Coach credits “continuity” for recent Steel success
The Steel have been winning lately, and Coach Burke attributes it to continuity.
Articles written by: Tim Jones
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.
Philadelphia Union II / Press conference notes
Local / Philadelphia Union II / Reading United AC / West Chester United
Bethlehem, Reading and West Chester play for charity
Match results were less significant than the act of playing during Tuesday’s benefit doubleheader in West Chester, providing support to the Connecticut town that lost so many small children in a 2012 school shooting.
West Chester United
A closer look at Tuesday’s Sandy Hook soccer benefit in West Chester
The beautiful game will be used In West Chester Tuesday night to raise awareness and provide assistance in on-going response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy of 2012. PSP describes and explains.
Philadelphia Union II / Union / YSC Academy
The grass roots: Notes from Bethlehem and the Union Academy
Bethlehem Steel lie 5th in the Eastern Conference table of the USL, and YSC Academy graduated its class of 2017, all but one of whom are off to college.
USL Match report
Rubber Match report: Harrisburg City Islanders 0 – Bethlehem Steel FC 1
Philadelphia Union’s second string defense keep a clean sheet, and Captain James Chambers took the game’s only goal early in he second half to win the Bethlehem Steel’s season series against Harrisburg.
Philadelphia Union II / USL Match report
Match report: Bethlehem Steel FC 2 – 0 New York Red Bulls II
Bethlehem got their first-ever win against Red Bulls II, currently the highest scoring team in the United Soccer League.
Commentary
Today’s Union Lineup
Should Jim Curtin use tonight’s USOC match against Harrisburg judiciously to experiment?
Philadelphia Union II
A year on: 2017 Bethlehem Steel Roster v. 2016
Tim Jones compares a younger, more versatile 2017 Bethlehem Steel roster to the team’s inaugural squad.
Philadelphia Union II / USL Match report
Match Report: St. Louis FC 1 – Bethlehem Steel FC 2
A more disciplined high pressure approach forced by the second half headwind brought the Steel a come back win with an equalizer from Seku Conneh and the winner from James Chambers.
Philadelphia Union II
Union Academy graduation highlights Bethlehem Steel brotherhood
Due to imminent overseas absence for two almost-graduates, YSC Academy held an early graduation ceremony Friday, June 2, 2017 for two members of the class of 2017. Both play for the Bethlehem Steel.
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