1'The referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. The opponent have to respond now.
2'Uriel Belaustegui darts in behind and Ronaldo Amezaga plays the striker in with a superb ball. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
3'🎯 Uriel Belaustegui carries the ball forward...
3'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
3'The effort from Uriel Belaustegui goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
6'Pass between the lines from Nicolás Jimenez; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
7'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
8'🎯 Ruso Briozzo carries the ball forward...
8'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
8'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. You can feel the tension in every yard.
10'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
12'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
13'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
14'Interception by the away side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
17'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal. The crowd get it straight away.
18'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
19'Ronaldo Amezaga slips a delicious through ball to Bauti Bertolini, who is perfectly set.
23'The effort from Salvador Simeone goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
25'Toño Méndez goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
29'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side. You can feel the tension from early on.
30'The home side move it about sensibly, with Sergio Gutiérrez as the side's compass.
31'⚡ Enrique Spagnoli picks up the ball a long way from goal...
31'...nobody closes him down...
31'...shapes to shoot...
31'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
31'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Enrique Spagnoli wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
32'Interception by the home side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
34'Enrique Spagnoli collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
35'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
36'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
38'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
42'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
43'Venomous through ball from Toño Méndez; the home side were caught cold.
44'🎯 Eric Zamora carries the ball forward...
44'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
44'The effort from Eric Zamora goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
45'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. Time to look forward now.
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. The league table is starting to do its sums.
47'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The margin for error is tiny.
48'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
50'Marcelo Beascoechea slips a delicious through ball to Quique Bonechi, who is perfectly set.
51'🎯 Eric Zamora carries the ball forward...
51'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
51'Eric Zamora tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
52'Ronaldo Amezaga arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. You can feel the tension in every yard.
55'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. There's noise all around the ground.
57'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
58'Bauti Bertolini sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
59'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
61'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The ball is starting to burn.
62'Bauti Bertolini goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
62'🟨 Bauti Bertolini protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
63'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity. You can feel the tension from early on.
64'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
66'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
68'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
69'🎯 Marcelo Beascoechea runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
69'...hits it with his left foot...
69'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
72'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
74'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left.
75'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision.
76'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. Nobody wants to give anything away.
77'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. Time to look forward now.
78'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
80'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. You can feel the tension in every yard.
81'🎯 Marcelo Beascoechea carries the ball forward...
81'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
81'Marcelo Beascoechea tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
83'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
84'Toño Méndez jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
85'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
89'Pass between the lines from Adrián Etcheverry; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
90'The final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.