1'With both benches watching closely, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. The ball is starting to burn.
2'Interception by the home side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
3'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side. The managers are already taking notes.
5'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
10'Interception by the away side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
11'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. This one could go either way.
20'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
21'Marcos Bidegain nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The weather is playing its part.
28'⚡ Esteban Aboud plays it short to Nazareno Rosales...
28'...Nazareno Rosales returns it first time...
28'...Esteban Aboud completes the one-two and he's clean through...
28'...Nazareno Rosales shoots...
28'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Nazareno Rosales makes no mistake, right in the top bins. 1-0.
29'Bautista Vázquez plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The small details could decide this.
31'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
33'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. The ball is starting to burn.
34'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
35'Bautista Zarate goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul. This game calls for calm heads.
35'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. This one could go either way.
36'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
37'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
38'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
41'Álvaro Vitiello collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. This one could go either way.
44'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third. There's a lot riding on this.
48'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
51'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
54'Axel Chaile finds exactly the right channel and leaves Mauro Bardi staring at goal.
55'Gabriel Zerbi protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
56'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
58'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. This one could go either way.
59'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
62'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
64'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Adolfo Amezaga.
65'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity.
66'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
67'Gabriel Zerbi wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can. There'll be plenty to analyse.
71'🎯 Adolfo Amezaga runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
71'...hits it with his left foot...
71'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
72'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
74'The home side move it about sensibly, with Mauro Bardi as the side's compass. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
75'🎯 Mauro Bardi carries the ball forward...
75'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
75'It fell perfectly for Mauro Bardi, who hit it with heart and boot. There's a lot riding on this.
76'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
77'Adolfo Amezaga thinks a step ahead and finds Pipa Aizpurúa in the hot zone.
78'The the home side press bites in behind the centre-back; the away side start to lose their clarity.
81'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
82'🎯 Mauro Bardi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
82'...hits it with his left foot...
82'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
85'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
86'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
88'Joaquín Zola reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
90'With no margin left at all, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs.
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