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Bethlehem Steel FC
2018 season
Ownership GroupKeystone S&E
Head coachBrendan Burke
StadiumGoodman Stadium
USL6th place, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerMichee Ngalina (7)
Highest home attendance3,342
(Jun 9 vs. Louisville)
Lowest home attendance262
(Oct 14 vs. Tampa Bay)
Average home league attendance1,795
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The 2018 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's third season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and second season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC competed in the league's Eastern Conference.

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 23, 2018.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK John McCarthy ([A])  United States
4 DF Mark McKenzie ([A])  United States
8 MF Derrick Jones ([A])  United States
14 MF Fabian Herbers ([A])  Germany
15 DF Joshua Yaro ([A])  Ghana
19 FW Cory Burke ([A])  Jamaica
20 MF Marcus Epps ([A])  United States
21 MF Anthony Fontana ([A])  United States
24 MF Adam Najem ([A])  United States
28 DF Ray Gaddis ([A])  United States
29 GK Jake McGuire ([A])  United States
30 MF Eric Ayuk ([A])  Cameroon
32 DF Matthew Real ([A])  United States
36 MF Omar Holness  Jamaica
37 FW Chris Nanco  Canada
38 FW Santi Moar  Spain
39 MF Drew Skundrich  United States
40 FW Brandon Allen  United States
41 MF Mike Catalano  United States
42 FW Aidan Apodaca  United States
43 DF Prosper Chiluya (on loan from Kafue Celtic)  Zambia
44 DF Brandon Aubrey  United States
45 MF James Chambers  Republic of Ireland
47 DF Olivier Mbaizo  Cameroon
48 DF Matt Mahoney  United States
49 MF A. J. Paterson  United States
50 FW Tonny Temple ([B])  United States
52 FW Issa Rayyan ([B])  United States
53 DF Ben Ofeimu ([B])  United States
62 GK Kris Shakes ([B])  United States
63 MF Brenden Aaronson ([B])  United States
64 GK Tomás Romero ([B])  El Salvador
68 MF Michael Pellegrino ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
    2.
  2. ^
    Philadelphia Union Academy player.
    3.

Transfers

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In

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Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
January 8, 2018 United States Brandon Allen 40 FW United States New York Red Bulls Signed[1]
January 9, 2018 Jamaica Omar Holness 36 MF United States Real Salt Lake Signed[2]
January 10, 2018 United States Brandon Aubrey 44 DF Canada Toronto FC II Signed[3]
January 22, 2018 Cameroon Olivier Mbaizo 47 DF Cameroon Rainbow FC Signed[4]
February 19, 2018 United States A. J. Paterson 49 MF United States Wright State Raiders Signed[5]
February 21, 2018 United States Aidan Apodaca 42 FW United States California Baptist Lancers 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[6]
March 1, 2018 United States Mike Catalano 41 MF United States Wisconsin Badgers 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7]
March 14, 2018 United States Drew Skundrich 41 MF United States Stanford Cardinal Signed[8]
April 25, 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Michee Ngalina 46 FW United States Montverde Eagles Signed[9]
July 16, 2018 Cameroon Faris Pemi Moumbagna 35 FW United States Montverde Eagles Signed[10]
September 12, 2018 United States Selmir Miscic 55 MF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Signed[11]

Out

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Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
November 2, 2017 Liberia Seku Conneh 36 FW South Korea Ansan Greeners FC Contract expired[12]
November 2, 2017 Jamaica Amoy Brown 39 FW Malta St. Andrews Option declined[12]
November 2, 2017 Canada Josh Heard 40 MF United States Real Monarchs Contract expired[12][13]
November 2, 2017 United States Hugh Roberts 42 DF United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Option declined[12][14]
November 2, 2017 Norway Chris Wingate 43 DF Norway Bærum SK Option declined[12]
November 2, 2017 United States Charlie Reymann 44 DF — Option declined[12]
November 2, 2017 United States Yosef Samuel 49 MF United States Atlanta United 2 Contract expired[12][15]
December 21, 2017 Jamaica Cory Burke 41 FW United States Philadelphia Union Signed to MLS Contract[16]
January 18, 2018 United States Matthew Real 47 DF United States Philadelphia Union Signed to MLS Contract[17]
May 22, 2018 United States Brandon Allen 40 FW United States Nashville SC Transfer[18]

