1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right.
3'Vito Schäfer went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
5'Venomous through ball from Walter Aretini; the home side were caught cold.
6'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed. The weather is playing its part.
7'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left.
8'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
10'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
11'Adrián Nader went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
12'The the home side press bites in behind the centre-back; the away side start to lose their clarity. Time to look forward now.
16'The away side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
22'🎯 Zaid Del Castillo carries the ball forward...
22'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
22'Zaid Del Castillo sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
24'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
25'Sebastian Urquiza goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
27'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
32'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
34'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
35'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. There's a lot riding on this.
36'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
37'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Cris Halim.
38'The away side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. The away side are in a much better position after that.
40'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
41'Venomous through ball from Vito Abud; the away side were caught cold. This one could go either way.
42'🎯 Vito Schäfer runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
42'...hits it with his left foot...
42'Vito Schäfer unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
44'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
47'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. This one could go either way.
49'Mariano Granado went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
49'🟨 Mariano Granado went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
51'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. There's noise all around the ground.
54'Zaid Del Castillo threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side. There's a lot riding on this.
55'Roberto Quiroz went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
55'🟨 Yellow card for Roberto Quiroz; the referee draws the line.
57'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. Nothing is settled yet.
57'🟨 Levi Falcón goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. You can feel the tension in every yard.
58'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
62'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
64'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
65'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. Time to look forward now.
66'Camilo Cacciatore takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
70'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
72'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
73'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
74'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide.
75'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
76'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
80'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. There's a lot riding on this.
82'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
82'🟨 Yellow card for Sergio Tognola; the referee draws the line.
83'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
86'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
90'With the last ball kicked, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.
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