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Final Score: Otago 19 Lions 30
80 mins: The Lions win and were well on top for the final quarter at the House of Pain.
80 mins: Murphy tries to touch down a clever O'Gara kick but he is beaten to the ball by Pederson. Full-time.
80 mins: The hooter sounds but play continues. Shane Williams heads inside the home 22.
80 mins: O'Gara kicks to the corner but Easterby cannot control the ball.
79 mins: Dawson looks to send Hickie to the corner but he is bundled into touch.
78 mins: Sheridan drives forward but there has been a knock-on.
78 mins: Michael Owen is on replace Jones.
77 mins: O'Gara drifts a shot at goal wide.
77 mins: Jones is named man-of-the-match. Has he played his way into Woodward's test plans?
76 mins: Smith breaks clear but fails to find Dawson in support. However his side win a penalty.
75 mins: Horton loses the ball under pressure from Williams.
74 mins: Otago opt to drive forward and have knocked on.
73 mins: Easterby is offside. Penalty in the shadows of the Lions' posts.
72 mins: Murphy makes a vital interception as Otago look certain to score in the corner.
71 mins: Dawson makes a break but O'Callaghan is penalised for obstruction.
71 mins: More dazzling footwork from Williams takes the Lions forward.
70 mins: Ronan O'Gara is on to replace Hodgson.
70 mins: Play is brought back for an Otago knock-on.
69 mins: TRY WILLIAMS - Jones takes a quick penalty, Thompson drives on and wonderful passing gives Williams the chance to cut inside Horton and go between the posts. The conversion is a formality.
68 mins: Not straight at the line-out. A let-off for the Lions.
67 mins: The Lions are caught offisde on halfway.
67 mins: Hodgson clears to touch from inside his own 22.
66 mins: PENALTY HODGSON - Breathing space again for the visitors.
65 mins: Good drive forward by the new-look Lions pack and they win a penalty close to the posts.
64 mins: Thompson's first act is to miss his man at the line-out.
63 mins: Danny Grewcock is on for Simon Shaw.
62 mins: PENALTY EVANS - The lead is down to one point.
62 mins: Three changes for the visitors. Matt Dawson, Steve Thompson and Andrew Sheridan are on.
61 mins: Good work from the home pack. They are now inside the Lions 22 - and with a penalty too.
61 mins: Williams makes a good tackle on Pederson.
60 mins: Murphy drops another pass after good work from Greenwood.
59 mins: The Lions regain possession and then win a penalty on halfway.
58 mins: Mapusua sends a kick out on the full.
57 mins: Great hands from Hodgson, Greenwood and Williams but Murphy cannot hang on to the ball with clear field in front of him.
56 mins: Hodgson misses touch with a penalty. That was a bad miss.
55 mins: Tom Donnelly knocks on with his side looking to exploit an overlap.
54 mins: Ollie Smith is on for the tourists but Otago have the ball on halfway.
53 mins: Hodgson finds touch but Greenwood needs treatment after a collision.
52 mins: TRY JONES - A great score. The forward bursts onto a short Shane Williams pass and thunders to the posts. Hodgson converts.
51 mins: Now the Lions turn the ball over and this is a good attacking platform.
51 mins: The home side have the feed at the scrum. Another turnover - the sixth one of the game - against the visitors.
50 mins: The Lions win the line-out against the throw and Greenwood bursts through.
49 mins: D'Arcy looks to go outside Brew but only succeeds in heading to touch.
48 mins: Evans launches a huge up-and-under which Murphy completely misses. The impressive Jones rescues the situation.
47 mins: Cusiter is amazed to see the home side given the feed at the latest scrum.
46 mins: Murphy opts to run the ball back but the Lions are too slow to the breakdown and Otago regain possession.
45 mins: Two poor passes see the Lions lose all momentum as they look to release D'Arcy.
44 mins: PENALTY EVANS - The home side are back in front.
43 mins: A high shot from Williams is spotted by the referee. Evans, the man caught by the Welshman, is to kick for goal.
42 mins: Free-kick for the home side. A chance to relieve the pressure for Otago.
41 mins: Sloppy play as Jones' pass to D'Arcy is ruled forward.
41 mins: Back under way but Evans' first clearance kick is a poor one. A chance for the Lions.
40 mins: TRY GREENWOOD - Hodgson kicks to the corner. The bounce favours Greenwood and he touches down. However he is unhappy with a challenge and the fists begin to fly. Hodgson converts and somehow the Lions are level at the break.
40 mins: Penalty to the Lions.