Loan in

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Date Player Number Position Parent club Fee/notes
February 20, 2018 Zambia Prosper Chiluya 43 DF Zambia Kafue Celtic On loan for 2018 season[19]
March 18, 2018 United States John McCarthy 1 GK United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 United States Mark McKenzie 4 DF United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 United States Derrick Jones 8 MF United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 United States Marcus Epps 20 MF United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 United States Adam Najem 24 MF United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 Cameroon Eric Ayuk 30 MF United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 United States Matthew Real 32 DF United States Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan[20]

Competitions

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Preseason

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February 10 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 3–4 FC Motown Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT Chambers 7'
Amoh 63'
Apodaca 88'		 Report Nigro 18', 23'
Garcia 75'
Lawrence 79'		 Stadium: YSC Academy
February 17 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 11–1 Junior Lone Star FC U-23s Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT Allen 11'
Aaronson 18', 50'
Gallardo 27'
Rayyan 40', 86'
Moar 52', 58' (pen.)
Messam 73', 79'
Temple 83'		 Report Mansaray 68' (pen.) Stadium: YSC Academy
February 21 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 5–2 Penn FC Wayne, Pennsylvania
13:30 EDT Jepson 61'
Apodaca 74'
Temple 77', 83'
Aaronson 89'		 Report Muhammad 4'
Dennis 79'		 Stadium: YSC Academy
February 24 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Syracuse University Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT Allen 25' (pen.)
Jepson 29'		 Report Stadium: YSC Academy
February 28 Preseason Villanova University 3–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Villanova, Pennsylvania
15:15 EDT Zandi 21'
Cueceoglu 54' (pen.)
Manson 67'		 Report Paterson 36'
Apodaca 90'		 Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex
March 3 Preseason Loyola University 0–5 Bethlehem Steel FC Baltimore, Maryland
Report Apodaca
Allen
Catalano
Nanco (pen.)		 Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
March 4 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Chester, Pennsylvania
15:00 EDT Report Kerr 5'
Pratzner Yellow card 73'
Dover 90'		 Stadium: Power Training Complex
March 6 Preseason University of Maryland 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC College Park, Maryland
19:15 EDT Matzelevich
(o.g.)		 Moar
Allen 		Stadium: Ludwig Field
March 10 Preseason New York Red Bulls II 3–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Whippany, New Jersey
12:15 EDT Aguinaga
Bailon
Moreno 		Stadium: RBNY Training Facility
Note: Closed-door scrimmage

USL regular season

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The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56 Conference Playoffs
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

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All times in Eastern Time.[21]

