Player of the Week: Matt Real
The teenage left back showed he belonged in his MLS debut on Saturday.
Local
Player of the Week
USL Match report
Match report: Nashville SC 1-0 Bethlehem Steel
Last year in the second home game, the Steel went up a man and a goal on a last man back red card and a PK. This year in the second home game, the Steel went down a man and a goal on a last man back red card and a PK, and Nashville goalie/coach Matt Pickens made sure the early penalty resulted in three points.
Youth Soccer
The “Merciless Rule”
I learned a long time ago that kids aren’t stupid. They know that scoring is the most fun-filled part of the game, and If soccer isn’t fun they’ll quit. And the kids are right. The Mercy Rule is Merciless.
USL Match report
Match Report: Bethlehem Steel 0-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies were the better team on the night, defeating Bethlehem 2-0 in spite of stellar play by keeper John McCarthy.
People in the Stadium
People In The Stadium, Episode 1: Heather Reppert
PITS is game related portrait of random people in and or around the stadium during Union matches. In this first episode Heather Reppert.
Player of the Week
Player of the Week: Brandon Allen
Brandon Allen netted a brace in his debut for Bethlehem Steel FC on Sunday, making him PSP’s Player of the Week.
Philadelphia Union II
The complicated Bethlehem Steel game-day player pool
After having watched preseason carefully, PSP estimates the current game-day player pool from which individual game-day rosters will be drawn, subordinate to the short-term needs of the first team. It’s complicated.
USL Match report
Match Report: Bethlehem Steel 4 – Richmond Kickers 1
The Bethlehem Steel won their season opener at home for the first time in their short history, defeating the Richmond Kickers 4-1 to send the wind-chilled fans home happy.
Philadelphia Union II
Expectations for the 2018 Bethlehem Steel
After sustained careful preseason observation, PSP notes some characteristics of the 2018 Steel, the 2018 USL eastern conference, and what it thinks 2018 Steel success will look like.
Feature / Philadelphia Union II
Why you should follow Bethlehem Steel FC in 2018
Why pay attention to a second-division pro team whose main purpose is to serve as the Philadelphia Union’s feeder system? PSP explores the key reasons behind why you should follow Steel FC in 2018.
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