1'First whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with no messing about.
3'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
4'🎯 Cataldo Verde runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
4'...hits it with his left foot...
4'Effort from a teammate between the lines; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
8'The away side move it about sensibly, with Vidal Sacchetti as the side's compass.
9'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
13'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
15'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
16'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Carlos Caruso stands over the ball...
16'...the wall lines up, Carlos Caruso eyes up the goal...
16'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
16'...Eduardo Ortega appears between the centre-backs...
16'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Eduardo Ortega wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
18'Isaac Hidalgo cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
20'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The story is only just beginning.
21'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
22'🎯 Calleo Bisi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
22'...hits it with his left foot...
22'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
23'Octavio Farías takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
27'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. There's a lot riding on this.
28'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The dressing room will have the final say.
32'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
33'⚡ Ricardo Tonon wins the ball in midfield...
33'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
33'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
33'...hits it with everything he has...
33'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Ricardo Tonon wheels away in celebration, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 1-1.
37'Pepe Zubeldía goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
38'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
41'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
44'Sebastián Bertolini thinks a step ahead and finds Carlos Caruso in the hot zone.
45'Octavio Farías jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
46'As the heart rates come down, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix. The dressing room will have the final say.
48'Venomous through ball from Marcos Figueroa; the away side were caught cold. Now the ball will do the talking.
49'⚡ Isaac Hidalgo surges down the wing dangerously...
49'...Isaac Hidalgo reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
49'...whips the cross into the box...
49'...Cataldo Verde beats the defender in the air...
49'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Cataldo Verde makes no mistake, under the keeper's body. 2-1.
50'Fernando Berman darts in behind and Octavio Farías plays the striker in with a superb ball.
51'The the home side press bites from inside their own half; the away side start to lose their clarity.
53'The home side manage the ball patiently, shifting the away side from side to side.
54'Venomous through ball from Carlos Caruso; the away side were caught cold.
55'⚡ Eduardo Ortega picks up the ball a long way from goal...
55'...nobody closes him down...
55'...shapes to shoot...
55'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
55'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Eduardo Ortega wheels away in celebration, through the keeper's legs. 3-1.
56'Octavio Farías darts in behind and Ricardo Tonon plays the striker in with a superb ball.
57'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
58'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
59'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
64'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
66'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
69'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
72'Cataldo Verde slips a delicious through ball to Eduardo Ortega, who is perfectly set.
74'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The league table is starting to do its sums.
76'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. This game calls for calm heads.
78'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
79'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Nobody wants to give anything away.
82'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal. The team are in a much better position after that.
83'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
88'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.
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