1'With everyone fully switched on, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away.
3'🎯 Enrique Turi carries the ball forward...
3'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
3'Enrique Turi hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
4'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
7'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The ball is starting to burn.
9'The away side move it about sensibly, with Ciro Visentin as the side's compass.
12'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
13'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
15'Lauti Spadafora tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
17'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
21'🎯 Gianluca Talamonti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
21'...hits it with his left foot...
21'It fell perfectly for Gianluca Talamonti, who hit it with heart and boot.
22'The away side move it about sensibly, with Cacho Tognola as the side's compass. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
24'⚡ Constantino Nieto lifts his head in midfield...
24'...plays Santino Bonincontro in with a sublime pass...
24'...Santino Bonincontro takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
24'...drives it across the keeper...
24'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Santino Bonincontro pokes it into the net, at the far post. 0-1.
27'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The story is only just beginning.
28'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
29'Ciro Visentin takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. There'll be plenty to analyse.
31'⚡ Lucio Bagnoli lifts his head in midfield...
31'...plays Santino Bonincontro in with a sublime pass...
31'...Santino Bonincontro takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
31'...drives it across the keeper...
31'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Santino Bonincontro puts it away. 0-2.
33'Deft touch from Gianluca Talamonti: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
34'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
35'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
36'Pedro Valeriani wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
37'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
40'⚡ Gianluca Talamonti wins the ball in midfield...
40'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
40'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
40'...hits it with everything he has...
40'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Gianluca Talamonti puts it away. 1-2.
41'The away side move it about sensibly, with Cacho Tognola as the side's compass. There's a lot riding on this.
42'The the home side press bites hugging the touchline; the away side start to lose their clarity. The away side have to respond now.
44'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. There's noise all around the ground.
45'Lucio Bagnoli drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
47'Misael Buscaglia reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. The dressing room will have the final say.
49'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
49'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
51'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game. There'll be plenty to analyse.
52'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
58'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
60'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. The ball is starting to burn.
61'Interception by the away side right in front of the dugouts; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
62'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
64'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. Now the ball will do the talking.
64'🟨 Adrián Murat goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
65'Lucca Serrano sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. This game calls for calm heads.
70'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The story is only just beginning.
72'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side. You can feel the tension from early on.
77'Pedro Valeriani slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
78'Effort from a teammate between the lines; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
80'Interception by the home side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
82'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
83'The away side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The dressing room will have the final say.
85'🎯 Santino Bonincontro runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
85'...hits it with his left foot...
85'Scuffed shot from Santino Bonincontro; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
88'Lauti Spadafora takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
89'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
90'The final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.