Bergerac 1-1 Versailles
Versailles : Diarrassouba 14’
Bergerac : Tressans 89’
Versailles joins Monaco in the quarter-finals! For the first time in their history, the Francilians reached this stage of the competition thanks to their victory over Bergerac.
A rhythmic first period
From the very beginning of the match, both teams want to mark their territory. The game is intense and the duels are rough, to the limit of reasonableness. Mr. Brisard handles his meeting well and does not take out a card in a match where the opponents respect each other.
Versailles excels at this little game. Youssef Chibhi’s side quickly opened the scoring through Diarrassouba. After a touch, the midfielder curls a strike from the left of the box. Perfectly placed, it comes to be housed in the small net of Laborde, too short.
Commitment to the detriment of the game
After a pleasant first half hour, the stakes will take precedence over the quality of play. Both teams will multiply the faults, without managing to find the fault. If Bergerac has possession, it is Versailles who gets the best chances. But the turning point of the match came in the 79th minute. Ibayi, who came on 20 minutes earlier, was sent off for two yellow cards in three minutes.
At 11 against 10, the locals will push even more but still find it so difficult to be dangerous. The long-range strikes are not on target and it is not clear what could deprive Versailles of the semi-finals. But at the end of normal time, Tressans is found on the left of the box. His low cross hit Delauney’s near post. The goalkeeper of Paris can only contemplate the equalizer of the opponents that offers a penalty shootout.
In this exercise, the shooters were perfect… or almost. 9 out of 10 scored, only Mingoua missed Bergerac side. At 3-3, the defender saw his shot hit the right post of the Versailles goalkeeper. In spite of himself, he gave the victory to his opponents, as Diouf converted his penalty to send his side to the semi-finals of the Coupe de France.