Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–0 Birmingham Legion

Michael Myers put on a show at Al Lang Stadium, ripping through Birmingham Legion for a hat-trick as Tampa Bay Rowdies romped to a 4-0 demolition in USL Championship play. AJ Paterson got the party started in the 30th minute, and from there Myers took over, doubling the lead five minutes before halftime before adding two more in a 15-minute second-half burst either side of the hour mark. The gulf on the table matched the gulf on the pitch: the Rowdies sit top with 51 points, while Birmingham are mired in 10th on 20, still searching for their first win in five outings and dragging a form line of four defeats and a draw into this one. League-leading scorer P. Goodrum, who tops the Championship's chart with six goals, watched from a safe distance as Myers helped himself to a night that felt more procession than contest. For a masterpiece finish like his second and third goals, both crashing in within minutes of each other, the highlights are essential viewing, especially the hat-trick strike that sealed a rout Birmingham won't want to relive.