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 between the lines.
2'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
6'Rocco Quintero arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
6'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
7'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
8'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
8'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
9'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The dressing room will have the final say.
10'Fabián Cazón cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
15'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. The weather is playing its part.
20'Benicio Arestizabal darts in behind and Sebastian Funes plays the striker in with a superb ball.
21'Loly Pérez sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
21'🎯 Loly Pérez carries the ball forward...
21'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
25'Mario Cadel darts in behind and Liam Calligaris plays the striker in with a superb ball.
26'⚡ Liam Calligaris wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
26'...the counter is lethal, Liam Calligaris runs the length of the pitch...
26'...slips in Lucio Schmidt, who has arrived through the middle...
26'...Lucio Schmidt finishes first time...
26'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Lucio Schmidt wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
28'Interception by the home side from inside their own half; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The next one could be decisive.
32'Roberto Marchetti arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
32'🟨 Roberto Marchetti goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
33'The the away side press bites in the inside channel; the home side start to lose their clarity.
34'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
37'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
38'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The ball is starting to burn.
42'Deft touch from Wilfredo Peña: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
43'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
44'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
45'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass around the D.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
54'🎯 Wilfredo Peña runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
54'...hits it with his left foot...
54'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The second half promises a different story.
58'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The second half promises a different story.
60'🎯 Rodolfo Sperandio carries the ball forward...
60'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
60'The effort from Rodolfo Sperandio goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
62'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. You can feel the tension from early on.
65'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. There's noise all around the ground.
66'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
68'Rodolfo Sperandio accelerates in the inside channel and the counter starts to take shape.
70'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
71'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
72'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
72'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Rocco Quintero! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
73'Víctor Scorza went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
73'🟨 Víctor Scorza earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
74'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
75'🎯 Wilfredo Peña runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
75'...hits it with his left foot...
75'Wilfredo Peña unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
77'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
79'Benicio Arestizabal collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
82'Benicio Arestizabal drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
86'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Rodolfo Sperandio closed the door. The fine details told.
89'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
90'With the last ball kicked, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.
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