VCF Mestalla earn promotion to Segunda RFEF

VCF Mestalla earned promotion to the Segunda RFEF after beating CD Acero 3-0 at the Antonio Puchades. The team were able to overcome opponents who arrived on a roll and in third in the table, and took a victory which confirms their progress to Spain's third tier.

In the game itself, VCF Mestalla were awarded a penalty early on, as Musy was brought down in the box, but Fran Pérez's spot kick was saved by the opposition goalkeeper.

The goal that opened the scoring would come from a team move that ended with Facu González heading into the net from a Pedro Alemañ cross. Before the break, a second arrived from an individual move by Fran Pérez, turned in by Musy.

In the second half, VCF Mestalla controlled the game and ran down the clock, before benefitting from a late Diego López goal to round off the scoring. Upon the final whistle, celebrations abounded for the team, who achieved their target for the season with games to spare.

Coach Miguel Ángel Angulo, in his first season in charge of the team, added to his list of successes as a player -he is the man with the most trophies one at Valencia CF with the first team.

Valencia CF president, Anil Murthy accompanied the team, together with Executive Director, Joey Lim, VCF Academy heads Sean Bai, Marco Otero and Luis Martínez, Director of the VCF Foundation, Teo Swee Wei and club ambassador Miguel Tendillo.