1'With the stadium roaring, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with neat short passing. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
6'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
7'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
11'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
14'Maxwell Mazur drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. It's being played with gritted teeth.
18'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
19'Enzo Naranjo slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
20'Ruso Paván thinks a step ahead and finds Andrés Ughetti in the hot zone.
21'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
23'The away side move it about sensibly, with Franco Torrisi as the side's compass.
30'🎯 Ramon Doval carries the ball forward...
30'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
30'Ramon Doval unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The next one could be decisive.
31'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right. The dressing room will have the final say.
32'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
35'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The second half promises a different story.
36'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
38'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
39'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
40'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
42'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
43'🎯 Ramon Doval runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
43'...hits it with his left foot...
43'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. This one could go either way.
45'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'⚡ Andrés Ughetti surges down the wing dangerously...
48'...Andrés Ughetti reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
48'...whips the cross into the box...
48'...Mauricio Velez beats the defender in the air...
48'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Mauricio Velez puts it away. 1-0.
51'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
52'Enzo Naranjo collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
54'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
55'Deft touch from Eric Zuccarelli: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
56'Liam Basile tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
57'Ramon Doval plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
59'⚡ Ruso Paván lifts his head in midfield...
59'...plays Emanuel Iturbe in with a sublime pass...
59'...Emanuel Iturbe takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
59'...drives it across the keeper...
59'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Emanuel Iturbe puts it away. 2-0.
61'Maxwell Mazur goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
62'Andrés Leguizamón takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
64'⚡ Emanuel Iturbe wins the ball in midfield...
64'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
64'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
64'...hits it with everything he has...
64'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Emanuel Iturbe pokes it into the net, at the far post. 3-0.
66'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
67'🎯 Maxwell Mazur runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
67'...hits it with his left foot...
67'Maxwell Mazur unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
70'The home side move it about sensibly, with Francisco Kaminski as the side's compass.
71'Liam Basile goes in hard out wide and the referee gives the foul. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
73'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
74'Andrés Leguizamón protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
77'Tactical foul from Andrés Leguizamón; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
78'Stefano Arrillaga strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
80'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
83'Franco Torrisi fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
83'🎯 Franco Torrisi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
83'...hits it with his left foot...
86'Ruso Paván hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
87'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
87'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
88'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. You can feel the tension in every yard.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.