1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right.
4'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. You can feel the tension from early on.
5'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
5'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
6'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
11'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
11'🟨 Diogo Padilla goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
12'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Loly Schmidt closed the door.
13'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
14'Roberto Salvatierra plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The home side are in a much better position after that.
15'Diogo Padilla strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air. This one could go either way.
17'Pichi Basualdo accelerates between the lines and the counter starts to take shape.
19'Venomous through ball from Loly Schmidt; the away side were caught cold.
20'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Vidal Páez stands over the ball...
20'...the wall lines up, Vidal Páez eyes up the goal...
20'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
20'...Elián Arrarte appears between the centre-backs...
20'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Elián Arrarte smashes it home, high, under the crossbar. 1-0.
23'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
26'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
26'🟨 Fair booking: Vito Sala was late and left a mark.
27'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. The home side have to respond now.
28'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
29'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
32'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
32'🟨 Patricio Belardi earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
36'Vidal Páez goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
37'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
39'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
41'Scuffed shot from Elián Arrarte; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
42'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side. Time to look forward now.
43'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
47'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. This one could go either way.
48'Vidal Páez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
49'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
51'🎯 Nicolás Savini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
51'...hits it with his left foot...
51'Scuffed shot from Nicolás Savini; not pretty, but it still caused problems. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
52'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
54'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
55'Lalo Selvaggio plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
56'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
57'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
60'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
61'Diogo Padilla strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
62'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side.
64'Interception by the home side down the right; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
65'Patricio Tartaglia plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The ball is starting to burn.
66'Pass between the lines from Vidal Páez; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. The away side have to respond now.
69'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass hugging the touchline.
72'🎯 Pichi Basualdo runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
72'...hits it with his left foot...
72'Pichi Basualdo unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
73'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
75'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit. There's a lot riding on this.
80'🎯 Loly Schmidt runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
80'...hits it with his left foot...
80'Loly Schmidt tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
86'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
89'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
90'With tiredness written all over them, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon.