Final Score: Wellington 6 Lions 23

80 min: Despite a rather tame second-half show, it's a crucial victory for the Lions even though Wellington were missing most of their All Black candidates and there were several positives for the team, the biggest being the effort and commitment in defence.

79 min: It's comfortable now for the Lions and a job well done after the weekend defeat.

77 min: TRY THOMAS - With the home side napping, Thomas picks up and boots 40 yards towards the line and wins the chase to touch down with O'Driscoll and Jones also there in case he had not made it. Wilkinson adds the two points and it's 23-6 Lions.

76 min: A sweeping move with better handling takes the Lions to within five yards of the home line but Kinikinilau interceps a pass meant for Robinson.

75 min: Wilkinson makes a break through the middle and finds O'Driscoll as the Lions make a late surge.

73 min: The Lions have made 14 handling errors so far as Matt Stevens replaces White and this statistic has contributed largely to a bitty performance.

71 min: Andrews knocks forward just inside his own 10-yard line and the Lions have another chance to exert pressure and kill off the game with another try.

69 min: Lions lose the line-out ball again and McDonnell pounces on the loose ball and clears to touch.

67 min: Lewsey goes off for the Lions to allow Shane Horgan on and Robinson moves to full-back.

66 min: The Lions are pouring forward again but more sloppy handling allows Wellington to relieve the pressure with a scrum.

64 min: Jones is immediately into the action, releasing O'Driscoll down the middle but he runs into a packed defence.

62 min: Stephen Jones comes in at fly-half, Wilkinson moves to centre and Henson is withdrawn. Could this be a sign of a possible Test formation?

60 min: Wellington are under pressure again but Julian White is penalised at the scrum 10 yards from the home line.

58 min: Wellington are penalised at the breakdown just outside the 10-yard line but Wilkinson fails with another penalty.

56 min: Lions respond with a period of possession to take the sting out of the home side and Wilkinson concludes with a kick deep into the 22.

54 min: Nonu's move with Kinikinilau only results in a penalty for the Lions for crossing.

53 min: Wellington make little progress from the scrum but get another put-in as the Lions are forced to defend stoutly five yards from their own line.

52 min: Kay wins the Wellington throw but the Lions are penalised for closing the gaps and Wellington opt for the scrum.

50 min: Nonu skips past Thomas on the outside and chips towards the corner only for Lewsey to come across and force the ball into touch.

48 min: Sustained pressure at last from Wellington and McDonnell is stopped a yard short of the Lions line but the tourists escape when the ref awards a penalty, giving Wilkinson a chance to clear to the 10-yard line.

46 min: Paku boots deep into Lions territory to relieve more pressure and gives Wellington the scrum put-in for a minor infringement by Wilkinson on a quick throw.

44 min: Peel drives to the Wellington line but is held up and when Wilkinson spins the ball wide, Wellington are offside as they close down Lewsey. Wilkinson extends the lead to 10 points.

42 min: Jason Robinson makes a rare burst but is caught by Nonu and Back knocks on when he tries to pick the ball up in support.

41 min: Gopperth starts the half for Wellington, a shade fortunate to be only seven points behind. The Lions must be ruthless in attack in this period.

Half-time: Wellington 6 Lions 13

38 min: PEN GOPPERTH - The Lions give away a sloppy penalty as half-time approaches and Gopperth makes no mistake to remind the tourists there is still plenty of work to do to win the game.

38 min: The try is no more than the Lions deserve after they have dominated possession and territory in the first half.

36 min: TRY JENKINS - Wellington are trapped again inside their own 22 and Gopperth relieves the pressure with a kick for touch. From the throw Dwayne Peel makes a lightning break, feeds inside to Corry and Jenkins is storming on his shoulder to take the pass and go for the line. Wlikinson adds the conversion with ease.

34 min: The throw is not taken cleanly and Wellington boot clear for Lewsey to pick up at the 10-yard line.

33 min: Herring is penalised inside his own 22 and Wilkinson pokes the penalty right into the corner flag for a Shane Byrne throw-in.

32 min: The Lions front five push Wellington back to their own line and Weepu is forced to hook into touch from behind the line.

30 min: Lions storm back and Corry picks up a pass 10 yards out and rumbles to the line but is stopped a yard short and Ben Kay cannot pick up the loose ball with the try-line begging and a great chance is lost.

29 min: The penalty has given the home side some much-needed impetus and Kinikinilau scampers past Thomas down the left but his chip kick goes into touch.

27 min: PEN GOPPERTH - Back is penalised for an infringement on the ground and Jimmy Gopperth slots a penalty from 40 yards to reduce the deficit.

26 min: Lions have dominated the opening period with Wellington yet to mount a serious attack on the Lions line. Simon Easterby goes down but recovers quickly after treatment.

23 min: PEN WILKINSON - Wellington are forced to infringe as the scrum is pushed back under the pressure and Wilkinson makes no mistake.

22 min: Wellington survive wave after wave of Lions attacks when they are awarded a penalty in front of their own posts when the Lions come in from the side.

20 min: Lions keep the pressure on with Wellington penned inside their own 22 and Paku is forced to clear to touch as Brian O'Driscoll tries to charge down the kick.

18 min: Wilkinson's steepling high punt is followed up brilliantly by Gethin Jenkins and his pressure on the catcher wins possession from the scrum.

16 min: Wellington were penalised anyway but Wilkinson fails to extend the lead to six points as his 45-yard penalty is pushed to the left of the posts.

15 min: Henson steps outside his man and feeds Thomas on the opverlap wbut the Welsh winger slips over as he tries to pass to Lewsey outside him, who would have had a clear run to the line.

13 min: Henson kicks deep to push Wellington back inside their own 22 and pressure is on their line-out throwing and Lions win scrappy ball. The momentum is lost when Henson fails to take crash ball from Wilkinson.

11 min: Wellington get inside Lions territory for the first time in the match but the kick through only finds Josh Lewsey, who punts way downfield to keep the pressure back on the home side.

8 min: PEN WILKINSON - Wilkinson throws a loose pass which Corry misses but the ref rules the back row was taken out off the ball. Wilkinson slots an easy penalty.

8 min: The touch judge comes on again and Tuipolotu gets the earning for a late hit on Wilkinson. The ref warns both captains the next offender will go in the sin-bin.

7 min: Lions run from deep through Gavin Henson, well supported by Neil Back. Lions win the ball at the breakdown and feed it back to Henson, who like Wilkinson, is also wide with the drop goal attempt.

5 min: The touch judge enters the field to speak to the referee and Martin Corry is spoken to for an off-the-ball swing at a Wellington player. He escapes with a telling-off.

3 min: Lions move the ball out wide and Gareth Thomas evades one tackle but is forced into touch as he sprints for the corner. Good start by the Lions.

2 min: Lions win the ball straight from Jonny Wilkinson's kick-off and the ball is fed back to Wilkinson on the 22 but his drop goal attempt sails wide.

1 min: There's a big crowd of around 40,000 at the Cake Tin for a game the Lions cannot afford to lose if they don't want their build-up to next week's first Test to go off the rails.