1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone.
5'🎯 Lauti Aguilar runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
5'...hits it with his left foot...
5'Lauti Aguilar fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
6'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. The next one could be decisive.
8'Quick transition: José Espinosa looks up and searches for the right pass. The home side have to respond now.
10'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
16'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
20'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
23'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door.
25'Brian Lagos slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
30'Lauti Aguilar sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
33'Nano Grabowski plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The second half promises a different story.
34'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
37'Iván Sosa reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. Nobody wants to give anything away.
39'Matías Russo cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
42'Iván Sosa nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
43'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
44'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Coco Sosa closed the door. Nobody wants to give anything away.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. The weather is playing its part.
54'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
58'José Espinosa tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The margin for error is tiny.
59'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide. This one could go either way.
63'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
64'Maicol Pucci collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
65'Scuffed shot from Iván Sosa; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
69'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. The fine details told.
71'The home side move it about sensibly, with Coco Sosa as the side's compass.
78'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. There's noise all around the ground.
79'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger. The managers are already taking notes.
80'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
83'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe. There's still a game on here.
84'The away side move it about sensibly, with Maicol Pucci as the side's compass. It's being played with gritted teeth.
87'Coco Sosa cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
89'Venomous through ball from Matías Russo; the away side were caught cold.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.