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).
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).
Tim Jones lays out what to expect from Bethlehem and Pittsburgh Saturday night on the banks of the Monongahela.
Bethlehem’s road to the 2018 USL playoffs with the regular season recap and looks back to previous seasons.
Bethlehem Steel qualified for its second consecutive USL playoffs on Sunday night. PSP’s Player of the Week scored the game-winner.
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.
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.
Bethlehem Steel are unable to steal fifth place from Indy Eleven on the road and still remain in playoff contention.
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.
Bethlehem went up to Canada’s capital and came back with a point.
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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