1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
2'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
3'🎯 Santiago Fischer runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
3'...hits it with his left foot...
3'Santiago Fischer sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The story is only just beginning.
7'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side. The weather is playing its part.
8'Santiago Aldekoa reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
10'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
11'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
13'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
15'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
16'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
17'🎯 Uriel Caballero carries the ball forward...
17'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
17'Scuffed shot from Uriel Caballero; not pretty, but it still caused problems. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
18'Fabián Lazcano plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
21'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
23'Bastian Vianello threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
24'Tactical foul from Mario Acosta; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
25'🎯 Marcelo Berazadi carries the ball forward...
25'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
25'Marcelo Berazadi strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
26'Yoel Sperandio plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
28'Alexis Salvatore accelerates around the D and the counter starts to take shape.
30'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The story is only just beginning.
31'Turco Allende goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
31'🟨 Turco Allende went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
32'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. The next one could be decisive.
33'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. The weather is playing its part.
34'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Nothing is settled yet.
36'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
36'⚡ Bastian Vianello wins the ball in midfield...
36'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
36'...hits it with everything he has...
36'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Bastian Vianello pokes it into the net. 1-0.
39'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The fine details told.
41'⚡ Andrés Neumann surges down the wing dangerously...
41'...Andrés Neumann reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
41'...whips the cross into the box...
41'...Gregorio Tellini beats the defender in the air...
41'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Gregorio Tellini smashes it home. 2-0.
44'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
46'After a hard-working first half, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'Yoel Sperandio accelerates in the inside channel and the counter starts to take shape. The away side are in a much better position after that.
48'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. The fine details told.
49'Rolando Biscardi accelerates from inside their own half and the counter starts to take shape.
51'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
52'Quick transition: Fabián Lazcano looks up and searches for the right pass.
53'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
54'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
57'🎯 Mario Arce carries the ball forward...
57'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
57'Mario Arce strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air. The dressing room will have the final say.
60'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The second half promises a different story.
61'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
62'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
63'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
64'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
65'Rolando Biscardi slips a delicious through ball to Rolando Melo, who is perfectly set.
66'⚡ Rolando Biscardi plays it short to Bastian Vianello...
66'...Bastian Vianello returns it first time...
66'...Rolando Biscardi completes the one-two and he's clean through...
66'...Bastian Vianello shoots...
66'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Bastian Vianello puts it away, high, under the crossbar. 3-0.
68'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. Nobody wants to give anything away.
70'Gregorio Tellini plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
74'Pass between the lines from Santiago Fischer; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
75'🎯 Iván Bossi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
75'...hits it with his left foot...
75'Scuffed shot from Iván Bossi; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
77'Tomás Altuna threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side. This game calls for calm heads.
78'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
78'...Elián Amezaga pounces on the gift...
78'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
78'...places it at the far post...
78'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Elián Amezaga pokes it into the net. 3-1.
79'The home side move it about sensibly, with Uriel Caballero as the side's compass.
80'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
83'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. It's being played with gritted teeth.
85'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
90'With the last ball kicked, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.