1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass on the edge of the box.
3'Tactical foul from Jesús Gándara; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
5'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
6'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
7'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
8'Jesús Gándara collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. Adjustments are on the way.
9'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
12'Mateo Vilas slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
13'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
13'🟨 Geremías Loredo goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. The fine details told.
14'🎯 Nene Arrillaga carries the ball forward...
14'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
14'Nene Arrillaga fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
21'Venomous through ball from Geremías Loredo; the away side were caught cold. The weather is playing its part.
22'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
23'🎯 Jesús Gándara runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
23'...hits it with his left foot...
23'Scuffed shot from Jesús Gándara; not pretty, but it still caused problems. You can feel the tension from early on.
24'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
25'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Lucio Lima closed the door.
26'Bastian Brignoli goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
28'Geremías Loredo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
29'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
31'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity. The dressing room will have the final say.
34'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
35'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
38'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
39'Quick transition: Bastian Brignoli looks up and searches for the right pass.
41'The away side move it about sensibly, with Samuel Bonansea as the side's compass.
43'⚡ Mateo Vilas lifts his head in midfield...
43'...plays Santino Vaccari in with a sublime pass...
43'...Santino Vaccari takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
43'...drives it across the keeper...
43'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Santino Vaccari wheels away in celebration. 0-1.
45'Jorge Vega protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
45'🟨 Fair booking: Jorge Vega was late and left a mark.
46'After a hard-working first half, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
48'José Ruffini goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
50'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Jesús Gándara.
51'The the away side press bites down the right; the home side start to lose their clarity.
53'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. There'll be plenty to analyse.
54'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
55'🎯 Samuel Bonansea runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
55'...hits it with his left foot...
55'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
57'Bastian Brignoli wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can.
58'The away side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
59'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
61'Calleo Porras plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. It's being played with gritted teeth.
65'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
65'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
66'The home side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the away side from side to side. It's being played with gritted teeth.
67'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
68'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
70'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
71'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity.
74'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
76'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. Time to look forward now.
79'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
84'The away side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the home side from side to side.
85'🎯 Nene Arrillaga runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
85'...hits it with his left foot...
85'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There's a lot riding on this.
89'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
La Gloria de Boedo