1'With a full-house atmosphere, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in behind the holding midfielder.
3'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. The margin for error is tiny.
4'🎯 Nahuel Rebollo carries the ball forward...
4'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
4'Nahuel Rebollo sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
5'The home side manage the ball patiently, shifting the away side from side to side.
7'Liam Aronica plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
10'Interception by the home side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
11'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
12'Isaac Simoncini cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
15'Misael Buscaglia accelerates between the lines and the counter starts to take shape.
18'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
19'🎯 Santino Bonincontro carries the ball forward...
19'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
19'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
24'Luciano Yedlin goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
24'🟥 🟥 STRAIGHT RED! Luciano Yedlin is sent off for a reckless challenge. His side are down to ten.
25'Fede Cruz fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The fine details told.
26'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
27'Hector Ávila slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The second half promises a different story.
28'Venomous through ball from Dylan Merlo; the home side were caught cold.
31'Ciro Visentin takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
32'Rolando Valenzano arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
32'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. Nothing is settled yet.
33'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
36'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Constantino Nieto closed the door. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
37'The home side move it about sensibly, with Misael Buscaglia as the side's compass.
39'Isaac Simoncini protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
39'🟨 Fair booking: Isaac Simoncini was late and left a mark.
40'⚡ Chacho Zamora picks up the ball a long way from goal...
40'...nobody closes him down...
40'...shapes to shoot...
40'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
40'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Chacho Zamora pokes it into the net, skimming across the turf. 1-0.
42'Quick transition: Lucio Bagnoli looks up and searches for the right pass.
44'The home side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The fine details told.
45'Tactical foul from Liam Aronica; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. This game calls for calm heads.
46'As the heart rates come down, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
47'Isaac Simoncini thinks a step ahead and finds Axel Schäfer in the hot zone.
48'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. This one could go either way.
49'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
51'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
53'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
60'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. It's being played with gritted teeth.
61'⚡ Cacho Tognola picks up the ball a long way from goal...
61'...nobody closes him down...
61'...shapes to shoot...
61'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
61'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Cacho Tognola smashes it home, tight to the right-hand post. 2-0.
63'Cacho Tognola nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. You can feel the tension in every yard.
64'The home side move it about sensibly, with Constantino Nieto as the side's compass. The away side have to respond now.
66'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
67'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil. The crowd get it straight away.
72'Rolando Valenzano finds exactly the right channel and leaves Dylan Merlo staring at goal. The second half promises a different story.
73'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Hector Ávila stands over the ball...
73'...the wall lines up, Hector Ávila eyes up the goal...
73'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
73'...Fede Cruz appears between the centre-backs...
73'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Fede Cruz puts it away, right in the top bins. 2-1.
75'⚡ Lucio Bagnoli wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
75'...the counter is lethal, Lucio Bagnoli runs the length of the pitch...
75'...slips in Santino Bonincontro, who has arrived through the middle...
75'...Santino Bonincontro finishes first time...
75'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Santino Bonincontro puts it away. 3-1.
78'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
79'The home side move it about sensibly, with Cacho Tognola as the side's compass. The next one could be decisive.
80'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
81'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
83'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
83'🟨 Santino Bonincontro earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
84'Axel Schäfer collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
85'Hector Ávila strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
88'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
89'⚡ Ciro Visentin surges down the wing dangerously...
89'...Ciro Visentin reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
89'...whips the cross into the box...
89'...Lucca Serrano beats the defender in the air...
89'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Lucca Serrano makes no mistake. 4-1.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs.