1'The ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right. You can feel the tension in every yard.
2'Bautista Peñaloza darts in behind and Mirko Baragiola plays the striker in with a superb ball.
3'Renzo Astigarraga hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. There's noise all around the ground.
5'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
7'Walter Montero goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
7'🟨 Walter Montero went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
8'Bautista Peñaloza jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
13'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
15'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. It's being played with gritted teeth.
16'🎯 Rodolfo Zapata carries the ball forward...
16'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
16'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
22'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity.
24'Cacho Simionato thinks a step ahead and finds Xavier Viva in the hot zone.
26'Tactical foul from Elián Ulloa; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The weather is playing its part.
27'The home side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the away side from side to side. The dressing room will have the final say.
29'Pass between the lines from Claudio Santini; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
30'🎯 Renzo Astigarraga runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
30'...hits it with his left foot...
30'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
31'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The home side have to respond now.
35'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
38'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
40'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. Now the ball will do the talking.
46'As the heart rates come down, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
49'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
50'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. There'll be plenty to analyse.
52'Walter Montero slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. Nobody wants to give anything away.
53'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
54'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
58'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
61'🎯 Walter Montero runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
61'...hits it with his left foot...
61'Walter Montero sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
62'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
63'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
67'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The ball is starting to burn.
67'🟨 Silvio Romiti earns a booking for stopping a promising move. The dressing room will have the final say.
68'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
69'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
70'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
71'Elián Ulloa jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
74'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
78'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
79'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Time to look forward now.
80'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
81'The away side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
82'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
85'⚡ Ignacio Etcheverry surges down the wing dangerously...
85'...Ignacio Etcheverry reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
85'...whips the cross into the box...
85'...Esteban Andueza beats the defender in the air...
85'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Esteban Andueza makes no mistake, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 1-0.
87'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
88'Rubén Insúa thinks a step ahead and finds Silvio Romiti in the hot zone.
89'⚡ Xavier Viva lifts his head in midfield...
89'...plays Rodolfo Zapata in with a sublime pass...
89'...Rodolfo Zapata takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
89'...drives it across the keeper...
89'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Rodolfo Zapata pokes it into the net, high, under the crossbar. 1-1.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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