1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
8'The home side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. It's being played with gritted teeth.
11'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
12'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
13'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Tincho Currás.
14'The the away side press bites right in front of the dugouts; the home side start to lose their clarity. This game calls for calm heads.
17'Alejandro Romano jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
18'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
19'Leonel Rinaldi wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can.
21'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
22'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity.
25'Alejandro Romano slips a delicious through ball to Pablo Ávila, who is perfectly set.
26'Lisandro Torres goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
27'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
28'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide. The away side have to respond now.
29'Roberto Cabrera goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
30'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
33'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
34'Chacho Neumann goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
34'🟨 Chacho Neumann went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
35'🎯 Toto Gómez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
35'...hits it with his left foot...
35'Toto Gómez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
36'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
37'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
39'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. There'll be plenty to analyse.
40'🎯 Emanuel Lobos runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
40'...hits it with his left foot...
40'Effort from a teammate through the middle; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Adjustments are on the way.
41'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. Now the ball will do the talking.
42'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
43'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side. The home side are in a much better position after that.
44'Interception by the away side in behind the centre-back; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'⚡ Emanuel Lobos plays it short to Toto Gómez...
48'...Toto Gómez returns it first time...
48'...Emanuel Lobos completes the one-two and he's clean through...
48'...Toto Gómez shoots...
48'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Up pops Toto Gómez to score. 1-0.
51'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
52'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
56'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
56'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
57'Elías Borinaga goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
58'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
60'Toto Gómez accelerates in behind the holding midfielder and the counter starts to take shape.
62'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
64'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
66'Toto Gómez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
66'🎯 Toto Gómez carries the ball forward...
66'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
67'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
69'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
81'⚡ Emanuel Lobos wins the ball in midfield...
81'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
81'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
81'...hits it with everything he has...
81'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Emanuel Lobos pokes it into the net, dinking it over the keeper. 2-0.
83'Andrés Vargas slips a delicious through ball to Lisandro Torres, who is perfectly set. The weather is playing its part.
84'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe.
86'Nazareno Rubio darts in behind and Tincho Currás plays the striker in with a superb ball. The managers are already taking notes.
87'🎯 Pablo Ávila carries the ball forward...
87'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
87'Pablo Ávila tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. Nobody wants to give anything away.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon. The second half promises a different story.
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