1'With the stadium roaring, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
3'Mario Yedlin arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
3'🟨 Mario Yedlin went in hard and pays for it with a booking. There's a lot riding on this.
4'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
8'Lucio Aramendia darts in behind and Olivier Bertoni plays the striker in with a superb ball. The crowd get it straight away.
11'Ethan Botti accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
12'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
13'Omar Egea slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The managers are already taking notes.
15'Interception by the home side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
18'⚡ Lucca Verde lifts his head in midfield...
18'...plays Calleo Zampedri in with a sublime pass...
18'...Calleo Zampedri takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
18'...drives it across the keeper...
18'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Calleo Zampedri pokes it into the net. 1-0.
20'🎯 Isaac Schiavone runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
20'...hits it with his left foot...
20'Effort from a teammate through the middle; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Time to look forward now.
21'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
25'David Meyer went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
25'🟨 Yellow card for David Meyer; the referee draws the line. You can feel the tension from early on.
29'Luciano Silvera darts in behind and Brian Jalil plays the striker in with a superb ball. The ball is starting to burn.
30'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
31'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
33'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
34'Fernando Hartmann goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
35'🎯 David Meyer runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
35'...hits it with his left foot...
35'David Meyer fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
36'Luciano Silvera plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
37'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
38'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
39'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity.
41'Kevin Renner goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
42'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
43'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
44'🎯 Ángel Rosas carries the ball forward...
44'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
44'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
45'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the danger zone. The crowd get it straight away.
46'With plenty to put right, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
47'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side.
48'🎯 Isaac Schiavone runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
48'...hits it with his left foot...
48'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
51'Interception by the away side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game. Nobody wants to give anything away.
54'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way. It's being played with gritted teeth.
55'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
56'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
59'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The next one could be decisive.
60'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
61'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
64'Cacho Castro hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
68'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
69'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
70'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
72'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
77'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
78'🎯 Lucca Verde runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
78'...hits it with his left foot...
78'It fell perfectly for Lucca Verde, who hit it with heart and boot. The league table is starting to do its sums.
84'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
86'🎯 Lucio Aramendia carries the ball forward...
86'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
86'Lucio Aramendia strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
90'Full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon.
1 - 0
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