1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the left.
6'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
8'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The dressing room will have the final say.
8'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. There'll be plenty to analyse.
9'Stefano Díaz goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
9'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Stefano Díaz! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
11'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The dressing room will have the final say.
13'Fabián Ordoñez fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. You can feel the tension from early on.
14'Milton Guerra takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
16'Máximo Domínguez threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
17'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
17'🟨 Yellow card for Tiziano Bonifazi; the referee draws the line.
18'Lorenzo Vianello arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
18'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
19'Máximo Domínguez sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. You can feel the tension in every yard.
21'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass on the edge of the box.
24'🎯 Nicolás Vilas carries the ball forward...
24'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
24'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The story is only just beginning.
25'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder.
26'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
28'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
30'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
32'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
33'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. The league table is starting to do its sums.
34'Joaquín Bellandi finds exactly the right channel and leaves Gianni Saborido staring at goal.
35'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
36'⚡ Gianluca Azkue wins the ball in midfield...
36'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
36'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
36'...hits it with everything he has...
36'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Gianluca Azkue roars with delight. 1-0.
37'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
38'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
40'🎯 Gianni Saborido carries the ball forward...
40'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
40'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. The weather is playing its part.
42'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
43'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
44'🎯 Leonardo Bruschi carries the ball forward...
44'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
44'Leonardo Bruschi sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
46'As the heart rates come down, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
47'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
48'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
49'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
52'Tiziano Bonifazi goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
53'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
53'...Zaid Nogués pounces on the gift...
53'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
53'...places it at the far post...
53'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Zaid Nogués wheels away in celebration. 2-0.
54'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
57'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
60'Pass between the lines from Lalo Arriaga; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
61'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. There's a lot riding on this.
66'Daniel Bianchi accelerates in behind the holding midfielder and the counter starts to take shape.
68'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
72'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
74'Mateo Rojo goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
77'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
79'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. Adjustments are on the way.
81'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
82'Loly Casal takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
85'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
86'Tactical foul from Tiziano Bonifazi; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The second half promises a different story.
86'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Tiziano Bonifazi! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
87'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
88'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
89'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
89'...Zaid Nogués pounces on the gift...
89'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
89'...places it at the far post...
89'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Zaid Nogués smashes it home. 3-0.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.