1'With the stadium roaring, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with teeth gritted. Time to look forward now.
4'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
5'Roberto Cabrera fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
8'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
9'The home side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Adjustments are on the way.
11'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. The weather is playing its part.
15'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity.
18'🎯 Pancho Munarriz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
18'...hits it with his left foot...
18'Pancho Munarriz tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
21'Polaco Becker finds exactly the right channel and leaves Damián Storti staring at goal.
22'Effort from a teammate between the lines; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
23'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them.
25'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
28'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
29'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. This one could go either way.
31'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
32'⚡ Polaco Becker surges down the wing dangerously...
32'...Polaco Becker reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
32'...whips the cross into the box...
32'...Marcelo Selvaggio beats the defender in the air...
32'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Marcelo Selvaggio wheels away in celebration. 0-1.
33'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
34'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
34'...Lisandro Torres pounces on the gift...
34'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
34'...places it at the far post...
34'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Lisandro Torres wheels away in celebration, under the keeper's body. 1-1.
35'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
36'Damian Olivera slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
37'Pancho Munarriz went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. The fine details told.
38'Andrés Vargas goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
38'🟨 Andrés Vargas earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
39'🎯 Damián Storti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
39'...hits it with his left foot...
39'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The dressing room will have the final say.
41'Polaco Becker accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
42'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
49'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
52'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
53'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
58'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
61'🎯 Elías Borinaga carries the ball forward...
61'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
61'Elías Borinaga hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. The home side are in a much better position after that.
65'Elías Borinaga jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
66'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
70'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
72'Ángel Vitiello plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. There's a lot riding on this.
73'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
73'...Ariel Lazcano pounces on the gift...
73'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
73'...places it at the far post...
73'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Ariel Lazcano makes no mistake, through the keeper's legs. 1-2.
75'Leonel Rinaldi fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
82'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Augusto Weber closed the door.
83'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
84'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest.
89'🟨 Damián Storti went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
89'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
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