March 18 1 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–1 Richmond Kickers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
14:00 Ayuk 24'
Jones 40'
Allen 64', 89'		 Report
Box Score		 Umar 57' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 24 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Bethlehem Steel FC St. Petersburg, Florida
Hristov 62'
Fernandes 68'
Najem Yellow card 90'		 Report Herbers Yellow card 54' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,368
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 31 3 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Nashville SC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aubrey Red card 5'
Chambers Yellow card 59'		 Report Cox 6' (pen.)
Davis Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,220
Referee: Brandon Smith
April 8 4 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
15:00 Burke 45+4'
Ayuk Yellow card 89'		 Report
USL Report		 Thomas 42'
van Schaik Yellow card 55'
Cordovés Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 15 5 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
14:00 Burke 15' Yellow card 83'
Chiluya Yellow card 66'		 Report Albadawi 72' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Amber O'Connor
April 28 6 Louisville City FC 3–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM Lancaster 13', 22'
Ilić 17'
Ownby Yellow card 73'		 Report Mbaizo Yellow card 24'
Epps 44'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,876
Referee: David Barrie
May 6 7 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–1 Richmond Kickers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Real 29'
Moar 68'
Skundrich Yellow card 72'
Nanco 83' (pen.)		 Report Cordovés 15' Yellow card 36'
Yearwood Yellow card 72'
Umar Yellow card 79'
Lee Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May 12 8 Charleston Battery 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM Candela Yellow card 20'
Rittmeyer Yellow card 31'
Guerra 44'
Wild 53'		 Report Mbaizo Yellow card 9'
Jones 65' (pen)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,659
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 16 9 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Ngalina 36'
Herbers 63'
Najem 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
May 19 10 Indy Eleven 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Indianapolis, Indiana
8:00 PM Mitchell Yellow card 41'
Steinberger 71'		 Report Aubrey Yellow card 16'
Moar 60'
Chiluya 75'
Jones Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,384
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 25 11 Ottawa Fury FC 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM Oliveira 1'
Attakora Yellow card 30'		 Report Moar Yellow card 43' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
June 2 12 North Carolina FC 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM Doue 16'
Tobin Yellow card 57'
Harrington Yellow card 67'
da Luz Yellow card 89'		 Report Najem Yellow card 25'
Ofeimu 83'
Ngalina 85'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 9 13 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–0 Louisville City FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Fontana Yellow card 45+5'
Chambers Yellow card 58'		 Report Craig Yellow card 48'
McMahon Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 13 14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM Albadawi 66'
Cicerone 68'		 Report Jones 29'
Mbaizo Red card 52'
Herbers 69' Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
June 20 15 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Fontana Yellow card 35'
Herbers Yellow card 45+4'
Chambers Yellow card 51', 90+4'
Mahoney 88'
Nanco Yellow card 89'		 https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/928663?referrer_id=3335681 Report Bonomo 12' (pen.), 84' Yellow card 66'
Scarlett Yellow card 29'
Cásseres Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Kevin Broadley
June 30 16 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–1 Charlotte Independence Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Nanco 10'
Moar 46'
Skundrich 72'
Herbers 80'
Mbaizo Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Kalungi Yellow card 11'
Watson Yellow card 69'
Areman Yellow card 83'
Herrera 90+3'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 6 17 Penn FC 3–2 [[[Philadelphia Union II|Bethlehem Steel FC]] Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Opoku 20'
Mkosana 25'
Osae 55'		 Report Marquez Yellow card 6'
Herbers 17', 82' (pen), Yellow card 68'
Chambers Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
July 11 18 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM Robinson Yellow card 18'
Vazquez 25'
Shannon 50'		 Report Aubrey Yellow card 43'
