1'With both benches watching closely, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly right on the edge.
3'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
3'🟨 Diogo Pucci protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
4'Quick transition: Yair Aldunate looks up and searches for the right pass. The league table is starting to do its sums.
5'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
7'Tactical foul from Augusto Bossi; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
7'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
11'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
12'Cataldo Astigarraga slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
13'Venomous through ball from Augusto Bossi; the away side were caught cold.
15'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
17'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
19'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
20'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision.
21'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
22'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass between the lines.
25'The effort from Benicio Melo goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
26'The home side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Now the ball will do the talking.
28'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
29'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
33'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Valentín Arana closed the door. The managers are already taking notes.
36'Benicio Melo goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
36'🟨 Fair booking: Benicio Melo was late and left a mark.
37'🎯 Lucio Cazón runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
37'...hits it with his left foot...
37'Lucio Cazón tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The story is only just beginning.
39'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The away side are in a much better position after that.
44'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
45'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
46'As the heart rates come down, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. The dressing room will have the final say.
47'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
53'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
54'Matías Herrera goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
55'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
56'🎯 Cataldo Astigarraga runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
56'...hits it with his left foot...
56'Cataldo Astigarraga unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
59'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. The next one could be decisive.
60'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
62'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
68'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
69'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
69'🟨 Fair booking: Zacarías Rosati was late and left a mark.
70'Ignacio Tricarico tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. You can feel the tension from early on.
71'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
72'Indio Gándara arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
75'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. It's being played with gritted teeth.
80'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
83'Adriano Medeiros cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
85'Yair Aldunate slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The away side have to respond now.
87'Lucio Cazón sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. This one could go either way.
90'With the last ball kicked, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.