1'With both benches watching closely, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
3'Norberto Bernardi goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
4'🎯 GASTON MARTIRENA carries the ball forward...
4'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
4'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
8'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
10'⚡ Hector De Angelis wins the ball in midfield...
10'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
10'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
10'...hits it with everything he has...
10'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Hector De Angelis smashes it home. 1-0.
11'Pass between the lines from Miguel Murat; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. The small details could decide this.
12'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
13'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
15'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
16'The away side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the home side from side to side.
20'🎯 Cataldo Baigorri runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
20'...hits it with his left foot...
20'It fell perfectly for Cataldo Baigorri, who hit it with heart and boot.
23'⚡ Dangerous free kick, LISANDRO LOPEZ stands over the ball...
23'...the wall lines up, LISANDRO LOPEZ eyes up the goal...
23'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
23'...Omar Boldini appears between the centre-backs...
23'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Omar Boldini smashes it home. 2-0.
25'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
26'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
28'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
31'🎯 Cataldo Baigorri runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
31'...hits it with his left foot...
31'Cataldo Baigorri unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
34'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
35'Roberto Núñez jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
36'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
43'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
44'Rodrigo Álvarez goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul. There's a lot riding on this.
45'Leonardo Milán sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
48'Rodrigo Álvarez arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
49'⚡ Sandro Cardozo lifts his head in midfield...
49'...plays IVAN PILLUD in with a sublime pass...
49'...IVAN PILLUD takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
49'...drives it across the keeper...
49'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! IVAN PILLUD roars with delight. 3-0.
50'Venomous through ball from Leonardo Sánchez; the home side were caught cold.
51'The the home side press bites in behind the holding midfielder; the away side start to lose their clarity.
54'🎯 Hector De Angelis runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
54'...hits it with his left foot...
54'Hector De Angelis fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
57'Gabi Corona collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. The managers are already taking notes.
58'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity. Time to look forward now.
59'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side. It's being played with gritted teeth.
60'Roberto Núñez wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can.
63'The the home side press bites right in front of the dugouts; the away side start to lose their clarity.
67'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The story is only just beginning.
69'Leonardo Milán wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
70'Nazareno Grilli goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
70'🟨 Nazareno Grilli protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
71'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
72'MARCO DI CESARE threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
74'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
76'Miguel Murat slips a delicious through ball to Gabi Corona, who is perfectly set. You can feel the tension from early on.
77'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
78'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
79'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The ball is starting to burn.
80'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
80'...GASTON MARTIRENA pounces on the gift...
80'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
80'...places it at the far post...
80'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops GASTON MARTIRENA to score, low, along the ground. 4-0.
82'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
84'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
85'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
86'Omar Boldini slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
88'🎯 LISANDRO LOPEZ runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
88'...hits it with his left foot...
88'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
90'The end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.