Challenge

O Couto
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Peletier made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Atlético Ourense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillerme Lozano to maneuver through the defense. In the 5thth minute of the game Unai Calatayud who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Unai Calatayud notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Unai Calatayud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Unai Calatayud in the 15th minute of play. Atlético Ourense's Colon Manrique played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 19th minute of play. Atlético Ourense were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Herberto Palacios took the corner. Herberto Palacios made a great header on Atlético Ourense's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Unai Calatayud in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by France's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Herberto Palacios was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Ourense's players had a chance to rest. Herberto Palacios made a great header on Atlético Ourense's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. 34 minutes into the match, Atlético Ourense's Unai Calatayud sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Atlético Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Peletier came free, but Colon Manrique reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atlético Ourense's Colon Manrique played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 38th minute of play. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Unai Calatayud, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes in the game, Unai Calatayud fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Unai Calatayud in the 48th minute of the match. Atlético Ourense's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Herberto Palacios in the 49th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Unai Calatayud was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Atlético Ourense's goalkeeper Colon Manrique had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Unai Calatayud, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 61 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau. 62 minutes into the match, Atlético Ourense's Herberto Palacios broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 69th minute of play forced Atlético Ourense's goalkeeper Colon Manrique to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, France's Frank Peletier got a free kick in the 70th minute. Atlético Ourense's Tartalo Rajoi was substituted for Unai Calatayud. In the 72nd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Peletier to maneuver through the defense. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tartalo Rajoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes of play, Atlético Ourense's Tartalo Rajoi made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Durand was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Atlético Ourense's Tartalo Rajoi got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Atlético Ourense getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Herberto Palacios hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Enrico Carmona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Tartalo Rajoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tartalo Rajoi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 89th minute Tartalo Rajoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tartalo Rajoi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxime Durand having to make a save. In the 96th match minute, Atlético Ourense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tartalo Rajoi to maneuver through the defense. Atlético Ourense's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.