The Tampa Bay Rowdies were the better team on the night, defeating Bethlehem 2-0 in spite of stellar play by keeper John McCarthy.
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PSP’s coverage of minor league, college, high school and top amateur soccer in the region.
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: Brandon Allen
Brandon Allen netted a brace in his debut for Bethlehem Steel FC on Sunday, making him PSP’s Player of the Week.
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.
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.
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.