1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with an extra gear.
5'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
6'Cacho Simionato threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
7'🎯 Elián Ulloa carries the ball forward...
7'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
7'Elián Ulloa fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
8'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
11'The home side move it about sensibly, with Xavier Viva as the side's compass.
13'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
14'The home side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the away side from side to side. The weather is playing its part.
16'⚡ Cacho Simionato wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
16'...the counter is lethal, Cacho Simionato runs the length of the pitch...
16'...slips in Rodolfo Zapata, who has arrived through the middle...
16'...Rodolfo Zapata finishes first time...
16'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Rodolfo Zapata wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
17'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side. The story is only just beginning.
18'⚡ Franco Castaño picks up the ball a long way from goal...
18'...nobody closes him down...
18'...shapes to shoot...
18'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
18'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Franco Castaño to score, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-1.
27'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm. The away side are in a much better position after that.
28'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
29'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
30'Vicente Irala accelerates out wide and the counter starts to take shape. The next one could be decisive.
35'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
36'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
37'Diogo Maldonado plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
39'🎯 Alfredo Lizarazo carries the ball forward...
39'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
39'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
40'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
41'Interception by the away side down the right; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
43'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
46'End of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
48'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
48'...Gael Pereyra pounces on the gift...
48'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
48'...places it at the far post...
48'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Gael Pereyra to score. 1-2.
49'Interception by the away side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
51'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
53'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
54'🎯 Alfredo Lizarazo runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
54'...hits it with his left foot...
54'Alfredo Lizarazo tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
55'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
61'Carlos Guillen arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The dressing room will have the final say.
64'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
66'Xavier Viva protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
68'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
70'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
73'Venomous through ball from Vicente Irala; the home side were caught cold. Nothing is settled yet.
74'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
77'🎯 Silvio Romiti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
77'...hits it with his left foot...
77'Scuffed shot from Silvio Romiti; not pretty, but it still caused problems. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
78'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
80'Diogo Maldonado fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
85'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
86'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
87'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out. This game calls for calm heads.
89'Cacho Simionato goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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