Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Decider ... the Wallabies steal victory from the British and Irish Lions. Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited
The Wallabies have pulled off a miraculous second Test escape act to break British and Irish hearts at Etihad Stadium and keep coach Robbie Deans in his job following a 16-15 victory.
| 1 Tries 0 | |
|---|---|
| Adam Ashley-Cooper 75' | |
| 1 Conversions0 | |
| Christian Lealiifano 77' | |
| 3 Penalties5 | |
| Christian Lealiifano 17' | Leigh Halfpenny 10' |
| Christian Lealiifano 24' | Leigh Halfpenny 28' |
| Christian Lealiifano 37' | Leigh Halfpenny 33' |
| Leigh Halfpenny 40' | |
| Leigh Halfpenny 64' | |
Lions fans were poised to celebrate the end of a 16-year drought leading with radar boot Leigh Halfpenny lining up a match-winning 50m penalty attempt on fulltime but the Welsh fullback dramatically left it short.
It handed Australia an epic win and sends the nerve-wracking series into a decider at Sydney's ANZ Stadium next Saturday night.
Highlighting the closeness between the two sides, it's the second straight week a missed penalty at the death has cost the result.
Re-live all the action with Match Centre, featuring video highlights and LEXUS Poll.
Halfpenny had kicked five from six before then and had put the Lions into a 15-9 lead with 18 minutes left of the brutal encounter in front of a ground record crowd of 56,775.
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Australia had appeared to pull the game out of the fire when James O'Connor, who again endured a mixed display at No.10, put Adam Ashley-Cooper over for the only try of the match with five minutes left.
Christian Lealiifano, who finished with four from four with the boot, coolly stepped up and slotted the angled conversion for the one-point lead.
Deans heaped praise on Lealiifano for his nerves of steel in potting the conversion of Ashley-Cooper's late try.
"He's class, it was remarkable on debut because it was his debut. To deal with that sort of pressure as calmly as he did - he's clearly got a big future,'' Deans said.
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
The Wallabies had probed hard throughout but largely failed to get the ball to superstar winger Israel Folau, before he lit up the match in the final 15 minutes.
It was one of Folau's bursts into the Lions 22 which laid the platform for Ashley-Cooper's pivotal try.
While Folau was again the most dangerous player on the ground, halfback Will Genia overcame knee soreness to be a justified man of the match.
A relieved Deans backed Horwill's late calls to pack scrums near the Lions line instead of going for penalty goals, and said he was screaming for the same decision in the coaches' box.
"I'm very proud; it doesn't get any bigger than that," said Deans.
"They knew the context, they knew that if they weren't successful in scoring, not just a penalty but a try and converting, that the series would be done."
Lions coach Warren Gatland shielded Halfpenny, who also hit the crossbar with a 45m attempt in the opening minutes, from any blame.
"He just didn't strike that one well enough," he said. "He's disappointed with himself but he still kicked very well."
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Wallabies force Lions to decider
Dengan url
http://beritaolahragakuat.blogspot.com/2013/06/wallabies-force-lions-to-decider.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Wallabies force Lions to decider
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Wallabies force Lions to decider
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar