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BETHLEHEM STEEL FC AT ORLANDO CITY B Match 25 | Orlando City Stadium | Thursday, August 31, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. ET GAME INFORMATION 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS OVERALL: 10-11-3 HOME: 5-5-3 AWAY: 5-6-0 Date: Thursday, August 31, 2017 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT WATCH Location: Orlando City Stadium (Orlando, FL) Sat., April 1 Rochester Rhinos L, 3-2 SECTV2 Sun., April 9 FC Cincinnati W, 2-0 SECTV2 Television: Service Electric 2 Sat., April 15 at Harrisburg City Islanders L, 3-2 YOUTUBE Sun., April 23 Orlando City B L, 2-0 SECTV2 Bethlehem Steel FC Communications Contact: Sat., April 29 FC Cincinnati W, 1-0 SECTV2 Tom Via II (270-970-5099) Sat., May 6 at Charleston Battery L, 1-0 YOUTUBE [email protected] Sat., May 13 at Toronto FC II W, 1-0 YOUTUBE Sat., May 20 at FC Cincinnati L, 2-1 YOUTUBE Orlando City B Communications Contact: Thur., May 25 Charleston Battery L, 1-0 SECTV2 Lucas Casas (407-558-0417) Sun., May 28 Harrisburg City Islanders W, 3-1 SECTV2 Sun., June 4 Ottawa Fury FC D, 1-1 SECTV2 [email protected] Sun., June 11 at Saint Louis FC W, 2-1 YOUTUBE Fri., June 16 at New York Red Bulls II W, 2-0 YOUTUBE PROJECTED STARTING XI Tue., June 20 at Harrisburg City Islanders W, 1-0 YOUTUBE Sat., July 1 Richmond Kickers D, 1-1 SECTV2 Sun., July 9 New York Red Bulls II W, 2-0 SECTV2 F 41 Cory Burke Sat., July 15 Pittsburgh Riverhounds D, 1-1 SECTV2 17 GP 5 G 1 A Sat., July 22 at Richmond Kickers L, 3-2 YOUTUBE Sat., July 29 Charlotte Independence L, 4-0 SECTV2 F 38 Santi Moar F 37 Chris Nanco Sat., Aug. 5 at Ottawa Fury FC W, 2-1 YOUTUBE 22 GP 3 G 4 A 19 GP 4 G 2 A Sun., Aug. 13 Toronto FC II W, 3-1 SECTV2 Wed., Aug. 16 at Charlotte Independence L, 1-0 WatchESPN M 59 Anthony Fontana Sun., Aug. 20 Louisville City FC L, 3-1 SECTV2 Sat., Aug. 26 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds L, 3-2 YOUTUBE 11 GP 0 G 0 A Thur., Aug. 31 at Orlando City B 7:30 p.m. YOUTUBE M 45 James Chambers M 21 Derrick Jones Sun., Sep. 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3:00 p.m. SECTV2 Fri., Sep. 15 at Louisville City FC 7:30 p.m. YOUTUBE 19 GP 5 G 0 A 6 GP 0 G 0 A Sun., Sep. 24 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3:00 p.m. SECTV2 Sat., Sep. 30 at Tampa Bay Rowdies 7:30 p.m. YOUTUBE D 47 Matt Real D 19 Aaron Jones Fri., Oct. 6 at Toronto FC II 7:30 p.m. YOUTUBE 12 GP 0 G 0 A 20 GP 2 G 1 A Tue., Oct. 10 at Rochester Rhinos 7:05 p.m. WatchESPN Sun., Oct. 15 Saint Louis FC 3:00 p.m. SECTV2 D 42 Hugh Roberts D 26 Auston Trusty 20 GP 1 G 0 A 17 GP 0 G 1 A PRONUNCIATION GUIDE GK 29 Jake McGuire 14 GP, 1.00 GAA, 5 SO # Player Pos. Pronunciation 4 Ken Tribbett M TRIB-bett 24 Adam Najem M NAH-jim TEAM REPORT 26 Auston Trusty D Austin TRUSS-tee 22 Fafa Picault M Pea-CO OUT: Chris Wingate (left ACL) 32 Giliano Wijnaldum D Gill-ee-AH-no Why-Nall-dum 36 Seku Conneh F Say-COO Cone-EH SUSPENDED: Seku Conneh 37 Chris Nanco F Chris NANE-co 38 Santi Moar F Sahn-TEE Mo-ARE 39 Amoy Brown F Ah-MOY Brown 44 Charlie Reymann D Charlie RAY-man 47` Matthew Real D Matthew REE-al LAST TIME OUT.. 48 Matt Mahoney D Matt Mah-HONE-ee Bethlehem Steel FC dropped its third consecutive match, for the first 49 Yosef Samuel F YO-sef Samuel time all season, falling to in-state rival Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 3-2. 51 Matthew Freese GK Matthew Freeze Cory Burke led the Steel FC offense, helping the club with a brace that 52 Issa Rayyan M E-sah Rye-ahn 60 Josue Monge M Jo-SWAY Mahn-HEY overcame a first-half deficit that came from Corey Hertzog and Jamal 63 Seth Kuhn M Coon Jack. After securing the tying goal in the 71st minute, Pittsburgh found 66 Jahmali Waite GK Jah-MAHL-lee Wait the back of the net once more, as Kevin Kerr added to his two assist night with the winning goal in the 75th minute. BETHLEHEM STEEL FC AT ORLANDO CITY B 2017 TEAM LEADERS HISTORY VS. ORLANDO Bethlehem Steel FC Record: 0-2-1 At Home: 0-2-0 (0 GF, 4 GA) On the Road: 0-0-1 (2 GF, 2 GA) PREVIOUS MEETINGS 5/7/16 BST 2 at OCB 2 D Titan Soccer Complex USL Regular Season: 10-11-3 USL Regular Season: 8-6-11 9/25/16 BST 0 vs. OCB 2 L Goodman Stadium Points: 33 Points: 35 4/23/17 BST 0 vs. OCT 2 L Goodman Stadium