1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in behind the holding midfielder.
2'Tincho Juárez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The league table is starting to do its sums.
3'Pocho Balducci goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul. The small details could decide this.
3'🟨 Yellow card for Pocho Balducci; the referee draws the line.
4'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. There's noise all around the ground.
4'🟨 Christian Marín went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
5'⚡ Yoel Stefani lifts his head in midfield...
5'...plays Milton Vidal in with a sublime pass...
5'...Milton Vidal takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
5'...drives it across the keeper...
5'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Milton Vidal roars with delight. 1-0.
7'The the home side press bites hugging the touchline; the away side start to lose their clarity. There'll be plenty to analyse.
9'Milton Vidal plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The story is only just beginning.
10'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Gianni Terzi closed the door.
13'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
14'⚡ Samuel Aspiazu plays it short to Sebastián Liebman...
14'...Sebastián Liebman returns it first time...
14'...Samuel Aspiazu completes the one-two and he's clean through...
14'...Sebastián Liebman shoots...
14'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Sebastián Liebman puts it away. 1-1.
16'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
17'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side. The crowd get it straight away.
18'Scuffed shot from Galo Bustos; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
22'Sebastián Liebman goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul. The margin for error is tiny.
22'🟨 Sebastián Liebman went in hard and pays for it with a booking. The ball is starting to burn.
26'Lito Arregi went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
26'🟨 Fair booking: Lito Arregi was late and left a mark.
28'Leonardo Ocampo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. Nothing is settled yet.
30'Yair Berasaluce plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
33'Iván Bonincontro finds exactly the right channel and leaves Rafael Sequeira staring at goal.
34'⚡ Rafael Sequeira lifts his head in midfield...
34'...plays Milton Vidal in with a sublime pass...
34'...Milton Vidal takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
34'...drives it across the keeper...
34'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Milton Vidal puts it away, high, under the crossbar. 2-1.
35'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
36'🎯 Leonardo Ocampo runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
36'...hits it with his left foot...
36'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
37'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. The small details could decide this.
38'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
39'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
43'🎯 Iván Bonincontro runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
43'...hits it with his left foot...
43'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
44'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
46'The players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. This game calls for calm heads.
51'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now. The margin for error is tiny.
55'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
55'...Iván Bonincontro pounces on the gift...
55'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
55'...places it at the far post...
55'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Iván Bonincontro roars with delight, skimming across the turf. 3-1.
58'Lito Arregi accelerates out wide and the counter starts to take shape.
59'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. You can feel the tension from early on.
60'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
61'Sebastián Liebman went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
61'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Sebastián Liebman! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
62'🎯 Milton Vidal carries the ball forward...
62'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
62'The effort from Milton Vidal goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The second half promises a different story.
64'Lisandro Sperandio plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
65'Maximiliano Gallo goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul. The next one could be decisive.
65'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. There's noise all around the ground.
66'🎯 Lucca Saud runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
66'...hits it with his left foot...
66'Lucca Saud sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
68'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
70'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
71'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
72'Maximiliano Gallo finds exactly the right channel and leaves Milton Vidal staring at goal.
73'🎯 Tincho Juárez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
73'...hits it with his left foot...
73'Tincho Juárez hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
74'The away side move it about sensibly, with Lisandro Sperandio as the side's compass.
75'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door. The crowd get it straight away.
77'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
79'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. There's still a game on here.
80'Zacarías Lagos nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
82'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
83'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Manuel Basaldua closed the door.
85'Iván Bonincontro nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
88'Iván Bonincontro plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
90'With the last ball kicked, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon.