1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
3'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
4'Ezequiel Boldini goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
4'🟨 Ezequiel Boldini protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow. Nobody wants to give anything away.
6'Lauti Bianco goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
8'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
9'🎯 León Munarriz carries the ball forward...
9'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
9'León Munarriz tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
11'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
14'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
16'Deft touch from Lauti Oliveros: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
17'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. This game calls for calm heads.
21'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
22'🎯 Marcos Mayorga carries the ball forward...
22'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
22'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
23'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
26'Ethan Godoy nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
28'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
29'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
30'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
35'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
36'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side. The second half promises a different story.
37'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Pancho Klein. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
38'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
39'The home side move it about sensibly, with Adrián Weber as the side's compass.
41'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The margin for error is tiny.
45'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
46'As the heart rates come down, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
49'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. There's still a game on here.
50'Pancho Klein plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
52'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
53'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
54'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
55'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
56'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
58'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side.
59'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity.
60'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
64'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The next one could be decisive.
65'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
67'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
68'Bautista Bettega finds exactly the right channel and leaves Toño Berasaluce staring at goal.
69'The effort from Toño Berasaluce goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
70'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'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The second half promises a different story.
81'Bastian Bugliani goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
82'Marcos Mayorga takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
83'Lauti Bianco finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ethan Godoy staring at goal. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
84'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Nobody wants to give anything away.
90'With the last ball kicked, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning. The second half promises a different story.