1'With both benches watching closely, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
2'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. The fine details told.
3'The the home side press bites out wide; the away side start to lose their clarity. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
4'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side. You can feel the tension in every yard.
5'Deadly counter from the away side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
7'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
9'Ivo Bottani takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
11'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
14'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
15'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
16'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box. There'll be plenty to analyse.
17'🎯 Julián Stancanelli carries the ball forward...
17'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
17'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
20'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
24'Venomous through ball from Aaron Ulloa; the away side were caught cold.
25'🎯 Lucas Zunino carries the ball forward...
25'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
25'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
28'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
30'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
33'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
34'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
37'Scuffed shot from Hector Rivera; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
40'🎯 Augusto Sevilla carries the ball forward...
40'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
40'Augusto Sevilla tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The home side are in a much better position after that.
42'Interception by the home side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
44'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
46'After a hard-working first half, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
48'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
49'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
50'⚡ Lucas Zunino wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
50'...the counter is lethal, Lucas Zunino runs the length of the pitch...
50'...slips in Ismael Schiavone, who has arrived through the middle...
50'...Ismael Schiavone finishes first time...
50'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Ismael Schiavone makes no mistake, at the far post. 1-0.
51'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
57'Valentín Gallo jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. This one could go either way.
60'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
62'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
64'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
65'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
66'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
67'Interception by the away side in the final third; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
69'Lucas Zunino accelerates through the middle and the counter starts to take shape.
70'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. Adjustments are on the way.
71'Sergio Greco finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ismael Schiavone staring at goal.
72'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
73'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
86'The away side move it about sensibly, with Hector Rivera as the side's compass.
87'Valentín Gallo went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. Adjustments are on the way.
87'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
90'With tiredness written all over them, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon.
1 - 0
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