1'With the stadium roaring, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly patiently. There's still a game on here.
3'The home side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the away side from side to side.
4'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
8'Noé Jara goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
8'🟨 Fair booking: Noé Jara was late and left a mark.
10'Nicolás Zarate drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
12'Rubén Arbeloa thinks a step ahead and finds Roberto Cuello in the hot zone. You can feel the tension from early on.
13'The effort from Roberto Zanetti goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. This game calls for calm heads.
14'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
16'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
17'Interception by the home side on the edge of the box; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
18'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
19'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
20'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
22'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. Now the ball will do the talking.
24'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
26'The away side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
28'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. There's a lot riding on this.
29'Roberto Cuello darts in behind and Roberto Zanetti plays the striker in with a superb ball.
30'Marcos Caponi arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
31'Nicolás Zarate unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
34'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
35'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. There's still a game on here.
36'Benjamín Sampaoli hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
37'Pichi Battaglia takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
38'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side. The fine details told.
39'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
40'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
41'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The away side are in a much better position after that.
42'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
43'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
45'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
46'With plenty to put right, half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story.
48'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. The dressing room will have the final say.
50'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
51'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
51'🟨 Cayetano Loncón earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
52'Cayetano Loncón protests, but the foul was pretty clear. Time to look forward now.
54'Horacio Vidale slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The small details could decide this.
57'Nene Sotomayor slips a delicious through ball to Pichi Battaglia, who is perfectly set.
58'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity. There's noise all around the ground.
59'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's a lot riding on this.
61'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The margin for error is tiny.
63'Marcos Caponi takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
64'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
64'🟨 Yair Aguilar earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
67'Yair Aguilar finds exactly the right channel and leaves Indio Zappa staring at goal.
68'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
70'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
75'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
76'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
77'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
82'🎯 Rubén Arbeloa carries the ball forward...
82'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
82'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
83'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
84'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
85'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
87'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
88'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Rubén Arbeloa stands over the ball...
88'...the wall lines up, Rubén Arbeloa eyes up the goal...
88'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
88'...Noé Jara appears between the centre-backs...
88'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Noé Jara puts it away. 0-1.
89'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. There's still a game on here.