1'With the stadium roaring, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim down the right.
2'Tactical foul from Hugo Montoya; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
2'🟨 Yellow card for Hugo Montoya; the referee draws the line.
3'Horacio Bonansea accelerates down the right and the counter starts to take shape.
11'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
14'Luis Fischer takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The margin for error is tiny.
16'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
17'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. It's being played with gritted teeth.
21'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. It's being played with gritted teeth.
25'Mauricio Cacciatore goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
26'Jeremías Villegas sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
29'🎯 Joaco Vicente carries the ball forward...
29'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
29'Joaco Vicente fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The second half promises a different story.
34'Lorenzo Egea reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
37'Mario Villalba cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
38'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
44'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
45'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
48'Interception by the away side in the final third; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
50'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
53'⚡ Pancho Amezaga surges down the wing dangerously...
53'...Pancho Amezaga reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
53'...whips the cross into the box...
53'...Lorenzo Egea beats the defender in the air...
53'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Lorenzo Egea pokes it into the net, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 1-0.
54'Gabriel Centurion wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can. The managers are already taking notes.
57'🎯 Tomi Cortés carries the ball forward...
57'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
57'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
60'Cris Bonechi arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
62'Gabriel Centurion slips a delicious through ball to Horacio Bonansea, who is perfectly set.
63'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
64'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
66'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
67'Lorenzo Egea takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
68'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
70'Damian Neumann slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. This one could go either way.
71'Pass between the lines from Pancho Sechi; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. The crowd get it straight away.
72'Tomi Cortés goes in hard in behind the holding midfielder and the referee gives the foul.
73'🎯 Damian Neumann runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
73'...hits it with his left foot...
73'Damian Neumann fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
75'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
77'Interception by the away side in the inside channel; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
90'With the last ball kicked, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next. The fine details told.
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