1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the left.
2'Interception by the away side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
4'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
6'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
7'The away side move it about sensibly, with Tobías Nader as the side's compass. There's still a game on here.
10'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
12'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
14'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. The second half promises a different story.
16'Renzo Fernández plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The margin for error is tiny.
20'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The managers are already taking notes.
20'🟨 David Brunelli earns a booking for stopping a promising move. The crowd get it straight away.
21'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
25'Renzo Fernández finds exactly the right channel and leaves Nico Cohen staring at goal.
26'🎯 Patricio Villari carries the ball forward...
26'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
26'Patricio Villari fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
28'Gastón Zacchei accelerates down the left and the counter starts to take shape.
29'Manu Lobos takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The fine details told.
30'Quick transition: Silvio Zacchei looks up and searches for the right pass. There's a lot riding on this.
32'The away side move it about sensibly, with Genaro Borgia as the side's compass.
33'The the home side press bites between the lines; the away side start to lose their clarity.
35'Pass between the lines from Manu Lobos; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
36'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity. The second half promises a different story.
38'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass on the edge of the box. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
42'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
43'Lito Gándara slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. Now the ball will do the talking.
45'Hernán Valenzuela goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul. The weather is playing its part.
46'After a hard-working first half, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
48'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. You can feel the tension in every yard.
53'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity.
57'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
60'The away side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the home side from side to side.
62'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
63'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
64'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way. The fine details told.
65'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision.
68'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
71'⚡ Genaro Borgia wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
71'...the counter is lethal, Genaro Borgia runs the length of the pitch...
71'...slips in Mateo Fermín, who has arrived through the middle...
71'...Mateo Fermín finishes first time...
71'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Up pops Mateo Fermín to score. 0-1.
74'Renzo Fernández collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
75'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
76'David Brunelli fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
78'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Nico Cohen closed the door.
80'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
84'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
89'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
90'With no margin left at all, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. The dressing room will have the final say.
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