1'With everyone fully switched on, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it. The small details could decide this.
2'Maicol Bartoli threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
3'🎯 Emanuel Kaminski runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
3'...hits it with his left foot...
3'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The away side are in a much better position after that.
6'🎯 Felipe De Rossi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
6'...hits it with his left foot...
6'Felipe De Rossi strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
9'⚡ Cayetano Sosa surges down the wing dangerously...
9'...Cayetano Sosa reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
9'...whips the cross into the box...
9'...Emanuel Kaminski beats the defender in the air...
9'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Emanuel Kaminski wheels away in celebration. 0-1.
11'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
12'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
13'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
15'Quick transition: Carlos Arroyo looks up and searches for the right pass.
17'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The margin for error is tiny.
18'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. There's a lot riding on this.
19'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
22'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag. The fine details told.
25'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
26'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
29'The away side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye. This game calls for calm heads.
35'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Cayetano Sosa stands over the ball...
35'...the wall lines up, Cayetano Sosa eyes up the goal...
35'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
35'...Santiago Weinberg appears between the centre-backs...
35'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Santiago Weinberg wheels away in celebration. 0-2.
37'Tactical foul from Sebastian Bagnasco; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
37'🟨 Sebastian Bagnasco protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
38'The the away side press bites between the lines; the home side start to lose their clarity.
40'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
41'Maicol Bartoli finds exactly the right channel and leaves Brian Arias staring at goal. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
42'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
45'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
50'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side. This one could go either way.
52'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
58'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The home side have to respond now.
60'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
62'🎯 Emanuel Kaminski runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
62'...hits it with his left foot...
62'Emanuel Kaminski fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
63'Horacio Pini takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
64'Interception by the away side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
65'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass between the lines.
67'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
69'The the away side press bites in the final third; the home side start to lose their clarity. You can feel the tension from early on.
73'⚡ Fernando Tognoli picks up the ball a long way from goal...
73'...nobody closes him down...
73'...shapes to shoot...
73'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
73'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Fernando Tognoli wheels away in celebration. 0-3.
83'Emanuel Kaminski nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The fine details told.
85'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. The weather is playing its part.
86'Felipe De Rossi went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
86'🟨 Felipe De Rossi 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 weather is playing its part.
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