1'With everyone fully switched on, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away.
3'⚡ Xavier Paz plays it short to Pichi Grosso...
3'...Pichi Grosso returns it first time...
3'...Xavier Paz completes the one-two and he's clean through...
3'...Pichi Grosso shoots...
3'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Pichi Grosso smashes it home. 0-1.
7'The away side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the home side from side to side.
9'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
13'Julián Goldstein nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The next one could be decisive.
15'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The margin for error is tiny.
21'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
22'Pichi Grosso threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
24'Toto Villa slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
29'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
31'Nilo Castellanos thinks a step ahead and finds Julián Goldstein in the hot zone. There's noise all around the ground.
32'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
32'🟨 Ethan Varese went in hard and pays for it with a booking. Nobody wants to give anything away.
33'🎯 Nilo Castellanos carries the ball forward...
33'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
33'It fell perfectly for Nilo Castellanos, who hit it with heart and boot.
35'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
37'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
38'Alan Scopelliti arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The managers are already taking notes.
38'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
39'🎯 Alfredo Rossini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
39'...hits it with his left foot...
39'Alfredo Rossini sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The dressing room will have the final say.
40'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
41'Julián Goldstein takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
42'Isaac Bovo fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
46'Whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. This game calls for calm heads.
49'🎯 Gianni Pizzi carries the ball forward...
49'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
49'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
51'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
52'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
54'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
59'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
60'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
61'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
67'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
68'Levi Becker slips a delicious through ball to Pichi Grosso, who is perfectly set. This game calls for calm heads.
69'Nilo Castellanos tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
72'Horacio Bertoldi hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
75'Interception by the home side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The margin for error is tiny.
76'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
77'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
79'🎯 Ethan Varese carries the ball forward...
79'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
79'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
83'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
89'Pichi Grosso goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul. Now the ball will do the talking.
89'🟨 Yellow card for Pichi Grosso; the referee draws the line.
90'Full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next.
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