1'With everyone fully switched on, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. The fine details told.
3'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. There's still a game on here.
4'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
8'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
9'Venomous through ball from Alejandro Foyth; the away side were caught cold.
14'Gonzalo Beltza accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape.
15'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
19'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
20'🎯 Joaquín Tagliafico runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
20'...hits it with his left foot...
20'Joaquín Tagliafico fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The weather is playing its part.
21'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
22'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal. It's being played with gritted teeth.
23'Gabriel Doval collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
25'Luis Sosa takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
27'Tactical foul from Bautista Urquiza; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The ball is starting to burn.
28'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
29'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
34'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
35'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
36'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
38'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
39'Daniel Bianchi thinks a step ahead and finds Joaquín Tagliafico in the hot zone.
40'Gabriel Doval goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. This game calls for calm heads.
40'🟨 Gabriel Doval protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. It's being played with gritted teeth.
47'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
50'Alejandro Foyth accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape.
53'Leandro Fabián hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
58'Julian Bignami slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
59'The the home side press bites down the right; the away side start to lose their clarity.
60'Alejandro Foyth plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
62'Leonardo Aguirre sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
64'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
66'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
67'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
68'Gonzalo Beltza plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
69'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
74'The away side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the home side from side to side.
78'The away side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the home side from side to side. The dressing room will have the final say.
79'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. It's being played with gritted teeth.
80'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
81'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
85'Interception by the home side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
87'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
88'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. There's still a game on here.
89'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
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