Jones 87'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,658
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 14 19 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 North Carolina FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Kandziora 22' Yellow card 90+4'
Smith Yellow card 40'
Fortune Yellow card 70'		 Report Najem 56'
Chiluya Yellow card 65'
Holness Yellow card 83'
Aubrey Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 18 20 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM Etienne Jr. 28'
Moreno 78'		 Report Moumbagna Yellow card 42'
Fontana 45+2'
Holness Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 653
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 26 21 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Indy Eleven Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
11:30 AM Report Guerra Yellow card 8'
Reiner Yellow card 43'
Starikov Yellow card 72'
McInerney 86'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
July 29 22 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–1 Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Mahoney 16'
Apodaca 36'
Moumbagna 71'
Aaronson 72'		 Report Metcalf Yellow card 24'
Sandoval 40'
Cochran Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 4 23 Richmond Kickers 0–3 Bethlehem Steel FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 P.M. Troyer Yellow card 48' Report Real Yellow card 18'
Mahoney Yellow card 45'
Moar 54'
Holness 77'
Ngalina 85'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,254
Referee: José Lara
August 8 24 Charlotte Independence 0–3 Bethlehem Steel FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 P.M. George Yellow card 35' Report Chambers 7'
Real Yellow card 65'
Holness Yellow card 74'
Skundrich 89', Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 982
Referee: Amin Hadzic
August 12 25 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Mahoney Yellow card 20'
Nanco 52'
Moar Yellow card 70'
Real Yellow card 81'		 Report Adewole Yellow card 26'
Brett 35', 79'
Dover Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Guido Gonzalez, Jr.
August 16 26 Toronto FC II 0–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Rochester, New York
Hundal Yellow card 39'
Waja Yellow card 62'
Srbely Yellow card 66'		 Report Nanco Yellow card 18'
Ngalina 71'
Apodaca 83'		 Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 22 27 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Ottawa Fury FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Moar 16', 32' (pen), Yellow card 72'
Skundrich Yellow card 41'
Yaro Yellow card 84'
Aubrey Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Meilleur-Giguere Yellow card 31'
Taylor Yellow card 49'
Portilla Yellow card 58'
Haworth Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,066
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 25 28 Nashville SC 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Jome Yellow card 27', Yellow card 31' Red card
Davis 84'		 Report Nanco 23'
Mbaizo Yellow card 45'
Najem 90+3'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Leland Grant
September 2 29 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–3 Penn FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM Chambers Yellow card 5'
Epps 10'
Mahoney Yellow card 66'
Chiluya Yellow card 85'		 Report Mkosana Yellow card 24', 40'
Dennis 32', Yellow card 90+1'
Paulo 59'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 7 30 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M. Greenspan 17'
Forbes 45'
Dabo Yellow card 56'
Brett 76'
Dover 79'		 Report Chambers 35' (pen)
Aubrey Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 22 31 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–0 Toronto FC II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 P.M. Moumbagna 2'
Ngalina 48'
Aubrey Yellow card 52'
Chambers 57' (pen)
Nanco 75'		 Report Mohammed Yellow card 36' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
September 30 32 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Ottawa, Ontario
Edward Yellow card 75' Report Mbaizo Yellow card 4'
Moar Yellow card 39'
Ofeimu Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,470
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 6 33 Indy Eleven 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Indianapolis, Indiana
Moses Yellow card 58'
Starikov 61'		 Report Moumbagna 39'
Fontana Yellow card 74'
Chambers Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 14,894
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 14 34 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Ngalina 13' (Aaronson)
Chambers Yellow card 44'
Herbers Yellow card 76'		 Report Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 50 14 12 8 56 41  +15 8 4 5 32 16  +16 6 8 3 24 25  −1

