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Bethlehem Steel scores comeback playoff win in PKs

Bethlehem Steel came back from two deficits and executed a perfect penalty shootout to win its first-ever playoff game, toppling favorites Pittsburgh Riverhounds on the road, 2-2 (8-7).

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USL Quarterfinal preview: Bethlehem Steel FC at Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Tim Jones lays out what to expect from Bethlehem and Pittsburgh Saturday night on the banks of the Monongahela.

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Bethlehem Steel FC trend younger, better each year

Bethlehem’s road to the 2018 USL playoffs with the regular season recap and looks back to previous seasons.

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Player of the Week: Michee Ngalina

Bethlehem Steel qualified for its second consecutive USL playoffs on Sunday night. PSP’s Player of the Week scored the game-winner.

USL Match report

Match Report: Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 – 1 Bethlehem Steel FC

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.

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If Bethlehem defeats Tampa Bay, they make the playoffs

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.

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Match report: Indy Eleven 1-1 Bethlehem Steel FC

Bethlehem Steel are unable to steal fifth place from Indy Eleven on the road and still remain in playoff contention.

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Baseball diamonds as soccer pitches

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.

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Match report: Ottawa Fury 0-0 Bethlehem Steel

Bethlehem went up to Canada’s capital and came back with a point.

USL Match report

Match Report: Bethlehem 4 – 0 Toronto II

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.