Bethlehem Steel FC played a doubleheader at blustery YSC yesterday, with the first game against USL rival Harrisburg City Islanders and the second against a travelling Notre Dame team. Harrisburg was Steel’s first (and only) open game against USL competition, and that match ended in a 1-1 draw.
City Islanders seem to have a new direction about them. They lost Jose Barril to OKC Energy out in the USL’s Western Conference as well as Claymont, Delaware native Keasel Broome to fellow Pennsylvania club Pittsburgh Riverhounds. That being said, after a hiccup of a rebrand and the odd announcement of new ownership during a player unveiling at a Weis (yeah, the grocery store) Harrisburg seem to be over their “that’s so City Islanders-y” phase.