1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in behind the holding midfielder.
5'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
6'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
8'Damián Arroyo goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
8'🟨 Damián Arroyo protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
10'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
11'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
12'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
14'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
16'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
19'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
21'Agus Tassone takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
23'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
25'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
29'🎯 Mateo Ávila carries the ball forward...
29'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
29'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
34'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
41'Nene Aranzadi goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
41'🟨 Nene Aranzadi goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
42'Interception by the away side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
43'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
44'Nene Aranzadi takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
45'Santi Galván accelerates through the middle and the counter starts to take shape.
46'The first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins. The dressing room will have the final say.
50'Miguel Argento goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul. Adjustments are on the way.
51'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. The ball is starting to burn.
52'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
53'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The weather is playing its part.
54'⚡ Yago Souto lifts his head in midfield...
54'...plays Santi Galván in with a sublime pass...
54'...Santi Galván takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
54'...drives it across the keeper...
54'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Santi Galván roars with delight. 1-0.
58'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
59'⚡ Marcos Spadafora wins the ball in midfield...
59'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
59'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
59'...hits it with everything he has...
59'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Marcos Spadafora to score, low, along the ground. 1-1.
62'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
64'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
68'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
71'Marcos Spadafora drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. You can feel the tension in every yard.
73'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. There'll be plenty to analyse.
74'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity.
75'Damián Arroyo plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
78'⚡ Damián Arroyo wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
78'...the counter is lethal, Damián Arroyo runs the length of the pitch...
78'...slips in Lalo Silverman, who has arrived through the middle...
78'...Lalo Silverman finishes first time...
78'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Lalo Silverman to score, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 2-1.
83'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Vidal Medeiros.
86'Néstor Bartoli threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
87'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
88'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.