1'With both benches watching closely, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly right on the edge.
3'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
4'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
5'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
6'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. Now the ball will do the talking.
8'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
8'...Thiago Schmitt pounces on the gift...
8'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
8'...places it at the far post...
8'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Thiago Schmitt makes no mistake. 0-1.
9'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The story is only just beginning.
10'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
11'🎯 Andrés Genta carries the ball forward...
11'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
11'It fell perfectly for Andrés Genta, who hit it with heart and boot.
14'Mauricio Vivenzio goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
14'🟨 Fair booking: Mauricio Vivenzio was late and left a mark. The story is only just beginning.
16'The home side move it about sensibly, with Mauricio Vivenzio as the side's compass.
18'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
19'Iván Zuccotti goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. This game calls for calm heads.
19'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
20'🟨 Fair booking: Esteban Brandi was late and left a mark.
20'Esteban Brandi goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
21'The away side move it about sensibly, with Elián Zubeldía as the side's compass.
23'Rocco Cortés finds exactly the right channel and leaves Sandro Valdez staring at goal.
27'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
28'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Adjustments are on the way.
29'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Andrés Genta.
30'Sebastián Recalde goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
31'Wilfredo Tavola fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. There's noise all around the ground.
34'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
35'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
36'Wilfredo Tavola slips a delicious through ball to Iván Zuccotti, who is perfectly set.
37'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can. It's being played with gritted teeth.
38'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
40'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
41'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Nobody wants to give anything away.
43'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
46'Whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
49'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
51'Thiago Schmitt arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
52'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
55'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
58'Effort from a teammate right in front of the dugouts; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
60'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
61'Interception by the home side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game. Nobody wants to give anything away.
64'Lucho Mazza threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
65'Rocco Cortés went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. There'll be plenty to analyse.
65'🟨 Rocco Cortés earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
66'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
69'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
70'⚡ Silvio Muñoz lifts his head in midfield...
70'...plays Thiago Schmitt in with a sublime pass...
70'...Thiago Schmitt takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
70'...drives it across the keeper...
70'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Up pops Thiago Schmitt to score. 0-2.
73'Lucho Mazza slips a delicious through ball to Mauricio Vivenzio, who is perfectly set.
74'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
76'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side.
77'🎯 Nene Arrizabalaga runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
77'...hits it with his left foot...
77'Nene Arrizabalaga tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. You can feel the tension from early on.
79'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
81'Elián Zubeldía goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
82'⚡ Andrés Genta picks up the ball a long way from goal...
82'...nobody closes him down...
82'...shapes to shoot...
82'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
82'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Andrés Genta smashes it home, under the keeper's body. 1-2.
85'⚡ Rocco Cortés wins the ball in midfield...
85'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
85'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
85'...hits it with everything he has...
85'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Rocco Cortés puts it away. 1-3.
87'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
88'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
88'...Alejandro Tassi pounces on the gift...
88'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
88'...places it at the far post...
88'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Alejandro Tassi pokes it into the net. 2-3.
90'After ninety intense minutes, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.