1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right.
2'Enrique Peralta tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
5'Tactical foul from Enrique Aboud; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The story is only just beginning.
5'🟨 Enrique Aboud goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
6'Saúl Ortelli goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
6'⚽ ⚽ A STUNNER FROM DISTANCE! Leonel Urquiza lets fly from outside the box and finds the top corner. 1-0.
9'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
11'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
12'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
12'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
13'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 feel the tension in every yard.
14'🎯 Ángel Romano carries the ball forward...
14'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
14'Ángel Romano fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
14'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
15'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
17'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
18'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
19'Kiki Iturriaga arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
19'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
19'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. The team are in a much better position after that.
20'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The fine details told.
20'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
22'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
22'🧤 Tano Serpa heads it from the corner and Facundo Pirelli gathers at the second attempt.
23'Pepe Puentes tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
23'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
26'Chino Salvi goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
26'🟨 Chino Salvi went in hard and pays for it with a booking. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
27'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Ronaldo Arroyo. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
28'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
29'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
30'Pablo Zanardi tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
30'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
30'🧤 Pablo Zanardi heads it from the corner and Leandro Bardi gathers at the second attempt.
31'Lucas Bruno protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
34'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
37'Ramon Suárez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
37'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
38'Enrique Peralta goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
38'🚨 PENALTY! A foul inside the box and the referee points to the spot. Kiki Iturriaga will take it.
38'🧤 PENALTY SAVED BY Leandro Bardi! He guesses right and denies Kiki Iturriaga.
41'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
42'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
43'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
45'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right.
46'End of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix. This game calls for calm heads.
47'Pablo Zanardi went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. Now the ball will do the talking.
48'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
50'Omar Antonelli arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
50'The the home side press bites in the final third; the away side start to lose their clarity.
51'Enrique Aboud goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
53'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
56'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
57'Lucas Bruno goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
57'🟨 Yellow card for Lucas Bruno; the referee draws the line.
60'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
61'Ramon Suárez tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
61'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
65'Sebastian Argento tries his luck from distance, but it sails over the bar.
66'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the centre-back. The dressing room will have the final say.
68'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
70'The effort from Tano Serpa goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The next one could be decisive.
70'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
71'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
71'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
72'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
73'Omar Antonelli plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The crowd get it straight away.
75'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
75'Omar Antonelli gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
77'🎯 Misael Bertola runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
77'...hits it with his left foot...
77'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The ball is starting to burn.
77'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
77'Chino Salvi gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
78'⛳ Corner. Kiki Iturriaga goes over to take it.
82'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
83'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
84'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
84'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
84'Enrique Aboud gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
85'Pepe Puentes slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
86'Leonel Urquiza arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
87'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
87'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
87'🎯 Tano Serpa runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
87'...hits it with his left foot...
87'The effort from Tano Serpa goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
87'Elián Gándara gets a head to the corner, but it drifts just wide of the post.
88'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
88'⛳ Corner. Salvador Venturini goes over to take it.
89'Chino Salvi protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
89'🎯 Free kick just outside the box. Enrique Aboud lines it up to go direct.
89'🧱 Free kick from Enrique Aboud: it hits the wall and the danger passes.
90'After ninety intense minutes, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.