1'With both benches watching closely, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly right on the edge.
4'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
6'Yanis Pérez wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
9'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
10'Cris Storti arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
11'It fell perfectly for Raúl Valencia, who hit it with heart and boot.
12'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area. There's a lot riding on this.
15'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
18'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
21'Yanis Pérez nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
27'Hugo Aversano protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
27'🟨 Hugo Aversano protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow. You can feel the tension from early on.
28'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
30'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
31'Faustino Arestizabal takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
35'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
36'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
41'Pancho Aricò thinks a step ahead and finds Stefano Visentini in the hot zone.
42'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
43'⚡ Raúl Valencia picks up the ball a long way from goal...
43'...nobody closes him down...
43'...shapes to shoot...
43'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
43'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Up pops Raúl Valencia to score, at the far post. 1-0.
45'The effort from Esteban Loncón goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
47'The home side move it about sensibly, with Yanis Pérez as the side's compass.
48'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
49'🎯 Damián Volpi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
49'...hits it with his left foot...
49'Scuffed shot from Damián Volpi; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
53'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
54'⚡ Ethan Gallo plays it short to Esteban Loncón...
54'...Esteban Loncón returns it first time...
54'...Ethan Gallo completes the one-two and he's clean through...
54'...Esteban Loncón shoots...
54'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Esteban Loncón makes no mistake. 1-1.
55'The home side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the away side from side to side.
56'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
60'Stefano Visentini collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
61'Mauro Veneziani fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The margin for error is tiny.
62'The away side move it about sensibly, with Zaid Montoya as the side's compass.
63'Hugo Aversano slips a delicious through ball to Luis Valdés, who is perfectly set. There's a lot riding on this.
64'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
65'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
66'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
67'Mateo Bardi goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
69'Cris Storti reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
70'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
71'Interception by the home side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
74'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
78'Deft touch from Pancho Aricò: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
79'🎯 Santiago Zenatti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
79'...hits it with his left foot...
79'Santiago Zenatti fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
81'Lionel Barba goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
82'Álvaro Berasategui arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
82'🟨 Álvaro Berasategui goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
84'Interception by the home side right in front of the dugouts; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
85'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
86'Stefano Visentini threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
87'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
88'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
89'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
90'After ninety intense minutes, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next.