1'With the stadium roaring, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim through the middle.
2'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
3'🎯 Edu Bossi carries the ball forward...
3'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
3'It fell perfectly for Edu Bossi, who hit it with heart and boot.
4'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
6'Tactical foul from Benicio Cortés; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
6'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
8'🎯 Gregorio Boem carries the ball forward...
8'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
8'Gregorio Boem tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The next one could be decisive.
11'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
15'Interception by the away side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
19'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Bastian Altolaguirre stands over the ball...
19'...the wall lines up, Bastian Altolaguirre eyes up the goal...
19'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
19'...Thiago Guerrero appears between the centre-backs...
19'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Thiago Guerrero wheels away in celebration. 0-1.
21'Eric Vivaldi thinks a step ahead and finds Tomás Torres in the hot zone.
22'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
23'Benicio Cortés went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
23'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Benicio Cortés! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
27'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side.
28'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
30'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
31'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
33'🎯 Fernando Mancini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
33'...hits it with his left foot...
33'Fernando Mancini tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. There's still a game on here.
36'The effort from Gerardo Quintero goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
38'The home side move it about sensibly, with Eric Vivaldi as the side's compass.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
49'Brian Estévez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
52'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. Nobody wants to give anything away.
54'Thiago Guerrero drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. You can feel the tension in every yard.
55'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The story is only just beginning.
59'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the centre-back.
60'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
61'Tomás Torres takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
62'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
63'🎯 Ramon Puentes runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
63'...hits it with his left foot...
63'It fell perfectly for Ramon Puentes, who hit it with heart and boot.
65'Zaid Flores cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
74'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
79'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
81'🎯 Valentino Spada runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
81'...hits it with his left foot...
81'The effort from Valentino Spada goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The small details could decide this.
83'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
84'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
85'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass right in front of the dugouts.
87'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
90'With no margin left at all, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next. The managers are already taking notes.
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