1'With the stadium roaring, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away.
4'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
7'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
7'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
7'🎯 Roberto Martínez carries the ball forward...
9'Interception by the away side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
12'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
18'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
19'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
21'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
22'Damián Salcedo darts in behind and Román Sacchi plays the striker in with a superb ball.
25'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
28'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
29'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
31'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
32'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
35'Toto Mac Allister plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. There's still a game on here.
37'Lautaro Messi drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
38'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
40'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. This game calls for calm heads.
41'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
43'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. This one could go either way.
46'After a hard-working first half, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
48'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity.
49'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
50'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
51'Gabi Ortega protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
52'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
55'Andrés Lautaro takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. It's being played with gritted teeth.
57'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
58'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
59'Iván Sciascia thinks a step ahead and finds Pablo Bruno in the hot zone. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
60'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
69'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
75'Iván Sciascia nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The next one could be decisive.
77'Pablo Bruno threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
78'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. Adjustments are on the way.
83'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
83'...Lautaro Messi pounces on the gift...
83'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
83'...places it at the far post...
83'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Lautaro Messi pokes it into the net, tight to the right-hand post. 1-0.
86'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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