1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
2'Seba Zacarías arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
2'🟨 Seba Zacarías went in hard and pays for it with a booking. The small details could decide this.
5'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
6'Mirko Boni reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
9'🎯 Liam Aboud carries the ball forward...
9'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
9'It fell perfectly for Liam Aboud, who hit it with heart and boot.
10'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
15'Quick transition: Tano Gándara looks up and searches for the right pass.
19'Javier Anzorena goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
19'🟨 Javier Anzorena went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
20'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
22'Maxi Páez slips a delicious through ball to Mirko Boni, who is perfectly set.
23'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
26'The away side move it about sensibly, with Liam Balducci as the side's compass.
27'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
31'Mirko Boni takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
32'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
37'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
38'Liam Aboud thinks a step ahead and finds Javier Anzorena in the hot zone. Nobody wants to give anything away.
39'🎯 Franco Berecibar runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
39'...hits it with his left foot...
39'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. Nothing is settled yet.
42'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
46'After a hard-working first half, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins. The crowd get it straight away.
47'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
48'Maxwell Santos sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
51'Interception by the home side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
59'Alejandro Arechaga goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
60'⚡ Liam Aboud lifts his head in midfield...
60'...plays Emanuel Sosa in with a sublime pass...
60'...Emanuel Sosa takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
60'...drives it across the keeper...
60'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Emanuel Sosa makes no mistake, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 1-0.
63'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
64'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
67'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
67'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
68'Chino Battaglia goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
68'🟨 Chino Battaglia goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
69'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post. The weather is playing its part.
72'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
75'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. Adjustments are on the way.
76'Milton Tévez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
77'🎯 Liam Balducci runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
77'...hits it with his left foot...
77'Liam Balducci unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
78'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
79'Maxwell Santos collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
80'Seba Zacarías goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
80'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Seba Zacarías! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
81'⚡ Toño Visini wins the ball in midfield...
81'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
81'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
81'...hits it with everything he has...
81'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Toño Visini pokes it into the net, high, under the crossbar. 2-0.
85'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
88'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
89'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.