Finished
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18
Saracens
Munster
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Saracens
- Munster
80' PENALTY MUNSTER!! That will do it! They put the ball out of play and that is full time! Munster have won a thriller, and they will face Toulouse in the Heineken Cup final!- 79' What a mistake by Munster - they give away a penalty and Saracens have one last chance to win this.
78' Off goes De Kock, who has had a great game for Saracens. O'Gara boots the penalty into touch.- 77' Ratuvou makes a searing run down the left but his grubber is intercepted and Munster have a chance to break and put this game out of reach. They win a penalty just inside the Saracens half. Will O'Gara go for goal? It's a tough one..
- 75' Jackson gets into dropgoal position but, agonisingly Powell drops it and knocks the ball on!
- 74' Leonelli fields a clearance kick from O'Leary and pounds into a wall of tacklers. Saracens are going to give this everything.
72' Iron nerve!! Jackson splits the uprights and Saracens are just two points adrift. And we will soon be back to 15-a-side! 18-16 Munster.- 71' Penalty Saracens just outside the Munster 22, 15 yards inside the left touchline. A huge moment in this game for Glen Jackson...
- 67' A dangerous break now from Doug Howlett but Munster now concede possession. Saracens clinging on.
- 65' After much toing and froing over whether Cobus Visagie is 'injured', the South African prop is brought on for an uncontested scrum.
- 64' O'Gara steps up and drills the penalty through the posts for 18-13 Munster, who now have a 14-13 personnel advantage.
63' Disaster for Saracens!! Cencus Johnston is yellow carded and the English side have now lost both props! What now?- 62' Ronan O'Gara will try to make Saracens pay even more dearly with a penalty kick... wide to the right!
- 61' Yellow card to Lloyd, and that is no surprise. A foolish reaction, whatever the provocation. He was slugging away like Bernard Hopkins there.
- 60' Silly boy Nick Lloyd! He lashes out, throwing punches after some Munster goading. This could be trouble.
- 59' Glen Jackson steps up and slots the penalty with ease. 15-13 they trail. Kameli Ratuvou is having a great game.
- 58' ...Tipoki kills the ball. It's a penalty in front of the posts and a yellow card! Mind you, he probably saved his team a try there, so it might work out.
- 56' Ratuvou breaks one tackle and rampages into the Munster 22. This is a real chance for Saracens, who work the ball wide to the left and set up camp on the opposition line...
- 53' Munster give away another penalty - their fourth of the half. Indiscipline is keeping this game closer than it really ought to be.
- 50' De Kock is walloped again, this time by Tipoki. The Saracens skipper taking some punishment here.
- 47' Munster hit back, driving through the centre with short, sharp runs. Saracens stand firm, however, and the move flounders.
- 44' Penalty Saracens, and Glen Jackson plants it nervelessly through the posts. 15-10 Munster now.
41' Second half under way! It has started raining here in Coventry, and that could change the game beyond all recognition. Say goodbye to the silky ball skills.- 40' This time there is no problem with the conversion and that is half-time! It's 15-7 to the Irish.
39' TRY!!! Alan Quinlan for Munster on the brink of half-time! How important is that? Tipoki and Howlett combine brilliantly on the break, then Quinlan snaffles the ball from the ruck and races over!- 37' Munster get out of jail again as the win the ball back and Tipoki belts a kick downfield.
- 35' Saracens are back on the attack in the Munster 22 - they have had a great half yet still trail.
- 33' A wasted opportunity for Saracens, who lose the line-out following their kick to touch.
- 31' Great work by Francisco Leonelli, who flattens Tipoki, who then has to hold on to the ball and it is a penalty Saracens!
- 27' O'Gara's attempted conversion is poor and the flags stay down! Referee Derek Bevan asks for video confirmation... NO SCORE! Short posts here at Coventry - it wasn't immediately clear.
- 26' TRY!!! De Kock slices a clearance kick and Munster win the throw. O'Gara cuts inside his man and scoots over to give Munster the lead!
- 23' Another missed chance for the Irishmen as they knock it on and Saracens can clear from their own goal line.
- 22' Finally Munster clear and make inroads into Saracens territory. They spin it out from O'Gara to Tipoki and they will try to burrow over into the left corner.
19' Boof! Doug Howlett absolutely flattens Neil de Kock as he searches for a gap in the defence. Munster defending very aggressively.- 17' Saracens are putting together a tremendous spell of pressure, recycling the ball for phase after phase in the forwards.
- 15' Kameli Ratavou streaks down the left wing and Doug Howlett does extremely well to knock the Fijian's grubber kick out for a line-out.
- 13' Munster nick the ball from a ruck and a kicking contest ensues.
- 11' Saracens win a penalty inside their own half, which is booted deep into opposition territory. A chance for the English side to extend their lead.
- 9' Ronan O'Gara steps up and sticks it straight through the posts. Munster on the board, but they will feel they should have had a maximum.
- 7' No try! Dowling touches down in the corner for Munster but the ball has gone forward. In any case, the ref is playing advantage from an earlier penalty and O'Gara will take an easy penalty kick.
- 5' TRY!! Saracens lead! Powell races through on the diagonal but checks a couple of metres from the line. He is able to recycle the ball and Ratovou goes over! The try is right below the posts and is duly converted. What a start!
- 4' Tremendous break by Richard Haughton from his own line and this creates a superb counter-attack for Saracens...
- 2' Saracens win it from a Munster line-out and attack the opposition 22. Play is stopped after Chesney is found guilty of some sly elbowing. Munster penalty and they can clear.
1' We are under way, and Saracens make a fine start by catching the ball from their own kick-off. The Ricoh Arena in Coventry is not full but there is a noisy atmosphere.
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Summary
Saracens versus Munster ratuvou 5’ Tries O'Gara 26’, Quinlan 40’ Jackson 6’ Conversions O'Gara 40’ Jackson 44’, 58’, 72’ Penalties O'Gara 9’, 63’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Mr. Owen
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Saracens
Manager: Alan Gaffney
On the Field
- Lloyd
- Cairns
- Visagie
- Vyvyan
- Chesney
- Gustard
- Hill
- Skirving
- de Kock
- Jackson
- ratuvou
- Powell
- Sorrell
- Leonelli
- Haughton
Subs
- Ongaro
- Ross
- Barrell
- Scarborough
- Johnston
- Raulini
- Ryder
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- Lloyd
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Munster
On the Field
- Horan
- Flannery
- Hayes
- O'Callaghan
- O'Connell
- Quinlan
- Wallace
- Leamy
- O'Leary
- O'Gara
- Dowling
- Mafi
- Tipoki
- Howlett
- Hurley
Subs
- O'Driscoll
- Stringer
- Pucciariello
- Murphy
- Kidney
- Sheahan
- Warwick
- Ryan
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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