1'With everyone fully switched on, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away.
3'Tincho Sacchi goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul. It's being played with gritted teeth.
5'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
6'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
7'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
8'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
11'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
12'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
17'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. Adjustments are on the way.
18'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
21'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
23'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The dressing room will have the final say.
24'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The second half promises a different story.
26'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
28'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
32'The away side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the home side from side to side.
33'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can. It's being played with gritted teeth.
34'The the home side press bites through the middle; the away side start to lose their clarity.
37'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the final third.
38'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
40'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
40'...Xavier Chamorro pounces on the gift...
40'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
40'...places it at the far post...
40'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Xavier Chamorro puts it away, high, under the crossbar. 1-0.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
52'Pass between the lines from Toto Ferrari; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
53'Seba Riccardi goes in hard in the danger zone and the referee gives the foul.
54'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
58'Tincho Sacchi slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
64'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
65'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
66'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
69'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity. Nothing is settled yet.
72'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
73'Edu Escalante finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ariel Tamargo staring at goal.
74'Tobías Vassallo goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
75'🎯 Bauti Zaffari runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
75'...hits it with his left foot...
75'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention. It's being played with gritted teeth.
77'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
78'Pass between the lines from Lionel Barboni; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
86'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
87'Maicol Flores darts in behind and Lionel Barboni plays the striker in with a superb ball.
88'⚡ Jesús Parra wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
88'...the counter is lethal, Jesús Parra runs the length of the pitch...
88'...slips in Tobías Vassallo, who has arrived through the middle...
88'...Tobías Vassallo finishes first time...
88'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Tobías Vassallo puts it away, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 2-0.
90'With no margin left at all, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
Juventud San Cristóbal