1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim out wide. Time to look forward now.
3'⚡ Leandro Juárez plays it short to Patricio Khouri...
3'...Patricio Khouri returns it first time...
3'...Leandro Juárez completes the one-two and he's clean through...
3'...Patricio Khouri shoots...
3'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Patricio Khouri roars with delight, right in the top bins. 1-0.
5'Interception by the home side from inside their own half; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
8'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
9'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
9'🟨 Alexis Fabián earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
10'🎯 Octavio Lombardi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
10'...hits it with his left foot...
10'Octavio Lombardi strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
11'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
13'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
13'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
16'🎯 Simón Rosales runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
16'...hits it with his left foot...
16'Simón Rosales hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
19'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
23'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. This game calls for calm heads.
25'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
26'Quique Muñoz slips a delicious through ball to Nano Bonaventura, who is perfectly set. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
27'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
31'🎯 Pocho Vicente runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
31'...hits it with his left foot...
31'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
34'The effort from Leandro Juárez goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. Now the ball will do the talking.
38'Venomous through ball from Elías Aizaga; the home side were caught cold.
39'Daniel Paredes protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The opponent have to respond now.
39'🟨 Daniel Paredes earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
40'Simón Rosales strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
42'Horacio Friedman plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
44'Octavio Lombardi goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
44'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Octavio Lombardi! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
45'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
49'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
50'🎯 Zaid Pini carries the ball forward...
50'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
50'Zaid Pini fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
51'The away side move it about sensibly, with Lisandro Bellucci as the side's compass.
54'⚡ Bruno Taveggia wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
54'...the counter is lethal, Bruno Taveggia runs the length of the pitch...
54'...slips in Vicente Medina, who has arrived through the middle...
54'...Vicente Medina finishes first time...
54'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Up pops Vicente Medina to score. 1-1.
57'Interception by the away side from inside their own half; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
59'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
62'Maicol Guillen arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
64'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
65'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
66'Leandro Juárez sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The dressing room will have the final say.
69'The away side move it about sensibly, with Walter Buonocore as the side's compass.
70'The the home side press bites in behind the holding midfielder; the away side start to lose their clarity.
74'The home side move it about sensibly, with Leandro Juárez as the side's compass.
75'🎯 Zaid Pini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
75'...hits it with his left foot...
75'Zaid Pini unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
77'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The home side have to respond now.
80'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
81'🎯 Lisandro Bellucci carries the ball forward...
81'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
81'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The ball is starting to burn.
86'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
87'Vicente Medina accelerates through the middle and the counter starts to take shape. The away side are in a much better position after that.
88'Zaid Pini goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
89'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
90'After ninety intense minutes, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.
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