1'With the stadium roaring, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
9'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
10'Tiago Piris reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
13'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. The next one could be decisive.
15'Scuffed shot from Tiago Piris; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
17'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
23'🎯 Faustino Lugo carries the ball forward...
23'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
23'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There's noise all around the ground.
24'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass right in front of the dugouts.
25'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
27'Carlos Astigarraga slips a delicious through ball to Tincho Plaza, who is perfectly set.
28'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
29'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. Time to look forward now.
30'Stefano Benvenuto goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
30'🟨 Stefano Benvenuto goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. You can feel the tension from early on.
31'Interception by the home side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
33'Mateo Gordillo collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. It's being played with gritted teeth.
34'Mateo Gordillo sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
35'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
39'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
41'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can. The ball is starting to burn.
42'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. The league table is starting to do its sums.
43'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity.
46'The players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
48'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
49'🎯 Carlos Astigarraga carries the ball forward...
49'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
49'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
62'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
63'🎯 Rafael Matos carries the ball forward...
63'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
63'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. There's noise all around the ground.
64'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
66'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. It's being played with gritted teeth.
67'The away side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the home side from side to side. You can feel the tension from early on.
71'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. This one could go either way.
72'Rafael Matos cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
73'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
74'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. There's noise all around the ground.
74'🟨 Yellow card for Valentín Bartolozzi; the referee draws the line. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
75'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The away side are in a much better position after that.
77'Lucho Tricarico goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
79'Lucho Tricarico takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
81'🎯 Stefano Benvenuto runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
81'...hits it with his left foot...
81'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
85'The away side move it about sensibly, with Rafael Matos as the side's compass.
86'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
87'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The ball is starting to burn.
89'The away side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the home side from side to side.
90'After ninety intense minutes, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.