1'The ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the left.
3'Benicio Muñoz strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
4'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
5'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
6'🎯 Pocho Buti carries the ball forward...
6'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
6'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
10'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The managers are already taking notes.
11'Zacarías Rumi reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
12'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
13'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
14'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
15'Pancho Bracco slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
16'⚡ Damian Fernández wins the ball in midfield...
16'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
16'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
16'...hits it with everything he has...
16'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Damian Fernández makes no mistake, into the roof of the net. 1-0.
19'🎯 Hugo Artola carries the ball forward...
19'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
19'Hugo Artola sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
21'Nilo Arrigorriaga arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
21'🟨 Nilo Arrigorriaga went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
22'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side. There'll be plenty to analyse.
24'⚡ Benjamín Berecibar wins the ball in midfield...
24'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
24'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
24'...hits it with everything he has...
24'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Benjamín Berecibar wheels away in celebration. 2-0.
27'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side. Adjustments are on the way.
32'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
33'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
34'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
35'🎯 Damian Fernández runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
35'...hits it with his left foot...
35'It fell perfectly for Damian Fernández, who hit it with heart and boot. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
36'Esteban Caballero plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The crowd get it straight away.
37'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. The story is only just beginning.
38'🎯 Lucas Salvini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
38'...hits it with his left foot...
38'Lucas Salvini sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
39'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
41'🎯 Christian Briozzo carries the ball forward...
41'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
41'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
43'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix. Nobody wants to give anything away.
47'Nilo Arrigorriaga darts in behind and Zacarías Rumi plays the striker in with a superb ball. There's a lot riding on this.
48'🎯 Hugo Artola runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
48'...hits it with his left foot...
48'Effort from a teammate through the middle; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
49'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
52'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers. The ball is starting to burn.
56'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. You can feel the tension in every yard.
60'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
68'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
69'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
69'...Hugo Artola pounces on the gift...
69'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
69'...places it at the far post...
69'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Hugo Artola wheels away in celebration. 2-1.
71'Venomous through ball from Christian Briozzo; the away side were caught cold.
73'Nazareno Simoni slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The home side have to respond now.
75'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
76'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
77'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
78'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
79'⚡ Gustavo Bressan picks up the ball a long way from goal...
79'...nobody closes him down...
79'...shapes to shoot...
79'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
79'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Gustavo Bressan smashes it home. 3-1.
81'Gustavo Bressan cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
84'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
86'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
87'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
88'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
90'With the last ball kicked, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.