1'After the final team talk, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim around the D.
6'Daniel Paredes slips a delicious through ball to Galo Bargnesi, who is perfectly set.
9'Venomous through ball from Diego Borgia; the away side were caught cold.
10'Ramon Volpe goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
10'🟨 Fair booking: Ramon Volpe was late and left a mark. This one could go either way.
11'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
16'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
17'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
18'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
22'Pepe Figueroa plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
23'The the away side press bites around the D; the home side start to lose their clarity.
24'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them. The margin for error is tiny.
25'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
27'Pass between the lines from Pepe Figueroa; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
28'🎯 Kevin Azpiroz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
28'...hits it with his left foot...
28'Scuffed shot from Kevin Azpiroz; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
29'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
30'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
31'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
34'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
35'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The weather is playing its part.
35'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
36'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
40'Antonio Lera accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape.
43'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
44'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
44'...Luciano Pérez pounces on the gift...
44'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
44'...places it at the far post...
44'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Luciano Pérez pokes it into the net. 1-0.
45'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. You can feel the tension from early on.
46'After a hard-working first half, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
49'Kevin Azpiroz accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
50'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
52'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
57'The effort from Ramon Volpe goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
60'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
61'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
63'Aníbal Recalde takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
64'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Gustavo Bastianelli stands over the ball...
64'...the wall lines up, Gustavo Bastianelli eyes up the goal...
64'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
64'...Galo Bargnesi appears between the centre-backs...
64'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Galo Bargnesi smashes it home, skimming across the turf. 1-1.
66'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
68'It fell perfectly for Nico Puebla, who hit it with heart and boot.
69'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
70'Venomous through ball from Cataldo Zárate; the away side were caught cold.
71'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
73'Lucio Ramos plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
74'⚡ Daniel Paredes picks up the ball a long way from goal...
74'...nobody closes him down...
74'...shapes to shoot...
74'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
74'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Daniel Paredes wheels away in celebration, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-2.
77'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. You can feel the tension from early on.
78'🎯 Daniel Paredes runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
78'...hits it with his left foot...
78'It fell perfectly for Daniel Paredes, who hit it with heart and boot. There'll be plenty to analyse.
82'Iñaki Krüger arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
82'🟨 Iñaki Krüger went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
83'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
84'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision. Time to look forward now.
90'After ninety intense minutes, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.
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