1'With both benches watching closely, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away. Nothing is settled yet.
5'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. Adjustments are on the way.
5'🟨 Enrique Espinosa protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
9'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
10'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
11'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
12'Enrique Espinosa goes in hard in the danger zone and the referee gives the foul. The margin for error is tiny.
13'Scuffed shot from Ronaldo Tricarico; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
16'Hernán Cruz darts in behind and Norberto Zucchini plays the striker in with a superb ball.
18'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
22'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
23'Rubén Barrera nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
26'Franco Lehmann slips a delicious through ball to Rubén Barrera, who is perfectly set.
27'The the home side press bites hugging the touchline; the away side start to lose their clarity.
28'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
29'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
30'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The team are in a much better position after that.
33'⚡ Santiago Vegas plays it short to Ramon Bonadio...
33'...Ramon Bonadio returns it first time...
33'...Santiago Vegas completes the one-two and he's clean through...
33'...Ramon Bonadio shoots...
33'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Ramon Bonadio pokes it into the net, under the keeper's body. 0-1.
35'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
36'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
37'Franco Lehmann plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
38'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
40'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
40'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
41'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The weather is playing its part.
42'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
43'Rodrigo Núñez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The away side are in a much better position after that.
45'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
46'As the heart rates come down, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
47'Pass between the lines from Hernán Cruz; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
48'The the away side press bites in the inside channel; the home side start to lose their clarity.
50'Interception by the home side on the edge of the box; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
51'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. The team are in a much better position after that.
55'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
59'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
60'🎯 Norberto Zucchini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
60'...hits it with his left foot...
60'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
61'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
62'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers. The next one could be decisive.
63'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the inside channel. The managers are already taking notes.
66'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
67'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
68'🎯 Carlos Zola runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
68'...hits it with his left foot...
68'Carlos Zola strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
69'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. The managers are already taking notes.
70'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
71'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Santiago Vegas closed the door.
73'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The small details could decide this.
76'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. There's still a game on here.
77'🎯 Hernán Cruz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
77'...hits it with his left foot...
77'Scuffed shot from Hernán Cruz; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
79'Enrique Espinosa went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
81'Hernán Cruz reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
85'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
86'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
90'With no margin left at all, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.