Bethlehem Steel FC return to action on Sunday, April 10, against Eastern conference leaders New York Red Bulls II. The game will be played at Red Bull Arena at 7:30pm EST.

Steel FC come in to this game after a 2-1 loss to FC Cincinnati at home. Head coach Brendan Burke and the rest of the team will look to bounce back against the table toppers.

“But good club, well run, and they have a very clear identity, you know they come after you; they get after the ball and put a lot of pressure on you,” Burke said. “So we are going to have to be sharp on the day and we know that, our guys have been prepared for that the whole week.”

Bethlehem Steel FC’s parent club, the Philadelphia Union, has a deep seeded rivalry with New York Red Bulls II’s parent club.

“Yeah, I think that’s natural, we played them in the preseason and that was a good spirited game,” Burke said. “I would expect absolutely nothing less than that this time when we come out.”

Bethlehem’s only loss on the season was last Sunday, despite a solid performance from the entire team.

“I felt we could have put them to the sword in the first twenty minutes,” Burke said. “We definitely had some of the game’s better chance in the first 20-25 minutes. We had numbers in their box on a number of occasions and we didn’t capitalize. They are a very good team, a seasoned veteran team, certainly for the USL level and they made us pay. They were a good team, well coached, and when they had to, they defended like warriors.”

Steel will look to close in gaps, regroup and attack as a unit against NYRB II.

“I think breaking teams down and having a little bit more cutting edge in the final third, and being a little bit more decisive with our wing play is going to be important to us,” Burke added.