1'With both benches watching closely, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold. The dressing room will have the final say.
3'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
5'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
7'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
8'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. Now the ball will do the talking.
10'⚡ Hector Aldecoa lifts his head in midfield...
10'...plays Maxi Scaglia in with a sublime pass...
10'...Maxi Scaglia takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
10'...drives it across the keeper...
10'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Maxi Scaglia smashes it home. 1-0.
12'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The home side have to respond now.
13'The the home side press bites down by the corner flag; the away side start to lose their clarity. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
18'🎯 Olivier Silvestre carries the ball forward...
18'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
18'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. Nobody wants to give anything away.
20'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
22'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
24'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
25'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
26'🎯 Vidal Toledo runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
26'...hits it with his left foot...
26'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
29'⚡ Elián Canale lifts his head in midfield...
29'...plays Lucas Volpe in with a sublime pass...
29'...Lucas Volpe takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
29'...drives it across the keeper...
29'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Lucas Volpe puts it away. 1-1.
30'Wilfredo Cardoso cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen. There'll be plenty to analyse.
31'Vidal Toledo arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
36'🎯 Uriel Borghi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
36'...hits it with his left foot...
36'It fell perfectly for Uriel Borghi, who hit it with heart and boot. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
38'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
39'Interception by the away side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game. It's being played with gritted teeth.
43'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
44'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
48'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
50'Deft touch from Alexis Rubio: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The ball is starting to burn.
51'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
52'Chino Rubinstein slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
54'Tactical foul from Lucca López; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The fine details told.
54'🟨 Lucca López earns a booking for stopping a promising move. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
55'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
56'Carlos Tosti arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The crowd get it straight away.
56'🟨 Carlos Tosti went in hard and pays for it with a booking. Nothing is settled yet.
58'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The managers are already taking notes.
61'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
63'Lucas Volpe takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The margin for error is tiny.
64'Venomous through ball from Sandro Valencia; the home side were caught cold.
69'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
74'Toto Etcheverry goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. The weather is playing its part.
74'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
75'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
76'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. This one could go either way.
79'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. You can feel the tension in every yard.
80'Carlos Tosti fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
81'Ramon Rondinelli arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
84'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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