The Swope Park Rangers (3-15-6, 15 points) suffered a 2-0 defeat at Bethlehem Steel FC (7-13-5, 26 points) on Sunday night at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. The hosts struck in either half through Michee Ngalina and Zach Zandi to deliver SPR their sixth straight loss.
The hosts threatened twice inside 10 minutes with midfielder Issa Rayyan pulling the strings. The Philadelphia Union academy product first teed up 15-year-old Anges Kader Bohui—who fired inches over the bar from close range—before prompting John Pulskamp into a solid save with a long-distance piledriver.
Rangers assistant Chris Martinez presided over the squad Sunday as head coach Paulo Nagamura served a one-game touchline suspension.