80Chiefs trying one more time, Masaga is tackled off the ball chasing his own chip. Chiefs running free here, and the defence is half-hearted from the Lions, they know they have the win... and Muliaina is in for the try! TRY CHIEFS! it's under the posts too, and the Chiefs have nicked a bonus point! 33-27! They need a big win in Durban next week though, to stand any chance of a semi-final spot. Cheers from Joburg!
79Here come the Chiefs one more time, and now they get it together. Donald grubbers through and picks up, Masaga is there to take the offload, and dots down under the posts. TRY CHIEFS! 33-20!
78Terrific kick by Jonck into the Chiefs' 22.
77Penalty to the Chiefs on the Lions 22, and Rose is sent to the bin. It hardly matters though. Another turnover, Ludik clears.
76Waqaseduadua takes it in at pace, but it's turned over again, and Jonck clears.
74Donald pumps a penalty into the Lions 22, and then the Lions knock it on in the contest. Chiefs scrum, can they at least salvage consolation? they are working furiously down the right.
72PENALTY LIONS! 33-13 - the Chiefs' torture continues...
71rose out to Noble from the restart, and he grubbers then picks it up 20m ahead, and then a Chief is caught lying on at the tackle.
69PENALTY LIONS! 30-13! that's the ball-game, and the Chiefs will need to score big in Durban next week.
68catch and drive from the Lions, the maul rolling so well, up to 3m from the line, and a penalty for colapsing the maul. Rose lines it up...
67Donald throws a no-look pass inside and it is intercepted! A great break! Out now to benjamin on the right, nearly home, but his inside pass is tipped into touch by Masaga.
66Good ball out to Masaga as the Chiefs try to open it up, but he is team-tackled into touch.
64here's quick ball though, and it counts! Out it goes through the hands to masaga, and the tournament's deadliest finisher is home! TRY CHIEFS! 27-18! but no... Ben May is caught stepping on the head of Van Niekerk, and is sent off! Penalty Lions, and that's the game-turning moment... May could have cost his team their season here.
63Better line-out from the Chiefs, and Masaga makes good ground. here's ahead of steam. De Malmanche is wrapped up though, and the ball is slow again. They are really missing Leonard.
62the Lions defence is brilliant, up in the Chiefs' faces every time. But Muliaina dances through now, then out to Anesi, this is dangerous. A couple of quick rucks, out to Sweeney, but he has no room, and Van Niekerk steals it, to Alberts, but he kicks it away...
60A paiur of knock-ons yields a Chiefs scrum... can the visitors last in the this evening air? Their scrum and line-out are struggling.
59Another Chiefs line-out pilfered, and Van Schalkwyk tries a l ong drop goal, but it's just wide.
58and the Lions turn over the line-out, but then concede a penalty in the tackle. Anesi takes it up to the Lions 22. Out it goes, a good loop from Latimer, but he spills the pass.
57Van Schalkwyk clears from the restart excellently.
55Fabulous conversion by Rose! 27-13!
54Terrific tackle on Sweeney! Grobelaar kicks ahead, Masaga covers and earns a free-kick. It's kicked away, then returned by Van der Merwe brilliantly into the Chiefs' 22. Van Niekerk takes it on, and it's out to Grobelaar for a TY LIONS! 25-13 - are the chiefs dead and buried?
52Muliaina incredibly recovers his own kick! Brilliant stuff, a diving take. Bruce tries to crash through, but the Lions defence has been excellent.
50Muliaina takes a crash ball off the line-out, but then Messam loses the ball in contact. Kicked downfield by Van Schalkwyk, Masaga runs it back with furious pace, but holds on in the tackle.
49Penalty Chiefs at scrum-time now, and Donald boots it away.
48Donald's kick is charged down, and Van Schalkwyk gets it... but there's been a knock-on from the Lions at the preceding line-out, so advantage gives the chiefs a scrum.
47Chiefs lose a line-out! But Nutbrown turns it back over. Donald clears to the open side. Rose pumps it back, and Donald puts it out on the full.
46Clever kick through by Van Schalkwyk, and Sweeney is caught in his own 22. free-kick, tapped, the Lions upping the pace... but Benjamin spills it.
