League Play-Off

Stadion Sementina
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Marius Frère struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Ellison Affentranger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berna FC. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Loic Lindemann successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Berna FC's Loic Lindemann got control of the ball when Torin Ryf tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sementina's zone, Raymond Kobel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ellison Affentranger came out of the goal and Raymond Kobel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Pascal Reinhard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loic Lindemann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marius Frère sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loic Lindemann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucien Bugnon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marius Frère sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 25th minute, Sementina's Theodor Himmelreich seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Theodor Himmelreich the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sementina protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Theodor Himmelreich had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 25th minute, one of Sementina:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sementina. Raymond Kobel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ellison Affentranger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marius Frère struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Ellison Affentranger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berna FC. 36 minutes into the game, Hampton Jeker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ellison Affentranger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Patricio Sennrich charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Sennrich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, Sementina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Sennrich to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sementina getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Pascal Reinhard hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Marius Frère made a precise shot to the right of Ellison Affentranger. Sementina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The Sementina players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Berna FC were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raymond Kobel made a kick off. Pascal Reinhard's late challenge caught a Berna FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascal Reinhard helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sementina's Pascal Reinhard got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ellison Affentranger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raymond Kobel's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 54th match minute, Sementina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Sennrich to maneuver through the defense. After 58th play minutes Raymond Kobel shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Ellison Affentranger and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to Sementina getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jerome Ziegler hit a great ball. Nikita Brünisholz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Torin Ryf fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sementina's protests and gave Torin Ryf a yellow card for diving instead. Torin Ryf kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match Marius Frère climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-4 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Ellison Affentranger. In the 75th minute, Marius Frère fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ellison Affentranger, passed just outside the right post. When Torin Ryf came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Sementina fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Torin Ryf couldn't finish the play. Ellison Affentranger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raymond Kobel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Berna FC's Lyonel Dillier got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Marius Frère fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Berna FC's protests and gave Marius Frère a yellow card for diving instead. Ellison Affentranger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marius Frère in the 97th minute. Berna FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.