1'With both benches watching closely, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
3'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Nicolás Caruso closed the door. The away side are in a much better position after that.
6'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
8'⚡ Ignacio Miguens plays it short to León Bernardo...
8'...León Bernardo returns it first time...
8'...Ignacio Miguens completes the one-two and he's clean through...
8'...León Bernardo shoots...
8'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! León Bernardo pokes it into the net. 0-1.
10'Alejandro Conti plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. Now the ball will do the talking.
11'Scuffed shot from Sergio Ruiz; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
12'Ignacio Rodrigo goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul. The next one could be decisive.
14'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
16'The the home side press bites in behind the holding midfielder; the away side start to lose their clarity.
17'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
19'Beto Guerra slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
20'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
25'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side.
29'Ignacio Miguens plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
33'Luciano Tavola takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
34'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
35'🎯 Sergio Ruiz carries the ball forward...
35'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
35'Sergio Ruiz strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
36'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
38'🎯 Mateo Morales runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
38'...hits it with his left foot...
38'Mateo Morales strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air. The next one could be decisive.
40'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
45'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Emiliano Martínez closed the door.
46'With plenty to put right, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
48'Interception by the home side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
49'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
52'The effort from Xavier Santoro goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The story is only just beginning.
56'⚡ Beto Guerra wins the ball in midfield...
56'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
56'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
56'...hits it with everything he has...
56'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Beto Guerra smashes it home, at the near post. 0-2.
57'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
58'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
59'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The league table is starting to do its sums.
60'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
62'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The away side have to respond now.
63'Maximiliano Meyer accelerates in behind the holding midfielder and the counter starts to take shape.
64'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
65'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. This one could go either way.
69'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity. The weather is playing its part.
72'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
75'🎯 Santi Ordoñez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
75'...hits it with his left foot...
75'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
78'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
81'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
85'🎯 Roberto Pérez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
85'...hits it with his left foot...
85'Roberto Pérez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
89'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
90'With the last ball kicked, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
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