Detroit City Wire

Detroit City FC continues their three-game road trip in Birmingham on Friday night against Eastern Conference rival Birmingham Legion FC. Kickoff from Protective Stadium is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT and will be streamed live on Golazo Network and broadcast locally on Detroit50 (WKBD-TV). Supporters located in Michigan can stream the match for free at www.cbsnews.com/detroit.

Le Rouge comes into this match off of a 1-1 draw against Las Vegas Lights FC on Saturday night. Ben Morris gave Detroit City a 1-0 lead right before half with a goal from 40 yards out, but a Las Vegas goal in the 65th minute leveled the match and split the points.

With the draw, Detroit’s winless streak extended to eight games. The draw also extends Detroit’s draw streak to three games. With the recent run of form, Le Rouge has been thrown into the struggle that is the playoff chase in the Eastern Conference. Six points separate fourth-place Indy Eleven and ninth-place North Carolina FC. Detroit City sits in the middle, in seventh place on 31 points.

Birmingham Legion is also in this mix in the Eastern Conference standings. Legion currently sit in fifth place on 35 points. Birmingham enters this match after a 2-1 road victory against Monterey Bay FC on Saturday night. A Kobe Hernandez-Foster goal in the 33rd minute gave Birmingham the 1-0 lead, and Stefano Pinho doubled the lead right after halftime. Monterey Bay got a goal back in the 60th minute but couldn’t find an equalizer, and Legion walked away with three points.

Birmingham Legion picked up their first-ever victory against Le Rouge at the end of June. A strike from Rhys Williams in the 39th minute gave Detroit a 1-0 lead going into halftime. But it would be two Birmingham goals in the last ten minutes, Derek Dodson in the 82nd and Phanuel Kavita in the 88th, that gave Legion victory at Keyworth.

Detroit City finishes its three-match road trip in St. Petersburg next Wednesday night against Tampa Bay Rowdies. Le Rouge returns to Keyworth Stadium on August 24th against FC Tulsa. Tickets for all Detroit City matches can be found at www.detcityfc.com/tickets.