1'After the final team talk, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
3'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The second half promises a different story.
4'🎯 Matías Baccaro carries the ball forward...
4'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
4'Scuffed shot from Matías Baccaro; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
5'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
6'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
8'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Adjustments are on the way.
11'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity. The home side are in a much better position after that.
12'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
14'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. This game calls for calm heads.
16'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
17'The home side move it about sensibly, with Liam Lima as the side's compass.
22'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
24'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. The crowd get it straight away.
29'Tactical foul from Gustavo Robles; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
30'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
32'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
35'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
38'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
41'Geremías Tavola slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
43'The the away side press bites from inside their own half; the home side start to lose their clarity.
44'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'Mariano Lascano fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
52'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity.
56'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
57'Rocco Pratto plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
58'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
59'Matías Boscolo went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
60'🎯 Ezequiel Flores runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
60'...hits it with his left foot...
60'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
61'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
64'🎯 Matías Boscolo carries the ball forward...
64'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
64'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
66'Venomous through ball from Tomás Bastianelli; the away side were caught cold. Time to look forward now.
67'Jorge Foyth arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
67'🟨 Jorge Foyth protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
68'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Geremías Tavola stands over the ball...
68'...the wall lines up, Geremías Tavola eyes up the goal...
68'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
68'...Facundo Ruiz appears between the centre-backs...
68'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Up pops Facundo Ruiz to score. 1-0.
72'The the home side press bites from inside their own half; the away side start to lose their clarity.
73'Geremías Tavola takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
76'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
77'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
79'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly. It's being played with gritted teeth.
81'Liam Lima finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ivo Zeni staring at goal.
82'Jorge Foyth protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
82'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Jorge Foyth! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
83'Valentino Zerda strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air. The fine details told.
84'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
85'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The second half promises a different story.
87'Deft touch from Tadeo Bertoni: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The ball is starting to burn.
90'With the last ball kicked, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.