1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in the danger zone.
4'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. Now the ball will do the talking.
5'🎯 Maximiliano Puentes runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
5'...hits it with his left foot...
5'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
7'Chacho Urquiza accelerates down the left and the counter starts to take shape. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
11'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
12'The home side move it about sensibly, with Gianni Centurion as the side's compass. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
13'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
14'Gianni Centurion sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
17'Lucho Huber goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul. The ball is starting to burn.
22'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
23'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
24'Elías Zilio reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
29'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
30'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
32'Eric Mansilla threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
33'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
36'Lautaro Valdez plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
37'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. This one could go either way.
38'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
40'⚡ Misael Navarro plays it short to Nahuel Tassi...
40'...Nahuel Tassi returns it first time...
40'...Misael Navarro completes the one-two and he's clean through...
40'...Nahuel Tassi shoots...
40'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Nahuel Tassi pokes it into the net. 1-0.
45'⚡ Chacho Urquiza picks up the ball a long way from goal...
45'...nobody closes him down...
45'...shapes to shoot...
45'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
45'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Chacho Urquiza roars with delight. 1-1.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. The weather is playing its part.
50'Lautaro Valdez unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
51'The home side move it about sensibly, with Leonardo Serrano as the side's compass. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
52'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
53'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
55'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
61'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
63'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. It's being played with gritted teeth.
72'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
76'Leonardo Serrano thinks a step ahead and finds Néstor Aguirre in the hot zone. The away side have to respond now.
77'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
78'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
79'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
80'The the home side press bites down the right; the away side start to lose their clarity.
87'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
89'Chacho Zindato slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. You can feel the tension from early on.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.
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