1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim out wide.
2'Pichi Núñez collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. It's being played with gritted teeth.
6'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
7'🎯 Valentín Medina carries the ball forward...
7'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
7'Scuffed shot from Valentín Medina; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
9'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The margin for error is tiny.
10'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
10'🟨 Alejandro Jiménez protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
11'Gerardo Olmedo jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
12'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
14'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The league table is starting to do its sums.
15'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
17'The the away side press bites hugging the touchline; the home side start to lose their clarity.
20'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
21'Miguel Silva thinks a step ahead and finds Valentín Medina in the hot zone.
22'🎯 Miguel Silva carries the ball forward...
22'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
22'Miguel Silva unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. Nobody wants to give anything away.
23'Ramiro Valdez plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
24'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
25'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. Now the ball will do the talking.
27'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
29'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
30'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
31'The the away side press bites hugging the touchline; the home side start to lose their clarity.
35'Alejandro Jiménez hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
36'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
38'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention. Nobody wants to give anything away.
42'🎯 Valentín Medina carries the ball forward...
42'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
42'It fell perfectly for Valentín Medina, who hit it with heart and boot. The opponent have to respond now.
43'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
46'Whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
47'Venomous through ball from Lisandro Bertolini; the home side were caught cold.
48'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
48'...Pichu Frutos pounces on the gift...
48'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
48'...places it at the far post...
48'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Pichu Frutos makes no mistake. 0-1.
50'The away side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the home side from side to side.
53'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
54'The effort from Daniel Pérez goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
55'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
59'Pepe Raffaeli darts in behind and Dante Heredia plays the striker in with a superb ball. The managers are already taking notes.
60'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
63'Pepe Raffaeli drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
64'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
70'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
74'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
75'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
76'🎯 Rubén Schmidt runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
76'...hits it with his left foot...
76'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
77'Pichu Frutos goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
77'🟨 Pichu Frutos protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
79'Octavio Serpa threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
80'🎯 Ramiro Valdez carries the ball forward...
80'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
80'Ramiro Valdez fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The small details could decide this.
85'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
87'Daniel Pérez jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
88'Valentín Medina plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
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