Reggae Boy Nico Brett scored a dramatic injury-time winner as Birmingham Legion got here from behind to beat Tulsa FC 3-2 within the United Soccer League Championship on Friday night time.
The 30-year-old ahead eluded his marker and nodded in from eight yards within the second of 4 added minutes at Protecting Stadium, handy Legion their first win of the newly-minted season following final weekend’s draw with Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Tyler Pasher opened the scoring for Legion within the fourth minute to assist the hosts to a 1-0 lead on the break, earlier than the sport exploded within the second half.
Rodrigo da Costa leveled within the forty ninth over earlier than Marcus Epps gave the guests the lead 5 minutes later, however Pasher struck once more within the 83rd to sq. the sport.
With time ticking away, Ben Reveno floated a diagonal ball into the field the place Nico Brett pounced to beat goalkeeper Michael Nelson going to his left.
“After I take a look at the sport, we nonetheless have a lot to get higher at so far as protecting the ball and inflicting them extra issues,” mentioned Legion head coach Tommy Soehn.
“However there’s defining moments within the season and the little challenges it’s a must to get via and character builders and, clearly we’re nonetheless making an attempt to get Enzo (Martinez) and Neco match sufficient and (Kasim) Prosper, and little by little they’re coming again.
“However having particular moments like that and profitable video games in essential moments, these are issues that preserve you going and drive you.”
Legion loved an outstanding begin when Pasher raced on to Alex Crognale’s lethal via ball earlier than passing into an empty objective, after rounding the advancing Nelson.
Trailing on the break, Tulsa hit again when da Costa pivoted on Blaine Ferri’s brief cross and slotted house from the highest of the field and so they went in entrance moments later when Epps curled a magnificence into the far nook from 15 yards out.
Pashner thought he had no less than earned a degree for his facet when he beat 4 defenders in a mazy run and drove a low brief previous, Nelson, from 20 yards out however Brett popped up on the finish along with his heroics.
The membership’s main scorer within the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, Brett spent final season at New Mexico United earlier than returning to Birmingham in January.
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