1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
2'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
3'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
3'🟨 Yellow card for Roberto Acuña; the referee draws the line. The second half promises a different story.
4'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
7'⚡ Ángel Almada picks up the ball a long way from goal...
7'...nobody closes him down...
7'...shapes to shoot...
7'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
7'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Ángel Almada makes no mistake. 1-0.
10'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The small details could decide this.
11'Kevin Romá went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
12'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
12'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
18'Roberto Acuña accelerates between the lines and the counter starts to take shape.
19'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
20'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
22'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
26'🎯 Ángel Almada carries the ball forward...
26'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
26'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The margin for error is tiny.
30'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
31'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
32'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. The margin for error is tiny.
32'🟨 Luciano Vázquez protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow. You can feel the tension from early on.
38'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
43'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
45'Beto Marchetti slips a delicious through ball to Isaac Karam, who is perfectly set.
46'With plenty to put right, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
47'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Beto Marchetti.
48'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
51'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
52'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
52'🟨 Diogo Bettini went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
53'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
55'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
57'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
58'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. Time to look forward now.
59'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The away side have to respond now.
60'Deft touch from Ángel Almada: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. You can feel the tension in every yard.
61'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
62'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
63'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
65'Lisandro García wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can. The managers are already taking notes.
69'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
70'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
71'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
73'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
74'Isaac Karam arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
74'🟨 Isaac Karam protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
81'Augusto Negrete accelerates out wide and the counter starts to take shape.
84'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
85'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the danger zone.
87'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
89'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
90'After ninety intense minutes, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.
1 - 0
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