1'After the final team talk, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
3'Quick transition: Luciano Vallejo looks up and searches for the right pass.
9'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity.
10'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
12'Luciano Vallejo goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
12'🟨 Luciano Vallejo earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
21'Hernán Mayorga reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. The dressing room will have the final say.
25'Chino Quintana protests, but the foul was pretty clear. Now the ball will do the talking.
26'Augusto Montenegro goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
27'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe.
31'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. You can feel the tension in every yard.
32'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The second half promises a different story.
35'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
36'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
38'Leonel Casas goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. The second half promises a different story.
39'🎯 Lautaro Marchetti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
39'...hits it with his left foot...
39'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
40'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
42'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
44'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The small details could decide this.
46'With plenty to put right, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. The small details could decide this.
47'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
48'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The story is only just beginning.
50'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
53'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
56'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
57'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
60'Venomous through ball from Santino Avanzi; the away side were caught cold.
61'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
61'...Leonel Casas pounces on the gift...
61'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
61'...places it at the far post...
61'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Leonel Casas wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
64'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
65'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
66'🎯 Augusto Montenegro carries the ball forward...
66'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
66'Augusto Montenegro tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
68'Chino Quintana plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
69'Santino Avanzi collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
70'The effort from Santino Avanzi goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
73'Interception by the home side in behind the centre-back; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
76'Álvaro Bilbao darts in behind and Leonel Casas plays the striker in with a superb ball.
78'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
79'Venomous through ball from Luciano Vallejo; the home side were caught cold.
84'The the away side press bites in the inside channel; the home side start to lose their clarity. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
87'Valentín Hartmann reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
89'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
90'With tiredness written all over them, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over. There's a lot riding on this.
1 - 0
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