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Clermont Auvergne

Sale Sharks

Live Commentary
Time:80'
- Clermont Auvergne
- Sale Sharks
- FT' There is the full-time whistle in France with Sale Sharks in the end wrapping up a 32-15 victory
- 77' McAlister misses the conversion this time but with just three minutes remaining and the bonus point, it's really fairly irrelevant!
- 77' TRY SALE! Mark Cueto snatches the bonus point for the visitors with their fourth try of the match
- 73 Luke McAlister adds the conversion to put the match beyond doubt
- 73' TRY SALE! Clermont were one of the teams fancied to do well in this year's tournament before the weekend but Sale are ripping up the form guide thus far as Rudi Keil crosses over to put the Sharks is bonus point range
- 69' Clermont trail by just five points now as James adds a fifth penalty to his tally for the day with just 10 minutes remaining
- 62' McAlister misses a great opportunity to give Sale a bit more breathing space pulling his penalty kick wide
- 59' James adds another penalty to keep Clermont within touching distance of Sale. They are just outside the one score range though trailing by eight points
- 52' McAlister converts his own try as Sale have an 11 point lead agin for a bit of breathing space
- 52' TRY SALE! A great reposonse from the Guinnes Premiership side as Luke McAlister adds to his personal tally by crossing over to touch down
- 49' Brock James opens up the second-half for Clermont with his third penalty of the day putting pressure right back on Sale
- 41' We are also back underway in France with Clermont trailing Sale by just seven points
- 40' James misses a penalty attempt with the last kick of the interval to leave Clermont trailing by six points to 13
- 36' James adds a second penalty and Clermont are right back in this match just before the interval
- 32' Brock James hits back for Clermont with his first penalty of the day
- 24' McAlister adds the conversion and the Sharks now lead by 13 points
- 23' Sale further extend their lead with wing Doherty crossing over the line for the first try of the afternoon
- 15' McAlister adds a second penalty to Sale's tally
- 6' Luke McAlister gets Sale off the mark with his first penalty of the day and the visitors have a 3-0 lead early on in France
- 1' Our third lunchtime match is also underway as Clermont entertain Sale Sharks ... full LIVE comments can be followed by clicking on the link on the left - as ever!
- 14:22 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the Heineken Cup. Stick here for comments as Clermont take on Sale Sharks

Summary

Clermont Auvergne	versus	Sale Sharks
	Tries	Doherty 21’, McAlister 52’, Keil 75’, Cueto 77’
	Conversions	McAlister 22’, 53’, 75’
Brock 31’, 36’, 48’, 59’, 69’	Penalties	McAlister 6’, 16’
	Drops

Live Team Line-Up

Clermont Auvergne

Manager: vern Cotter

On the Field
- Emmanuelli
- Ledesma
- Zirakashvili
- Pierre
- Privat
- Bonnaire
- Audebert
- Vermeulen
- Mignoni
- Brock
- Malzieu
- Bai
- Baby
- Nalaga
- Floch
Subs
- Etien
- Garcia
- Mignardi
- Domingo
- Sanson
- Lozupone
- Senio
Injured

None

Suspended

None
Sale Sharks

Manager: Philippe Saint-André

On the Field
- Faure
- Briggs
- Roberts
- Jones
- Ormsby
- Fernandez Lobbe
- Abraham
- Chabal
- Peel
- Wigglesworth
- Doherty
- Thomas
- McAlister
- Cueto
- Lamont
Subs
- Hodgson
- White
- Turner
- Schofield
- Bell
- Keil
- Jones
Injured

None

Suspended

None