1'With both benches watching closely, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
3'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
4'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
6'Deft touch from Maxwell Buffoli: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
7'🎯 Isaac Vivaldi carries the ball forward...
7'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
7'Isaac Vivaldi tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
11'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. This game calls for calm heads.
12'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
14'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
15'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
16'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
17'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
18'The home side move it about sensibly, with Osvaldo Beltrame as the side's compass.
19'Federico Caro collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
20'Scuffed shot from Nahuel Olivares; not pretty, but it still caused problems. The managers are already taking notes.
24'The effort from Benjamín Lewandowski goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The second half promises a different story.
25'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
27'⚡ Federico Caro lifts his head in midfield...
27'...plays Maxwell Buffoli in with a sublime pass...
27'...Maxwell Buffoli takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
27'...drives it across the keeper...
27'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Maxwell Buffoli pokes it into the net, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 1-0.
28'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
30'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
35'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
37'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. The small details could decide this.
38'Osvaldo Beltrame accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape.
40'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Osvaldo Beltrame. This game calls for calm heads.
42'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
44'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. This one could go either way.
48'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
49'Maximiliano Esposito fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The ball is starting to burn.
51'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
53'⚡ Alfredo Pavlovic wins the ball in midfield...
53'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
53'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
53'...hits it with everything he has...
53'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Alfredo Pavlovic makes no mistake. 1-1.
57'Pass between the lines from Lolo Reyna; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
60'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
61'Salvador Avanzi finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ezequiel Beneduci staring at goal.
62'🎯 Isaac Vivaldi carries the ball forward...
62'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
62'Isaac Vivaldi fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
63'The away side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the home side from side to side.
67'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
67'🟨 Yellow card for Lolo Reyna; the referee draws the line. The next one could be decisive.
70'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
73'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
75'Alfredo Pavlovic tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
78'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
82'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
83'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The story is only just beginning.
86'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
89'Salvador Avanzi sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
90'Final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.
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