1'With the stadium roaring, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly patiently.
2'Interception by the home side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
6'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. Now the ball will do the talking.
7'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.
10'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
12'Chacho Bonansea thinks a step ahead and finds Ethan Spinetta in the hot zone.
13'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
19'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
20'Pass between the lines from Hernán Vivanco; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
22'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
23'Turco Arcuri slips a delicious through ball to Damian Schulz, who is perfectly set.
24'⚡ Fabián Ulloa wins the ball in midfield...
24'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
24'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
24'...hits it with everything he has...
24'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Fabián Ulloa roars with delight. 0-1.
25'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
26'Scuffed shot from Fede Calabria; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
29'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
30'🎯 Fabián Ulloa runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
30'...hits it with his left foot...
30'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
31'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The league table is starting to do its sums.
33'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Ethan Spinetta stands over the ball...
33'...the wall lines up, Ethan Spinetta eyes up the goal...
33'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
33'...Lorenzo Salvatierra appears between the centre-backs...
33'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Lorenzo Salvatierra wheels away in celebration. 1-1.
35'The the home side press bites through the middle; the away side start to lose their clarity.
36'The home side move it about sensibly, with Tato Rodríguez as the side's compass.
37'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
38'Interception by the away side down the right; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
40'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
41'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
42'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
44'🎯 Ethan Spinetta runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
44'...hits it with his left foot...
44'Ethan Spinetta hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
45'Turco Domínguez goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. It's being played with gritted teeth.
46'As the heart rates come down, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
48'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
49'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
49'🟨 Yellow card for Rafael Arichabaleta; the referee draws the line.
50'Pancho Nowicki went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
50'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
51'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
53'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
55'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
62'The home side move it about sensibly, with Dante Camargo as the side's compass.
63'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
65'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
66'Diogo Sequeira slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
68'Agustín Petrovic thinks a step ahead and finds Damian Schulz in the hot zone.
69'🎯 Diogo Sequeira runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
69'...hits it with his left foot...
69'The effort from Diogo Sequeira goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
70'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
73'Venomous through ball from Turco Arcuri; the home side were caught cold.
74'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
78'⚡ Noé Haddad plays it short to Fede Calabria...
78'...Fede Calabria returns it first time...
78'...Noé Haddad completes the one-two and he's clean through...
78'...Fede Calabria shoots...
78'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Fede Calabria smashes it home. 2-1.
82'🎯 Santino Bartolozzi carries the ball forward...
82'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
82'Santino Bartolozzi sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
83'Fabián Ulloa went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
83'🟨 Fair booking: Fabián Ulloa was late and left a mark.
85'Lorenzo Salvatierra darts in behind and Noé Haddad plays the striker in with a superb ball.
86'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
87'⚡ Hernán Vivanco plays it short to Ethan Spinetta...
87'...Ethan Spinetta returns it first time...
87'...Hernán Vivanco completes the one-two and he's clean through...
87'...Ethan Spinetta shoots...
87'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Ethan Spinetta makes no mistake. 3-1.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. The crowd get it straight away.