Last updated: February 9, 2019
Source: 2018 USL season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLLDDLWLWWLWDDDWLLDLLWWWLWWWLLWDDW
Position1135888106666
Source: 2018 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

USL Playoffs

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Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) Quarterfinal Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Zemanski 25'
Dover Yellow card 86'
Roberts 105' Yellow card 109'
Forbes Yellow card 113'
Holland Red card 119'		 Report Moumbagna Yellow card 45'
Ngalina 70'
Chambers 109'
Nanco Yellow card 111'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Penalties
Kerr soccer ball with check mark
Forbes soccer ball with check mark
Banjo soccer ball with check mark
Greenspan soccer ball with check mark
François soccer ball with check mark
Vancaeyezeele soccer ball with check mark
Dabo soccer ball with check mark
Lee soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Chambers
soccer ball with check mark Nanco
soccer ball with check mark Holness
soccer ball with check mark Moar
soccer ball with check mark Skundrich
soccer ball with check mark Mahoney
soccer ball with check mark Real
soccer ball with check mark Mbaizo
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) Semifinal Louisville City FC 2–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Ownby 34', 59' Yellow card 79'
Smith Yellow card 64'		 Report Moar Yellow card 57'
Mbaizo Yellow card 83'
Ofeimu Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,881

Statistics

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As of February 9, 2019[22]
No. Pos Nat Player Total USL USL Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defenders:
3 DF United States USA Jack Elliot 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF United States USA Mark McKenzie 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF Ghana GHA Josh Yaro 6 0 6 0 0 0
16 DF United States USA Richie Marquez 4 0 4 0 0 0
32 DF United States USA Matthew Real 21 1 20 1 1 0
43 DF Zambia ZAM Prosper Chiluya* 16 1 14+2 1 0 0
44 DF United States USA Brandon Aubrey 28 0 26+1 0 1 0
47 DF Cameroon CMR Olivier Mbaizo 24 0 22 0 2 0
48 DF United States USA Matt Mahoney 35 2 31+2 2 2 0
53 DF United States USA Ben Ofeimu‡ 12 1 7+3 1 2 0
Midfielders:
8 MF United States USA Derrick Jones 14 4 14 4 0 0
14 MF Germany GER Fabian Herbers 14 5 14 5 0 0
20 MF United States USA Marcus Epps 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF United States USA Anthony Fontana 16 1 15 1 1 0
24 MF United States USA Adam Najem 15 3 15 3 0 0
30 MF Cameroon CMR Eric Ayuk 4 1 3+1 1 0 0
36 MF Jamaica JAM Omar Holness 11 2 2+7 2 0+2 0
39 MF United States USA Drew Skundrich 28 2 14+12 2 1+1 0
41 MF United States USA Mike Catalano 10 0 2+8 0 0 0
45 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James Chambers 29 5 27 4 2 1
49 MF United States USA A. J. Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0
63 MF United States USA Brenden Aaronson‡ 18 1 11+5 1 2 0
Forwards:
19 FW Jamaica JAM Cory Burke 4 2 4 2 0 0
20 FW United States USA Marcus Epps 12 2 12 2 0 0
35 FW Cameroon CMR Faris Pemi Moumbagna 15 3 9+4 3 2 0
37 FW Canada CAN Chris Nanco 32 5 10+20 5 1+1 0
38 FW Spain ESP Santi Moar 35 6 24+9 6 2 0
40 FW United States USA Brandon Allen 7 2 4+3 2 0 0
42 FW United States USA Aidan Apodaca 17 2 7+9 2 0+1 0
46 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Michee Ngalina 24 7 17+6 6 1 1
50 FW United States USA Tonny Temple‡ 7 0 2+5 0 0 0
52 FW United States USA Issa Rayyan‡ 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
59 FW United States USA Jeremy Rafanello‡ 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked ‡ were academy call-ups from Philadelphia Union Academy for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.

Goalkeepers

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As of February 9, 2019.[22]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States 23 John McCarthy 12 12 5–2–5 14 1.17 5 0 0
United States 29 Jake McGuire 21 21 9–10–2 26 1.24 3 0 0
United States 64 Tomas Romero‡ 1 1 0–0–1 1 1.00 0 0 0
Total 14–12–8 41 1.21 8 0 0

Honors

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Team of the Week

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USL Coach of the Month

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August: Brendan Burke[37]

References

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  1. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC sign forward Brandon Allen". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC acquire Olivier Mbaizo". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs midfielder AJ Paterson". Bethlehem Steel FC. February 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC inks SuperDraft selection Aidan Apodaca". Bethlehem Steel FC. February 21, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs SuperDraft selection Mike Catalano". Bethlehem Steel FC. March 1, 2018. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Steel FC sign midfielder Drew Skundrich to professional contract". Bethlehem Steel FC. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Steel FC Acquire Winger Michee Ngalina". Philadelphia Union. April 25, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Evan Villella (July 17, 2018). "Steel bolster attack with Faris signing". Brotherly Game. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (September 12, 2018). "Union academy's Selmir Miscic signs with Bethlehem Steel; 15-year-old forward is Union's youngest-ever pro". The Inquirer. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "Bethlehem Steel FC Make Moves with 2018 in Mind". Bethlehem Steel FC. November 2, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Real Monarchs SLC sign Josh Heard, Rhys Williams". Real Monarchs. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Roberts Among New Riverhounds SC Duo". USLsoccer.com. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Cory Burke signs with Philadelphia Union". Bethlehem Steel FC. December 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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