Still learning soccer after nearly five decades. A southwestern Ohio buckeye transplanted to Chester County. Used to teach history, enjoys new ideas, sometimes bakes bread, is a sports fan, and loves apparently unconnected connections.
Penn FC ended Bethlehem’s run of August success decisively on the second day of September at Lehigh. A sustained run of emotion, focused effort came a cropper against mature, experienced desperation as Penn faces a challenging path to the playoffs. Bethlehem must finish strongly after its upcoming trip to Pittsburgh against the Riverhounds.
Bethlehem’s current position in the table, 5th, reflects that they have played the most games in the league, and that a “points-currently-won” table hides the fact. A points-per-game statistic is a more accurate comparison, and PSP has calculated one. We have also sketched out a possible path to the playoffs.
Several days ago Union principal owner Jay Sugarman introduced new Sporting Director Ernst Tanner to the Media at Talen Energy Stadium. Tim Jones listened carefully and has been thinking about what he said.
Bethlehem have brought in 18-year-old center midfielder Antonio Lokwa in a move announced this week.
Bethlehem’s dominant streak came to an end as an exhausted side fell 2-1 to a superior Pittsburgh Riverhounds side on Sunday afternoon.
Tim Jones charts the internal structure of the Steel’s current roster, shares a summary of the “MLS 2” sides in 2018, updates USL’s plans for Division 3 in 2019, and discusses progress toward 2019’s Canadian Premier League.
Bethlehem won on the road with a clean sheet to sweep the season’s series from the rebuilding Richmond Kickers.
Earnie Stewart saw his last USL match as Sporting Director for KeyStone Sports’s soccer teams Sunday. in the second half there was a new phenomenon on the pitch. It will be part of his legacy.
Since the usual lineup had not been good enough this past Thursday, Bethlehem head coach Brendan Burke went with his reserves against Atlanta 2, and his boys ran rampant beating the Georgians 4-1.
One mental lapse by Bethlehem Steel led to a game-winner by former Union man Jack McInerney, as the Steel’s home undefeated streak ended with a 1-0 defeat to Indy Eleven on a hot Thursday morning.
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