USL Match report 
			
 			
				by Tim Jones × on October 14, 2018 at 9:02 pm × 			 
			In their last regular season match, Bethlehem Steel FC defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the first time ever 1-0, securing a spot in the USL playoffs and finishing at the highest position in the club’s short history.
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Analysis / Philadelphia Union II 
			
 			
				by Tim Jones × on October 12, 2018 at 9:37 am × 			 
			Here’s our best guess at how the east’s season finales will shake out into the conference playoff quarterfinals.  Places 5 through 10 are separated by only four points, and Bethlehem’s outcomes range from fifth-place to missing out entirely. Even if there are five other major upsets, If Bethlehem wins on Sunday they will secure the last playoff spot. 
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Local 
			
 			
			A great sports oasis has appeared in Center City. Learn more about the stunning new Phield House.
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Player of the Week / Union 
			
 			
			A brace to clinch a playoff spot and coast into a USMNT call-up? A brilliant Saturday night from Fafa Picault earns him Player of the Week honors.
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Match Report / USL Match report 
			
 			
			Bethlehem Steel are unable to steal fifth place from Indy Eleven on the road and still remain in playoff contention. 
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Philadelphia Union II 
			
 			
				by Tim Jones × on October 3, 2018 at 11:30 am × 			 
			Playing soccer in a minor league baseball park provides lots of ready-made seats, parking, concessions, and lights. But a quality soccer pitch? Not so much, not even with the oil billions in the Bronx. 
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Player of the Week / Union 
			
 			
			The Jamaican keeper is consistently amazing, and that’s the best kind of consistency.
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Philadelphia Union II 
			
 			
			Bethlehem went up to Canada’s capital and came back with a point.
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			Player of the Week / Union 
			
 			
			Tripling your MLS goal scoring record will do that.
			
		 
	  
	
		
                
                
		
			USL Match report 
			
 			
				by Tim Jones × on September 23, 2018 at 11:45 am × 			 
			The game was a “must-win” against a team that had scored 16 goals in its previous six games. Bethlehem Steel FC prevailed 4-0 to remain in 6th place in the USL eastern conference playoff race with three more games to play.
			
		 
	  
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