1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the final third. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
5'Deft touch from Beto Molina: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
7'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
8'Fernando Visentini collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
9'🎯 Ricardo Torres carries the ball forward...
9'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
9'Ricardo Torres 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.
11'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide.
12'Alejandro Goldenberg went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
12'🟨 Alejandro Goldenberg earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
14'Pass between the lines from Calleo Levin; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
15'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
18'It fell perfectly for Manuel Molina, who hit it with heart and boot.
19'Tito Halim plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
20'Fernando Visentini finds exactly the right channel and leaves Tito Halim staring at goal.
21'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
22'Scuffed shot from Ricardo Foyth; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
26'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. You can feel the tension from early on.
27'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. The home side are in a much better position after that.
28'⚡ Mariano Aramendia lifts his head in midfield...
28'...plays Claudio Aristegui in with a sublime pass...
28'...Claudio Aristegui takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
28'...drives it across the keeper...
28'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Claudio Aristegui smashes it home, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-0.
29'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
30'🎯 Matías Berretta carries the ball forward...
30'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
30'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
32'Uriel Aboud cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
33'Diego Bartolozzi takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
35'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
36'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
40'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. The weather is playing its part.
42'Deft touch from Tito Halim: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
45'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
46'With plenty to put right, half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story.
52'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
53'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
55'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
58'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. The crowd get it straight away.
60'Fernando Visentini slips a delicious through ball to Matías Berretta, who is perfectly set. There's noise all around the ground.
62'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
63'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
64'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
65'🎯 Francisco Ramírez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
65'...hits it with his left foot...
65'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
66'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. Nothing is settled yet.
68'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
70'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
71'🎯 Leonardo Etcheverry carries the ball forward...
71'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
71'Leonardo Etcheverry fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
75'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
76'Manuel Molina plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
77'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
81'The home side were trying to thread it through, but Tito Halim closed the door.
84'🎯 Matías Berretta carries the ball forward...
84'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
84'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
86'Francisco Ramírez slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
87'Alejandro Goldenberg hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
88'Ricardo Torres plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
89'Tactical foul from Francisco Ramírez; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The next one could be decisive.
89'🟨 Francisco Ramírez protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
90'With no margin left at all, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. The small details could decide this.
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