☀️Match Day Less burdened by the shadows of the past, Steel City NXT takes the field against Czarni Jaslo in the semi-finals of the Under-23 Illinois State Cup. It's a chance for these rising stars to reshape history and edge closer to breaking the ancient jinx that has haunted Joliet for 105 years - the last time a team in Illinois's third largest city lifted an Illinois State Cup. Steel City NXT have won five of the seven Illinois State Cup matches they've played all-time. Their only two losses have been in finals. The club remains steadfast in allowing its young players - who got them to this point - to continue representing, unlike many teams who wholesale change their squad to so-called 'first team players' in later rounds of the tournament. Match Details: ⚔️Illinois State Cup Semi-final 🗓️Tuesday, July 16 🕣8:15pm 🆚Czarni Jaslo 🏟️Munz Field; Loyola; Glenview 📺No stream Steel NXT State Cup History: '22: DeKalb County 1 v. Steel City 6 '22: Steel City 3 v. Warta 2 (PKs) '...