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 in the inside channel. This one could go either way.
3'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side. Nobody wants to give anything away.
4'Gastón Zacchei threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
5'🎯 Seba Ferreyra runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
5'...hits it with his left foot...
5'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
7'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
9'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
10'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
11'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
14'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
15'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
17'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
19'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
21'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. The fine details told.
25'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. Nothing is settled yet.
26'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. The margin for error is tiny.
32'🎯 Joaco De Luca runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
32'...hits it with his left foot...
32'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Nobody wants to give anything away.
35'Venomous through ball from Renzo Melo; the away side were caught cold.
36'Raúl Garay arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
36'🟨 Raúl Garay went in hard and pays for it with a booking. Time to look forward now.
37'Esteban Guevara jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
39'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The ball is starting to burn.
40'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. The managers are already taking notes.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
48'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
49'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Maxi Altolaguirre.
50'Cataldo Iriarte sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
52'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
55'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. You can feel the tension from early on.
60'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
63'Olivier Vega darts in behind and Roberto Juárez plays the striker in with a superb ball. Now the ball will do the talking.
64'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out. This one could go either way.
65'The away side move it about sensibly, with Hernán Bastianelli as the side's compass.
68'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
69'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
70'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
71'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side. This game calls for calm heads.
72'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
73'🎯 Olivier Vega carries the ball forward...
73'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
73'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
75'Raúl Garay finds exactly the right channel and leaves Gastón Zacchei staring at goal.
76'Gastón Zacchei strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
78'Interception by the away side between the lines; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
79'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision. The dressing room will have the final say.
80'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
81'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
84'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. You can feel the tension in every yard.
85'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The crowd get it straight away.
86'Scuffed shot from Giuliano González; not pretty, but it still caused problems. The ball is starting to burn.
88'Bruno Echeverría slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. You can feel the tension in every yard.
89'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
90'With tiredness written all over them, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.
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