1'We're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
2'Yamil Salerno goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
2'🟨 Yamil Salerno goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
3'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
4'Dylan Valdés darts in behind and Enzo Aversano plays the striker in with a superb ball.
8'The the away side press bites right in front of the dugouts; the home side start to lose their clarity.
9'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
10'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye. You can feel the tension from early on.
11'Omar Zappi goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
13'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
14'🎯 Yamil Salerno carries the ball forward...
14'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
14'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
15'Gonzalo Visentini goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
17'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
20'Gonzalo Visentini thinks a step ahead and finds Elián Volpe in the hot zone. The story is only just beginning.
21'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
27'🎯 Pichi Castelli carries the ball forward...
27'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
27'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
29'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. It's being played with gritted teeth.
34'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
35'The away side move it about sensibly, with Máximo Milán as the side's compass.
36'🎯 Enzo Aversano runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
36'...hits it with his left foot...
36'Enzo Aversano tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
40'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. You can feel the tension in every yard.
41'Nicolás Calligaris goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
42'Pichi Castelli goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
43'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity.
45'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
48'Lolo Zanforlin jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
49'The away side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
56'The home side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
57'The the away side press bites in the inside channel; the home side start to lose their clarity. The next one could be decisive.
58'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Nothing is settled yet.
59'Máximo Milán darts in behind and Lolo Cardoso plays the striker in with a superb ball. Nothing is settled yet.
60'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
63'Nicolás Calligaris goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
63'🟨 Nicolás Calligaris earns a booking for stopping a promising move. The crowd get it straight away.
64'🎯 Elián Volpe runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
64'...hits it with his left foot...
64'Elián Volpe sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. There'll be plenty to analyse.
68'⚡ Omar Zappi lifts his head in midfield...
68'...plays Gustavo Ortiz in with a sublime pass...
68'...Gustavo Ortiz takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
68'...drives it across the keeper...
68'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Gustavo Ortiz smashes it home. 0-1.
69'Dylan Valdés cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
70'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
71'Venomous through ball from Gustavo Ortiz; the home side were caught cold.
72'Salvador Halim went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
74'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
78'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
87'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
88'The the home side press bites hugging the touchline; the away side start to lose their clarity. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
90'With tiredness written all over them, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.
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