1'With a full-house atmosphere, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with first-time touches. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
2'The home side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
3'🎯 Thiago Costa runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
3'...hits it with his left foot...
3'Thiago Costa sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
4'The away side move it about sensibly, with Bautista Zacarías as the side's compass.
5'Sandro Arroyo collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
6'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
9'Maicol Caparros goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
10'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
11'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
13'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
14'Rodolfo Muñoz strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
15'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
16'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. The weather is playing its part.
17'Venomous through ball from Thiago Costa; the away side were caught cold.
18'Emiliano Acuña protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
19'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
20'The away side move it about sensibly, with Emiliano Acuña as the side's compass.
21'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The margin for error is tiny.
22'🎯 Esteban Peñaloza carries the ball forward...
22'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
22'Esteban Peñaloza strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
24'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
25'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
26'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
28'Octavio Amezua slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
29'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
30'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the away side.
31'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
32'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
34'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
39'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
41'The effort from Thiago Costa goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
42'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later. It's being played with gritted teeth.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story.
48'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
49'⚡ Beto Milán wins the ball in midfield...
49'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
49'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
49'...hits it with everything he has...
49'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Beto Milán smashes it home. 1-0.
54'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
55'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
55'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
56'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
57'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
60'Maicol Caparros hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
61'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
63'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
64'🎯 Polaco Basile carries the ball forward...
64'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
64'It fell perfectly for Polaco Basile, who hit it with heart and boot.
65'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
65'🟨 Joaco Villafañe went in hard and pays for it with a booking. The league table is starting to do its sums.
66'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the final third.
70'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Negro Zorzi.
71'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
72'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
73'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
75'Beto Milán reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
78'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
80'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. Now the ball will do the talking.
81'🎯 Joaco Villafañe carries the ball forward...
81'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
81'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
84'Interception by the home side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
89'⚡ Aníbal Aldecoa plays it short to Ricardo Medina...
89'...Ricardo Medina returns it first time...
89'...Aníbal Aldecoa completes the one-two and he's clean through...
89'...Ricardo Medina shoots...
89'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Ricardo Medina pokes it into the net, into the top corner, unstoppable for the keeper. 2-0.
90'With the last ball kicked, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
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