Eastern Conference: T-8th Eastern Conference: 6th Home: 5-5-3 Home: 2-2-7 STEEL FC CONCLUDES AUGUST WITH ORLANDO CITY B Away: 5-6-0 Away: 6-4-4 Bethlehem Steel FC will be looking to wrap up August with a rebound Goals Scored: 32 Goals Scored: 28 victory against fellow MLS-affiliate, Orlando City B on Thursday Goals Allowed: 33 Goals Allowed: 22 evening. The trip will be Steel FC’s first visit to the new Orlando City Stadium and comes at a crucial time for Steel FC. After pushing into Team Leaders the playoff race with an historic eight-match unbeaten streak, Steel FC Conneh (7) GOALS Barry (8) Najem/Moar (4) ASSISTS Da Silva (7) finds itself fighting to stay above the playoff line as the season enters Conneh (16) POINTS Barry (17) its final quarter of the campaign. Conneh (36) SHOTS Barry (23) Conneh (17) SHOTS ON TARGET Laryea (13) Burke (5) CAUTIONS Laryea/Ellis-Hayden (7) LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING: Three tied (1) EJECTIONS Da Silva (2) The two clubs squared off in April, with Orlando City B picking up A. Jones (1677’) FIELD PLAYER MIN Da Silva (1681’) another 2-0 victory over Steel FC. Despite a strong first from Steel FC McGuire (0.85) GOALS AGAINST AVG. Edwards Jr. (0.91) that saw the club hold Orlando without a shot on goal, Steel FC was McGuire (8) WINS Mitchell (6) McGuire (5) SHUTOUTS Edwards Jr. (9) unable to beat goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr., as the keeper made five McGuire (47) SAVES Edwards Jr. (74) saves. Orlando made the most of their chances as Richie Laryea, the No. 7 overall section in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, netted a brace to that allowed the visitors to claim all three points. TAKEAWAYS STEEL FC GOING GOLD Brace Yourself Bethlehem Steel FC forward Cory Burke tallied the second multi- When Bethlehem Steel FC return to Goodman Stadium on Saturday, goal performance in club history last weekend, netting two goals at September 9, to host USL-newcomer Tampa Bay Rowdies, more than Pittsburgh. Burke joins teammate Seku Conneh as the only scorers to soccer will be in the spotlight. This morning, the club has announced accomplish the feat. Burke’s tallies, raise the Jamaican internationals that Steel FC has teamed up with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the goal total to five for 2017 and nine over the past two seasons. His nine Lehigh Valley with numerous ways fans can support the effort. goals also tie Conneh for most in club history. For the match, Steel FC will wear special gold warmups prior to kickoff and gold armbands for the entirety of the match. During the match, Edu Returns To The Pitch fans will be able to bid on the warmups and armbands through a silent Philadelphia Union midfielder Maurice Edu return to the MLS has auction held on the concourse. All auctioned items will be signed by the included two stops with Steel FC in 2017. Edu made his 2017 debut players following the match. The auction will begin when the gates open with Steel FC against Louisville City FC, where he played 32 minutes, at 4 p.m. and run until the 70th minute of play. All payments must take completing all 17 of his passes. Last weekend against Pittsburgh, the place at the match with fans able to pay with cash or credit cards. 32-year-old played the first half, competing 90 percent of passes. Edu Steel FC will also honor those who lost their fight to pediatric cancer has been recovering from a left tibia stress fracture that has kept him while celebrating those who are fighting cancer. The club will be off the field during the 2016 and 2017 MLS seasons. escorted onto the field with children from PCFLV and those participants Playoff Push Continues will compete in the halftime mini games at Goodman Stadium. Entering this weekend, Steel FC finds itself in the final position in the The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley is dedicated USL Eastern Conference Table, with 33 points through 24 contests. to supporting quality-of-life for children diagnosed with cancer in The club finds itself in the midst of a tight battle, as six points the greater Lehigh Valley and their families, as well as long-term seperates fifth place and tenth. Steel FC has an advantage, holding a survivorship and bereavement programs.