1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone.
3'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The next one could be decisive.
4'🎯 Lautaro Flores carries the ball forward...
4'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
4'Lautaro Flores hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. The next one could be decisive.
5'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
6'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side. The small details could decide this.
7'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
10'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
14'Aaron Colombo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
16'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
17'⚡ Daniel Casas lifts his head in midfield...
17'...plays Jeremías Arratia in with a sublime pass...
17'...Jeremías Arratia takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
17'...drives it across the keeper...
17'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Up pops Jeremías Arratia to score, high, under the crossbar. 0-1.
19'Interception by the away side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game. There'll be plenty to analyse.
21'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
22'Uriel Saéz hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. The dressing room will have the final say.
23'The home side move it about sensibly, with Esteban Toledo as the side's compass. The story is only just beginning.
25'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
26'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
27'The away side move it about sensibly, with Joaco Bisi as the side's compass.
30'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
31'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
33'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
34'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
35'Joaco Bisi goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
39'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity. The league table is starting to do its sums.
40'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
41'Lionel Mendoza goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
41'🟨 Yellow card for Lionel Mendoza; the referee draws the line.
44'Deft touch from Simón Ferreyra: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
45'Jeremías Arratia goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
45'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
46'As the heart rates come down, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
51'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
53'Tactical foul from Lionel Mendoza; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
54'⚡ Axel Berriozabal plays it short to Simón Arestizabal...
54'...Simón Arestizabal returns it first time...
54'...Axel Berriozabal completes the one-two and he's clean through...
54'...Simón Arestizabal shoots...
54'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Simón Arestizabal pokes it into the net, high, under the crossbar. 0-2.
56'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. You can feel the tension from early on.
57'Aaron Colombo plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
58'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
59'⚡ Camilo Doval plays it short to Simón Arestizabal...
59'...Simón Arestizabal returns it first time...
59'...Camilo Doval completes the one-two and he's clean through...
59'...Simón Arestizabal shoots...
59'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Simón Arestizabal smashes it home. 0-3.
61'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
64'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
65'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
65'...Mirko Pavlovic pounces on the gift...
65'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
65'...places it at the far post...
65'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Mirko Pavlovic makes no mistake, through the keeper's legs. 0-4.
68'Jeremías Arratia slips a delicious through ball to Aaron Colombo, who is perfectly set.
69'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
70'Thiago Silva arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
70'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
71'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
72'The away side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
73'Thiago Méndez arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
74'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
80'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
83'The the away side press bites through the middle; the home side start to lose their clarity.
86'Daniel Casas slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
87'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. The story is only just beginning.
88'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
89'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
90'It's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.
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