1'First whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with no messing about. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
3'Bastian Andueza sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
6'The home side manage the ball patiently, shifting the away side from side to side. The managers are already taking notes.
14'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
16'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
17'🎯 Xavier Neumann carries the ball forward...
17'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
17'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
18'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
19'The away side move it about sensibly, with Osvaldo Cantero as the side's compass. The league table is starting to do its sums.
20'⚡ Bastian Andueza lifts his head in midfield...
20'...plays Nazareno Marichal in with a sublime pass...
20'...Nazareno Marichal takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
20'...drives it across the keeper...
20'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Nazareno Marichal wheels away in celebration. 0-1.
22'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The margin for error is tiny.
23'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
24'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
25'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
31'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. This game calls for calm heads.
32'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention. It's being played with gritted teeth.
33'The away side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
38'The the home side press bites down the right; the away side start to lose their clarity. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
39'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
41'Alejandro Tossi jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
45'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
46'Whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
50'Bastian Andueza sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
51'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side. There's still a game on here.
53'Nahue Mella accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape.
55'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
57'Ezequiel Mella plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
58'Ricardo Mercado goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
58'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
59'🎯 Ezequiel Mella carries the ball forward...
59'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
59'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
63'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
64'Osvaldo Cantero protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
64'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
65'Rodolfo Portela fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
67'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. The dressing room will have the final say.
69'Tano Zampedri drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
70'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
71'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Ezequiel Mella closed the door. Nothing is settled yet.
74'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
75'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
78'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
84'Chacho Vargas finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ricardo Mercado staring at goal.
85'Ramon Arechavaleta jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
88'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity.
90'There's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter. The league table is starting to do its sums.