1'With the stadium roaring, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim through the middle.
2'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
3'Salvador Edelman goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
4'⚡ Santi Duarte plays it short to Giuliano Nieto...
4'...Giuliano Nieto returns it first time...
4'...Santi Duarte completes the one-two and he's clean through...
4'...Giuliano Nieto shoots...
4'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Giuliano Nieto smashes it home, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 1-0.
7'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
8'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
9'🎯 Santi Duarte carries the ball forward...
9'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
9'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. Nothing is settled yet.
10'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
14'Joaco Arroyo nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
15'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
16'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
17'Scuffed shot from Bruno Mariño; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
19'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
20'Santi Duarte plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
23'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
30'Santi Duarte protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
31'Tactical foul from Joaco Arroyo; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
32'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
34'Simón Piotrowski darts in behind and Tincho Salerno plays the striker in with a superb ball.
35'Giuliano Nieto strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air. The managers are already taking notes.
36'Tomás Lara slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
38'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
39'🎯 Jorge Sosa carries the ball forward...
39'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
39'Jorge Sosa hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
40'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
42'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. The league table is starting to do its sums.
50'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
51'The away side move it about sensibly, with Mateo Schiavi as the side's compass. It's being played with gritted teeth.
53'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
55'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. Time to look forward now.
56'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
57'Santi Duarte finds exactly the right channel and leaves Bruno Mariño staring at goal.
58'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
59'The away side move it about sensibly, with Indio Scopelliti as the side's compass.
60'Marcelo Esposito collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
61'🎯 Mateo Schiavi carries the ball forward...
61'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
61'Scuffed shot from Mateo Schiavi; not pretty, but it still caused problems. Nothing is settled yet.
69'Matías Quintero strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
73'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
74'🎯 Silvio Mazur runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
74'...hits it with his left foot...
74'Scuffed shot from Silvio Mazur; not pretty, but it still caused problems. This game calls for calm heads.
75'Ángel Bertolini slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
77'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
78'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
79'Esteban Gordon went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
79'🟨 Esteban Gordon went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
80'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
81'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
82'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
83'Ángel Bertolini accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape. Now the ball will do the talking.
86'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Tincho Salerno stands over the ball...
86'...the wall lines up, Tincho Salerno eyes up the goal...
86'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
86'...Joaco Arroyo appears between the centre-backs...
86'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Joaco Arroyo wheels away in celebration, under the keeper's body. 2-0.
87'The away side move it about sensibly, with Marcelo Esposito as the side's compass.
88'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
90'With the last ball kicked, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.
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