1'After the final team talk, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim around the D. Nobody wants to give anything away.
3'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Cayetano Arena stands over the ball...
3'...the wall lines up, Cayetano Arena eyes up the goal...
3'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
3'...Toño Vallejos appears between the centre-backs...
3'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Up pops Toño Vallejos to score. 0-1.
4'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. You can feel the tension in every yard.
5'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
9'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
10'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe.
12'Yamil Martínez threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
13'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
15'Yamil Martínez accelerates in behind the holding midfielder and the counter starts to take shape. This game calls for calm heads.
17'Leonel Izquierdo wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can.
19'Pass between the lines from Tomi Sotelo; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
21'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
22'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The dressing room will have the final say.
24'Lorenzo Bonaventura goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
24'🟨 Lorenzo Bonaventura went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
25'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity.
32'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The margin for error is tiny.
33'Yamil Martínez arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
35'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
35'🟨 Fair booking: Toño Vicente was late and left a mark.
36'Cayetano Bustinza plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
38'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
41'Máximo Simeone thinks a step ahead and finds Tomi Sotelo in the hot zone.
44'Toño Vicente protests, but the foul was pretty clear. There's a lot riding on this.
44'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Toño Vicente! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
46'With plenty to put right, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. You can feel the tension from early on.
48'Deft touch from Eric Estévez: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
49'⚡ Eric Estévez surges down the wing dangerously...
49'...Eric Estévez reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
49'...whips the cross into the box...
49'...Yamil Martínez beats the defender in the air...
49'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Up pops Yamil Martínez to score, at the far post. 1-1.
51'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity. The away side have to respond now.
53'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
56'It fell perfectly for Miguel Ávila, who hit it with heart and boot.
58'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
58'🟨 Fair booking: Tomi Sotelo was late and left a mark.
61'⚡ Claudio Bordón wins the ball in midfield...
61'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
61'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
61'...hits it with everything he has...
61'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Claudio Bordón makes no mistake. 2-1.
63'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
64'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
68'⚡ Nicolás Pomilio surges down the wing dangerously...
68'...Nicolás Pomilio reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
68'...whips the cross into the box...
68'...Rodolfo Encina beats the defender in the air...
68'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Rodolfo Encina smashes it home. 3-1.
69'Elías Kozlowski collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
70'The the home side press bites out wide; the away side start to lose their clarity. Adjustments are on the way.
71'Tactical foul from Tomi Sotelo; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
71'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Tomi Sotelo! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
76'🎯 Emiliano Lera runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
76'...hits it with his left foot...
76'Emiliano Lera tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
78'Máximo Simeone takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
79'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
81'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Time to look forward now.
83'Claudio Bordón plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
84'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
86'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
87'Felipe Bardi darts in behind and Leonel Izquierdo plays the striker in with a superb ball.
88'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The margin for error is tiny.
89'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next.