Early on in this incredibly physical match, it looked to be all Bethlehem Steel FC. Literally from the first whistle it was a yellow card for Onua Obasi, followed almost immediately by a sloppy handball by Andrae Campbell. The usually reliable Cory Burke stepped up, but for what I believe is the first time this season, his spot kick was parried away by Callum Irving. Steel, who had over 70 percent of the ball in the first half, kept on testing Irving, who was finally bested by a Seku Conneh laser from about 20 yards out. Ken Tribbett did well to skirt around a few Fury midfielders, teeing up Conneh for a shot that the young Liberian couldn’t help but put a foot through
If anything, it looked like Steel were good for a second goal in the closing moments of the first half, with Marcus Epps cutting inside and testing Irving with a few shots - one of which would have beat just about any other goalkeeper in USL.