39 mins: A good break from the Lions ends with Hodgson seeing a pass knocked forward by the last defender.
38 mins: Jones collects a high Horton kick but is flattened by a good chase.
37 mins: Hodgson kicks high but again there is a lack of a chase and Evans is able to take play back inside the visitors' half.
36 mins: Evans clears to touch but the Lions win the line-out on their own throw.
25 mins: Cusiter does well to trap Newby at the base of the scrum.
34 mins: Jones tries to lift his side with a good chase from the re-start but the home side have the feed at the scrum.
33 mins: TRY LEE - Drew is the creator with a good break. He shakes off Hodgson and sends the scrum-half haring over in the corner. Evans converts.
32 mins: Evans and Murphy exchange kicks before Otago seize the initiative after the tourists fail to chase a wayward effort from Williams.
31 mins: Hickie's short ball to Murphy is deemed forward. The timing of the move was just out.
30 mins: Williams is felled by a good Brew tackle but Murphy rescues the situation with a good kick to the corner.
29 mins: Greenwood turns the ball inside to Hodgson who cannot hold on. His side have a penalty though.
28 mins: Hayden Pedersen almost bursts to the line but Mapusua loses the ball and Hodgson clears to touch.
27 mins: Evans again threatens to break but Easterby makes a crucial tackle.
26 mins: Evans evades two tacklers and finds Jason MacDonald in support but the ball has gone forward.
25 mins: Good aggressive running from Bulloch is wasted as D'Arcy kicks out on the full.
24 mins: Mapusua again thunders forward and Neil Brew carries on the attack.
23 mins: PENALTY HODGSON - All square again.
22 mins: The Lions win a scrum against the head. Gordon D'Arcy tries to beat his man and the Lions have a penalty in front of the posts.
21 mins: Murphy almost sends Williams to the line but as Graham Rowntree burrows forward, the Lions are penalised for offside.
20 mins: Martyn Williams rips the ball from an opponent and chips forward. The cover defence is across but play is inside the home 22 and the ball in the hands of Bulloch.
20 mins: Murphy finds touch as the Lions - starved of possession in the first quarter - look to get a foothold into the game.
19 mins: PENALTY HODGSON - A fine goal from the Sale star. He is having a good Lions tour.
18 mins: Otago are offside. That was the tourists' best move of the game and ends with Hodgson having a shot at goal.
17 mins: Hickie and D'Arcy combine well and Shaw rumbles forward.
16 mins: O'Callaghan almost collects the re-start but cannot hang on and again play is back inside the Lions half.
15 mins: PENALTY EVANS - The scoreline is beginning to reflect the home side's early domination.
14 mins: Evans is caught high by Jones. Another penalty to the home side.
13 mins: The Otago forwards roll forward and Mapusua looks to cut through in midfield.
12 mins: Evans strikes the post with his long-range shot at goal and Will Greenwood scrambles the ball into touch.
11 mins: Martyn Williams is penalised for coming in from the side.
11 mins: Hodgson finds touch after good work from the Lions' forwards.
10 mins: Murphy bravely collects a kick but the Otago move continues and Saunders is within inches of reaching a kick to the corner.
9 mins: Bulloch is again pulled up for not throwing straight at the line-out.
9 mins: Evans slices a kick under pressure from the Lions.
8 mins: Gordon Bulloch and Simon Shaw try to combine down the left but the pass is ruled forward.
8 mins: Ryan Jones is fit to continue after treatment and Geordan Murphy seizes on a loose ball 30 metres from the Otago line.
7 mins: Evans launches a good kick to touch from a difficult angle.
6 mins: PENALTY EVANS - A simple kick.
5 mins: Donnacha O'Callaghan is offside. Penalty - and a kickable one - for the home side.
5 mins: Seilala Mapusua drives forward but the Lions defence is well organised. However the ball is moved to Matt Saunders who makes a break and finds Grant Webb in support.
4 mins: Matt Stevens is penalised at the set-piece but Evans fails to make his touch and Denis Hickie can clear for the visitors.
3 mins: The Lions win their own line-out but the ball has gone forward and the hosts have head and feed at the scrum.
3 mins: Evans collects a grubber from Hodgson and finds touch close to halfway.
2 mins: Shane Williams evades two tackles down the centre of the field but Hodgson can only find Matt Saunders with his clearance kick.
1 min: Good work from the Otago forwards is wasted as Nick Evans loses the ball.
1 min: The action is under way and Chris Cusiter finds Charlie Hodgson and the fly-half makes a safe touch.
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