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.
3'⚡ Gonzalo Ferrari lifts his head in midfield...
3'...plays Dante Escalante in with a sublime pass...
3'...Dante Escalante takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
3'...drives it across the keeper...
3'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Dante Escalante smashes it home. 1-0.
5'🎯 Emanuel Cano carries the ball forward...
5'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
5'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
6'Nahue Tévez protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
9'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
10'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The margin for error is tiny.
13'The the home side press bites out wide; the away side start to lose their clarity. The fine details told.
18'Pedro Rincón accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
19'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
21'Ignacio Álvarez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The weather is playing its part.
23'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
26'The away side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
27'Valentino Zanardi goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. Time to look forward now.
28'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
30'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
32'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
33'Ignacio Valencia protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The ball is starting to burn.
33'🟨 Yellow card for Ignacio Valencia; the referee draws the line.
34'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
39'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. There's a lot riding on this.
40'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The league table is starting to do its sums.
41'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
42'Deadly counter from the away side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
43'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
45'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
46'As the heart rates come down, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
48'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
49'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
53'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
54'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision.
58'Tactical foul from Leonardo Mata; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. Time to look forward now.
60'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
61'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
62'⚡ Salvador Camargo surges down the wing dangerously...
62'...Salvador Camargo reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
62'...whips the cross into the box...
62'...Liam Anitua beats the defender in the air...
62'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Liam Anitua makes no mistake. 2-0.
64'Salvador Camargo wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
67'Deft touch from Liam Anitua: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
69'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
72'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass between the lines.
79'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
82'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
83'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
87'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
89'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
90'With no margin left at all, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection. The margin for error is tiny.
2 - 0
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