1'With both benches watching closely, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away. There's noise all around the ground.
4'⚡ Mario Saborido lifts his head in midfield...
4'...plays Mati Spinetta in with a sublime pass...
4'...Mati Spinetta takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
4'...drives it across the keeper...
4'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Mati Spinetta makes no mistake, low, along the ground. 1-0.
5'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Noé Resa.
6'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The fine details told.
7'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The margin for error is tiny.
8'Mirko Petrovic drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. Adjustments are on the way.
10'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. There's noise all around the ground.
12'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
14'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The next one could be decisive.
15'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
20'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
21'Yair Bressan goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
22'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
27'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
29'⚡ Elías Koch wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
29'...the counter is lethal, Elías Koch runs the length of the pitch...
29'...slips in Salvador Filippa, who has arrived through the middle...
29'...Salvador Filippa finishes first time...
29'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Salvador Filippa pokes it into the net. 2-0.
31'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
32'Interception by the home side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game. Nothing is settled yet.
39'It fell perfectly for Elías Koch, who hit it with heart and boot. The small details could decide this.
41'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
44'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The small details could decide this.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. This one could go either way.
51'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
53'🎯 Bautista Tomé runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
53'...hits it with his left foot...
53'Scuffed shot from Bautista Tomé; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
55'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the inside channel.
59'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. The fine details told.
60'Polaco Esposito slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. There's a lot riding on this.
61'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
62'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
67'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe.
68'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
69'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
74'Mirko Petrovic plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
75'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
78'Mario Saborido went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. The managers are already taking notes.
78'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. The dressing room will have the final say.
79'Tomi Alkorta threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
80'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity.
81'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
83'Venomous through ball from Milton Zimei; the away side were caught cold. The ball is starting to burn.
84'⚡ Cataldo Loza plays it short to Mariano Mejia...
84'...Mariano Mejia returns it first time...
84'...Cataldo Loza completes the one-two and he's clean through...
84'...Mariano Mejia shoots...
84'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Mariano Mejia smashes it home, high, under the crossbar. 3-0.
85'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
89'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There's noise all around the ground.
90'With no margin left at all, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.