. Multiple home match <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynfootballclub.com\/men\/tickets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ticketing options<\/a>, including multi-game and single-game, are available. Tickets are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/seatgeek.com\/brooklyn-fc-mens-soccer-tickets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SeatGeek<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brooklyn, N.Y. 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