League Play-Off

Bernay
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Severiano Gamiz made the kick off which started today's match. Claude Adrales blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justo Barambio having to make a save. If Antoine Saint-Exupéry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 11 played minutes Bernay FC got a freekick which was hit by Raulo Zarzosa. Antoine Saint-Exupéry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justo Barambio having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, Deportivo Valencia F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilbo Corres to maneuver through the defense. Matro Murcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but César Soto made a huge save. Claude Adrales might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Justo Barambio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claude Adrales ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Adrales in the 25th minute of play forced Bernay FC's goalkeeper Justo Barambio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raulo Zarzosa's late challenge caught a Deportivo Valencia F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raulo Zarzosa helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Deportivo Valencia F.C getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Vidal Cano hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Severiano Gamiz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimo Estevis during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dimo Estevis hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Jakob Bäckman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th match minute, Bernay FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimo Estevis to maneuver through the defense. Justo Barambio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vidal Cano in the 39th minute of play. César Soto didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 47th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Claude Adrales to strike the kick off in the second half. Antoine Saint-Exupéry kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Delfino Miguel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for César Soto. Deportivo Valencia F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dimo Estevis got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Dimo Estevis hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Matro Murcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. César Soto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernay FC's Justo Barambio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoine Saint-Exupéry in the 63rd minute of play. After having played for 69 minutes, Raulo Zarzosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bernay FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raulo Zarzosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vidal Cano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Severino Faso charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severino Faso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Severino Faso kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claude Adrales in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Justo Barambio saved Bernay FC from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Antoine Saint-Exupéry kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Justo Barambio. That made the score 1-1 in the 78 minute of play. After 81 played minutes Claude Adrales rounded Bernay FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Valencia F.C's Bilbo Corres got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Deportivo Valencia F.C's Antoine Saint-Exupéry slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Justo Barambio. That made the score 1-3 after 99 minutes of play. Deportivo Valencia F.C played a much better game than Bernay FC and deserved their victory. The Bernay FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.