45PENALTY LIONS! 20-13 - the Chiefs' play-off hopes fading fast here.
44Penalty to the Lions at the scrum with the Chiefs props popping up. Is it within Rose's range? Let's see...
43 A clean break! Ludik through... but from a forward pass!
42Not much comes from it though, and the Lions get a scrum for a knock on.
41SECOND HALF: Van Schalkwyk gets rid of the ball well from the restart, but not far, Chiefs get an attacking line-out.
40Not much more from the Chiefs, and that's half-time! The Chiefs need to wake up in the second half, or their play-off dreams are surely over. can they? Join us in ten!
39Superb conversion by Rose! 17-13!
38Line-out stolen by the Lions though, but they hammer it downfield singularly unimaginatively. Chiefs hammer it back, Rose breaks! Van Niekerk takes it on superbly, back out right to Alberts! TRY LIONS! 15-13!
36No. Penalty Chiefs for dropping the bind.
35But not all good for the Cheifs yet. Nutbrown spills a high ball on his own 22, can the Lions pounce?
34PENALTY CHIEFS! Mostert penalised for wrapping his arm around the neck of a Chiefs player in a maul, and Donald slots it. 10-13!
33Chiefs really have the momentum now. A little aerial ping-pong, won with an excellent bouncing touch finder from Muliaina.
31TRY CHIEFS! De Malmanche peels off the back of a maul and scores a simple try. Donald lands the kick, and we're back at 10-10!
30Again Sivivatu with a half-break, and the Lions are penalised for going off their feet. Sivivatu and Lauaki are both off injured now, will the replacements be up to the task? penalty to the corner.
28Sivivatu makes a half-break now, and Donald chips ahead. rose covers, but slides over his own line, and the Chiefs have a 5m scrum.
27The ball is so slow though, and after several rucks, it's turned over and cleared by the home team.
25Nutbrown picks the ball up from the back of a Lions scrum, and Lauaki takes it on. Slow ball for the Cheifs though. Sweeney does well to make ground.
24Quite a few dodgy scrums here, three resets on this one alone. On the fourth one, Jonck breaks cleanly down the blind side, then kicks ahead, but Muliaina gets there in time.
23Nutbrown does well, another break. Sweeney now, the Chiefs starting to flow. On the Lions 22. Sivivatu combines well with Lauaki and Nutbrown... but Donald's chip kick is marked by Rose.
21A free-kick to the Chiefs at the scrum and Donald clears. Not to ntouch though, and Benjamin can't take it cleanly. rose runs it back, but turnover. Bruce into the midfield, and he wins a free-kick with the Lions not rolling away.
20Penalty kicked to the corner... but then the throw in is not straight from the Lions! Atrocious!
19Fourie makes a blistering break down the left, through two or three high tackles. Out it goes to Alberts, but the pass is forward, so we come back for the penalty.
17A moment of lunacy from Messam, who leaves Masaga stranded on the short side, and running the ball to touch. Lions throw on the Chiefs 22.
16PENALTY CHIEFS! 10-3!
15Nutbrown accelerates through a gap in the line-out, but the ball is turned over. Van Schalkwyk clears, but his chasers were in front of him, and Donald can have a shot for the posts...
14Not much of a game so far, it has to be said. the boot is dominating, as are the tackles. Lions throw in their own 22 after a booming kick from Donald.
12Masaga tears a hole in the Lions defence, then Lauaki takes it to 5m out, but the final move goes to ground, and Van Schalkwyk clears to half-way.
11Here come the mental fragilities of the home side though - rose blatantly carries the ball back into the 22 before giving to Van Schalkwyk, and the fly-half boots it directly to touch.
10Rose lands the easy conversion. 10-0!
9A clean break by Alberts off the scrum! He steams through, excellent tackle from masaga, but Jonck, called at the last minute for Vermaak, is on hand to take it, and the Lions score! TRY LIONS! 8-0!
7Chiefs not really in this so far, Van Schalkwyk keeping them well away with some kicks. But the visitors win their first free-kick, and out it goes, Bruce grubbers through, just too far for Masaga.