1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone. The dressing room will have the final say.
4'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
5'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
6'⚡ Santi Bollini surges down the wing dangerously...
6'...Santi Bollini reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
6'...whips the cross into the box...
6'...Rubén Zerbi beats the defender in the air...
6'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Rubén Zerbi pokes it into the net, dinking it over the keeper. 1-0.
10'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
11'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
13'Mauricio Rojas plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
15'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. There's still a game on here.
18'Toto Bauer cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen. There's still a game on here.
24'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed. The managers are already taking notes.
26'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. Time to look forward now.
27'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
27'🟨 Valentín Bisi earns a booking for stopping a promising move. The opponent have to respond now.
28'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
31'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
32'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
34'Tactical foul from Liam Baldini; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
34'🟨 Liam Baldini went in hard and pays for it with a booking. Time to look forward now.
38'The the home side press bites right in front of the dugouts; the away side start to lose their clarity.
40'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The weather is playing its part.
41'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
42'Leonel Bravo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
44'Jonathan Montenegro plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
45'⚡ Manuel Ferreira wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
45'...the counter is lethal, Manuel Ferreira runs the length of the pitch...
45'...slips in Leonel Bianchi, who has arrived through the middle...
45'...Leonel Bianchi finishes first time...
45'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Leonel Bianchi pokes it into the net, high, under the crossbar. 1-1.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
47'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The margin for error is tiny.
48'The effort from Yamil Vilas goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
56'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
57'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit. There's noise all around the ground.
59'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
61'Damian Lagos threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
62'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
64'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
65'Marcelo Costa darts in behind and Mirko Zurita plays the striker in with a superb ball. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
66'Rubén Zerbi jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
68'Joaquín Tognoni takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The next one could be decisive.
69'⚡ Faustino Zerbi picks up the ball a long way from goal...
69'...nobody closes him down...
69'...shapes to shoot...
69'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
69'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Faustino Zerbi smashes it home. 2-1.
70'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Santi Bollini closed the door.
72'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
72'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
73'Liam Baldini cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
76'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
77'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. The next one could be decisive.
80'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. You can feel the tension from early on.
82'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
83'⚡ Yamil Vilas lifts his head in midfield...
83'...plays Seba Balducci in with a sublime pass...
83'...Seba Balducci takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
83'...drives it across the keeper...
83'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Seba Balducci wheels away in celebration, at the near post. 3-1.
85'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. There's still a game on here.
85'🟨 Rubén Zerbi protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
86'Mirko Zurita finds exactly the right channel and leaves Liam Baldini staring at goal.
88'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Nobody wants to give anything away.
89'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.