1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone. There's a lot riding on this.
2'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
3'Damián Rosas goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
3'🟨 Damián Rosas protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
4'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
5'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
12'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
16'🎯 Ismael Kozlowski carries the ball forward...
16'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
16'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
19'Damián Rosas goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
19'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Damián Rosas! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
20'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention. There'll be plenty to analyse.
23'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
25'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. You can feel the tension from early on.
26'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
31'🎯 Ismael Kozlowski runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
31'...hits it with his left foot...
31'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
33'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
36'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
37'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
38'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
42'The away side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the home side from side to side. The managers are already taking notes.
45'🎯 Marcelo Romagnoli carries the ball forward...
45'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
45'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
48'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
49'The away side manage the ball patiently, shifting the home side from side to side. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
50'Ismael Kozlowski collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
51'Manuel Salinas fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
52'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers. The dressing room will have the final say.
54'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
56'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
57'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
58'Maxwell Dabrowski went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
58'🟨 Maxwell Dabrowski earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
60'Pass between the lines from Valentín Tagliafico; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
61'⚡ Tato Quiroga lifts his head in midfield...
61'...plays Pipa Almada in with a sublime pass...
61'...Pipa Almada takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
61'...drives it across the keeper...
61'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Pipa Almada smashes it home. 1-0.
63'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity.
67'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
68'Mirko Terzi plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. Nobody wants to give anything away.
70'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
71'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
77'⚡ Matías Conti wins the ball in midfield...
77'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
77'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
77'...hits it with everything he has...
77'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Matías Conti to score. 2-0.
80'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
81'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
83'Deft touch from Valentín Tagliafico: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The home side are in a much better position after that.
85'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
86'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The story is only just beginning.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.
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