Yosef Samuel’s journey from Ethiopia to the USA has proved to be successful. Samuel has been finding his stride of late with 14 straight appearances in the 18-man matchday roster for a very hot Bethlehem Steel FC team who begin the second half of their season Saturday.
Bethlehem Steel FC has already developed an MLS quality player, with two more potentially on the way. But what should fans really make of the Union’s USL setup?
A club record unbeaten streak, a 6-point season sweep of last year’s champions, lying fifth in the table, and achieving these while missing a major defender and two mainstay attackers provokes thoughts of eastern Pennsylvania sports fans favorite “P” word, “Playoffs.”
After a 92-minute rain delay, Bethlehem Steel FC and Richmond Kickers played to a 1-1 draw Saturday evening at Goodman Stadium.
Match results were less significant than the act of playing during Tuesday’s benefit doubleheader in West Chester, providing support to the Connecticut town that lost so many small children in a 2012 school shooting.
The beautiful game will be used In West Chester Tuesday night to raise awareness and provide assistance in on-going response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy of 2012. PSP describes and explains.