1'With both benches watching closely, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
3'Ronaldo Saborido plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
11'Ronaldo Saborido slips a delicious through ball to Ángel Aronica, who is perfectly set. The ball is starting to burn.
13'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
13'🟨 Gerónimo Tagliafico goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
16'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
17'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
18'Gerónimo Tagliafico plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
23'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. There'll be plenty to analyse.
24'The away side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
25'🎯 Yair Echeverría carries the ball forward...
25'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
25'Yair Echeverría tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
27'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The managers are already taking notes.
28'The home side move it about sensibly, with Franco Jiménez as the side's compass.
29'🎯 Tobías Sarmiento runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
29'...hits it with his left foot...
29'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. This one could go either way.
32'Alan Lera jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. The weather is playing its part.
35'Tactical foul from Lucas Torres; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
35'🟨 Lucas Torres protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
43'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
44'Gerónimo Tagliafico tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story.
48'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. The league table is starting to do its sums.
50'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
52'Lucas Torres goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
52'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Lucas Torres! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
53'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
56'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
57'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
65'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. Time to look forward now.
69'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder.
73'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
74'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
77'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
78'Effort from a teammate between the lines; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
82'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. There's noise all around the ground.
84'Gino Siciliani accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape.
86'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. The league table is starting to do its sums.
88'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest. The margin for error is tiny.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at.