1'First whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly patiently.
3'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
4'🎯 Thiago Feldman carries the ball forward...
4'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
4'Thiago Feldman fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
7'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
8'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
9'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
11'Quick transition: Pedro Silverman looks up and searches for the right pass.
14'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
15'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
16'Venomous through ball from Turco Adamczyk; the away side were caught cold.
17'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
18'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
21'Vicente Viani arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. There's noise all around the ground.
21'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
22'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
23'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The crowd get it straight away.
25'The home side move it about sensibly, with Oliverio Torres as the side's compass.
28'🎯 Vicente Viani runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
28'...hits it with his left foot...
28'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Nothing is settled yet.
30'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
32'Tato Almada accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape. Adjustments are on the way.
35'Facundo Talamonti slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
36'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
39'Interception by the home side right in front of the dugouts; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
40'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
42'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
43'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. There's still a game on here.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'Interception by the home side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game. There's noise all around the ground.
52'Omar Salcedo cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
53'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide. The margin for error is tiny.
54'Federico Tarantino plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
55'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
66'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
69'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
70'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post. The small details could decide this.
71'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
71'🟨 Iñaki Huber protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow. There's noise all around the ground.
72'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
72'🟨 Fair booking: Gregorio Rojo was late and left a mark.
73'The the away side press bites in behind the centre-back; the home side start to lose their clarity.
75'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
76'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
76'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Iñaki Huber! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
78'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
79'Ciro Berraondo goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
79'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
81'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder.
84'🎯 Tomás Carranza runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
84'...hits it with his left foot...
84'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Nothing is settled yet.
89'Tactical foul from Tomás Carranza; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
89'🟨 Tomás Carranza protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow. There'll be plenty to analyse.
90'The end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.