Steel City FC complete NPSL regular season campaign unbeaten; set to host Great Lakes Conference final on July 15

Photo Courtesy Cleveland SC (@SoccerCLE)

Steel City FC men’s soccer team completed an impressive regular season in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) by playing to a 1-1 draw at Cleveland SC at George Finne Stadium in Berea, OH on Friday night.

With the result, the Steel City FC squad comprised of many current and former college players from the Greater Pittsburgh area or connected to Pittsburgh college programs, finishes its 12-match regular season without a loss for the first time in club history, boasting a 10-0-2 record, and in first place in the Great Lakes Conference in the NPSL’s Midwest Region.

Former Duquesne University and Shaler High School standout Ryan Landry scored the lone goal in the 39th minute, for Steel City on Friday.  Fighting to secure the last playoff spot, Cleveland countered to level the match in the 52nd minute, as Bojan Kolevski hit the equalizer.

The league playoffs begin this week, as Steel City will have a bye, and are set to host the Great Lakes Conference final, against the winner of Michigan Rangers vs Cleveland SC match.  The Conference final will be played at Founders Field on Saturday, July 15, with an approximate 5:30 p.m. kickoff time set.

That's a wrap on the regular season! With that last ✅️, the lads head into the Great Lakes Conference final on Sat, July 15th @ Founders Field, tentatively a 5:30pm kickoff.

Opponent & time to be determined Wed night. #Pittsburghsoccer #StrongerTogether #homegrown pic.twitter.com/g9rvlSFS8K

— Steel City FC (@SteelCityFC) July 8, 2023

Here’s a closer look at the squad’s starting lineup on Friday night at Cleveland.

Here’s a look at Steel City FC’s full roster.

#	Name	Position
4	William Afawubo	Defender
9	Bryan Akongo	Attacker
25	rodrigo Albayeros	Midfielder
27	Evan Anderson	Attacker
38	Amir Awais	Attacker
13	Rami Bensasi	Midfielder
29	Tyler Caterino	Defender
34	Jacob Conti	Goalkeeper
3	Giuseppe Croce	Defender
31	Cole DeVaul	Defender
16	Anthony DiFalco	Midfielder
40	Joshua DiMatteo	Attacker
5	Jack Emanuel	Defender
30	Brice Gandhi	Attacker
	Joshua Gaspari	Midfielder
7	Nicholas Graeca	Midfielder
6	Ethan Hackenberg	Midfielder
32	Owain Hawkins	Defender
33	Connor Hudson	Defender
17	Nolan Hutter	Defender
12	Keaton Jennings	Goalkeeper
10	Nicky Kolarac	Attacker
24	Ryan Kopay	Midfielder
2	Justin Kopay	Defender
26	Ryan Landry	Midfielder
11	Charlie Lawrence	Midfielder
18	Eben McIntyre	Attacker
20	Ryan Mertz	Midfielder
15	Tate mohney	Attacker
14	Gabriel Norris	Midfielder
28	Zander Plizga	Midfielder
21	Nathan Prex	Attacker
41	Daniel Rodgers	Goalkeeper
22	Nathan Schlessinger	Attacker
8	Michael Sullivan	Midfielder
23	Johnathan Swann	Defender
36	Evan Thomas	Defender
35	tom tzabari	Midfielder
19	Mikel Ubeda	Defender
1	Garret Watson	Goalkeeper

Look for more coverage to come this week as Pittsburgh Soccer Now will have more on the squad and will be previewing and covering the Great Lakes Conference Final at Founders Field on July 15.