1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim down the right. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
3'Mariano Mac Allister collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
7'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side. Now the ball will do the talking.
9'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity.
12'Negro Astiz thinks a step ahead and finds Dante Escalante in the hot zone.
13'The effort from Fernando Fernández goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
15'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
18'Salvador Camargo goes in hard in behind the holding midfielder and the referee gives the foul.
19'🎯 Chino Foyth runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
19'...hits it with his left foot...
19'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
24'🎯 Negro Astiz carries the ball forward...
24'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
24'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
28'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The story is only just beginning.
30'Liam Anitua slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The league table is starting to do its sums.
31'🎯 Valentino Zanardi carries the ball forward...
31'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
31'Valentino Zanardi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
34'Agustín Aramburu threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
35'⚡ Agustín Aramburu surges down the wing dangerously...
35'...Agustín Aramburu reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
35'...whips the cross into the box...
35'...Chino Foyth beats the defender in the air...
35'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Chino Foyth puts it away, at the far post. 1-0.
37'Mariano Mac Allister slips a delicious through ball to Leonardo Mata, who is perfectly set.
38'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
38'...Dante Escalante pounces on the gift...
38'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
38'...places it at the far post...
38'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Up pops Dante Escalante to score, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-1.
39'Venomous through ball from Constantino Bonansea; the away side were caught cold.
40'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
41'The away side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
42'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Gonzalo Ferrari. It's being played with gritted teeth.
43'The away side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
44'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
45'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
54'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
55'Constantino Bonansea nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
58'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
59'🎯 Wilfredo Sgarbi carries the ball forward...
59'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
59'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. The second half promises a different story.
61'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
63'🎯 Mariano Mac Allister runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
63'...hits it with his left foot...
63'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The league table is starting to do its sums.
64'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
67'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
69'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. Nobody wants to give anything away.
71'Salvador Camargo threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side. Time to look forward now.
72'Xavier Trapani jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
73'Francisco Bilbao plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
76'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
78'Deft touch from Constantino Bonansea: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
81'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
87'The home side manage the ball patiently, shifting the away side from side to side.
88'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
89'⚡ Constantino Bonansea picks up the ball a long way from goal...
89'...nobody closes him down...
89'...shapes to shoot...
89'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
89'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Constantino Bonansea smashes it home, at the near post. 2-1.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
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