1'After the final team talk, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in behind the centre-back.
3'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
3'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
5'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
6'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
11'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
12'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
13'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. The dressing room will have the final say.
14'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
15'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. Now the ball will do the talking.
16'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
17'Interception by the home side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
19'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
20'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. The fine details told.
21'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
25'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
27'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
28'Noé Sevilla accelerates between the lines and the counter starts to take shape.
29'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
30'Venomous through ball from Walter Najib; the home side were caught cold. The ball is starting to burn.
31'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
37'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
38'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
39'Facundo Foyth jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
41'Noé Sevilla accelerates through the middle and the counter starts to take shape. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
44'The away side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the home side from side to side.
45'🎯 Lisandro Ruiz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
45'...hits it with his left foot...
45'Lisandro Ruiz tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
48'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
49'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
52'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit. The away side are in a much better position after that.
56'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. The fine details told.
59'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
61'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side. The away side are in a much better position after that.
65'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
69'Walter Najib plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The home side have to respond now.
70'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
71'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. Now the ball will do the talking.
74'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
78'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
79'Cataldo Caponi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. There's a lot riding on this.
82'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
83'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers. There's still a game on here.
84'Martín Ripa slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
85'Kiki Páez darts in behind and Walter Najib plays the striker in with a superb ball.
86'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
89'Walter Najib drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
90'With the last ball kicked, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
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