1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
2'Pablo Vaccari finds exactly the right channel and leaves Giuliano Baigorri staring at goal.
3'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
4'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
6'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
6'🟨 Pablo Vaccari goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
8'🎯 Geremías Astigarraga runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
8'...hits it with his left foot...
8'Geremías Astigarraga tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The opponent have to respond now.
9'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
10'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. You can feel the tension in every yard.
14'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side. You can feel the tension from early on.
16'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. You can feel the tension in every yard.
22'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side. Nothing is settled yet.
23'Interception by the home side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
26'The home side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the away side from side to side.
27'Andrés Arechaga accelerates from inside their own half and the counter starts to take shape.
28'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
29'The away side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
30'🎯 Nico Montes runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
30'...hits it with his left foot...
30'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
32'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
35'Eduardo Aranzazu goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. The dressing room will have the final say.
35'🟥 🟥 STRAIGHT RED! Eduardo Aranzazu is sent off for a reckless challenge. His side are down to ten.
36'⚡ Simón Fernández picks up the ball a long way from goal...
36'...nobody closes him down...
36'...shapes to shoot...
36'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
36'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Simón Fernández smashes it home, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-0.
39'Nico Montes plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
41'The home side move it about sensibly, with Alan Benítez as the side's compass.
42'Venomous through ball from Alan Benítez; the away side were caught cold.
43'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
44'Nico Montes goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
45'Simón Fernández tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
50'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
53'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
55'Venomous through ball from Adolfo Schäfer; the away side were caught cold.
56'The the away side press bites from inside their own half; the home side start to lose their clarity.
57'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
59'Ignacio Prieto collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
60'Lisandro Cardozo tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. There's noise all around the ground.
61'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
62'Ignacio Prieto slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The margin for error is tiny.
65'⚡ Saúl Salvini wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
65'...the counter is lethal, Saúl Salvini runs the length of the pitch...
65'...slips in Tito Velasco, who has arrived through the middle...
65'...Tito Velasco finishes first time...
65'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Tito Velasco pokes it into the net. 2-0.
66'Saúl Salvini accelerates out wide and the counter starts to take shape. The ball is starting to burn.
68'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
69'Nico Montes goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
70'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
71'Ignacio Prieto sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The margin for error is tiny.
72'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
74'Nico Montes goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
75'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
76'Maximiliano Delgado nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
77'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
82'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
86'Pablo Vaccari threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
89'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.