BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem Steel FC and the New York Red Bulls II will both aim at continuing their pushes for the USL Cup Playoffs when they meet at Goodman Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with Steel FC having taken its first win against their northeaster rivals when they met previously this season. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET.
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Bethlehem Steel FC news and notes
Current record: 7-6-2, 23pts
Steel FC claimed a 1-1 draw with the Richmond Kickers last Saturday night to extend the club’s undefeated streak to six games.
Aaron Jones scored his first professional goal in the contest to level the score after Richmond had taken the lead in the first half.
Bethlehem will be without forward Cory Burke, who is on international duty for Jamaica at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Steel FC will also be without defender Hugh Roberts, who will serve a one-game suspension after being sent off in the game against the Kickers.
New York Red Bulls II news and notes
Current record: 6-7-3, 21pts
The Red Bulls II notched a 1-0 victory against Saint Louis FC last Saturday evening to return to the top eight in the Eastern Conference.
Brandon Allen scored the only goal of the game, and also created eight scoring chances, as he was named to the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday.
Allen’s goal was his 30th all-time for the Red Bulls II, with 24 regular-season goals and six in the USL Cup Playoffs over the past season-and-a-half.
Red Bulls II midfielder Arun Basuljevic leads the USL with 1,147 passes attempted this season. Basuljevic and Sacramento Republic FC’s Jeremy Hall are the only players to have surpassed 1,000 passes this season.
Series Notes
Squads
Bethlehem – GK: Jake McGuire, Tomas Romero, Jahmali Waite; D: Aaron Jones, Matt Mahoney, Ken Tribbett, Auston Trusty, Charlie Reymann, Matthew Real, Josh Yaro, Keegan Rosenberry, Richie Marquez; M: Dawson McCartney, James Chambers, Brian Carroll, Adam Najem, Chris Wingate, Anthony Fontana, Josh Heard; F: Fabian Herbers, Chris Nanco, Santi Moar, Marcus Epps, Seku Conneh, Amoy Brown, Yosef Samuel
New York – GK: Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro, Ryan Meara, Xavier Kennedy, Sam Ilin; D: Jordan Scarlett, David Najem, Tim Schmoll, Andrew Lombard, Kevin O'Toole, Hassan Ndam, David Abidor, Ethan Kutler; M: Dan Metzger, Derrick Etienne Jr., Arun Basuljevic, Florian Valot, Andrew Tinari, Omir Fernandez, Kazu Shigenobu, Junior Flemmings, Vincent Bezecourt; F: Zeiko Lewis, Alex Muyl, Brandon Allen, Stefano Bonomo, Douglas Martinez
Discipline
Bethlehem – Suspended: Cory Burke, Hugh Roberts; Accumulation warning: Seku Conneh, Giliano Wijnaldum
New York – Accumulation warning: Dan Metzger
Officials
REF: GUSTAVO SOLORIO
AR1: Melvin Holmes II
AR2: Brian DiPaolo
4TH: Bernard Shumbusho
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