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 through the middle.
3'⚡ Agustín Rubio picks up the ball a long way from goal...
3'...nobody closes him down...
3'...shapes to shoot...
3'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
3'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Agustín Rubio wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
7'🟨 Fair booking: Gabi Ríos was late and left a mark.
7'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The small details could decide this.
10'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. This one could go either way.
11'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity.
13'Maximiliano Medina slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
14'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
21'Xavier Vienna arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. There's a lot riding on this.
23'⚡ Andrés Burrini surges down the wing dangerously...
23'...Andrés Burrini reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
23'...whips the cross into the box...
23'...Santi Rosati beats the defender in the air...
23'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Up pops Santi Rosati to score. 1-1.
24'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
26'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side. Nothing is settled yet.
27'Venomous through ball from Rolando Salerno; the home side were caught cold.
28'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
29'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way. The dressing room will have the final say.
30'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
31'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Xavier Vienna closed the door.
33'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
35'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
38'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
40'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. This one could go either way.
41'🎯 Galo Gigena runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
41'...hits it with his left foot...
41'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The dressing room will have the final say.
44'Emiliano Zumpano finds exactly the right channel and leaves Maximiliano Pavón staring at goal.
45'The the away side press bites through the middle; the home side start to lose their clarity. The small details could decide this.
46'After a hard-working first half, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
48'Maximiliano Medina jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
49'Maximiliano Pavón slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. There's still a game on here.
51'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
52'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
54'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. It's being played with gritted teeth.
55'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The away side have to respond now.
56'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
57'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The small details could decide this.
58'Eduardo Tagliani goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
61'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
62'⚡ Chino Medina wins the ball in midfield...
62'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
62'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
62'...hits it with everything he has...
62'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Chino Medina smashes it home. 1-2.
76'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
78'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
79'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
81'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
87'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. It's being played with gritted teeth.
90'With no margin left at all, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.
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