18 Apr 2015
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18 Apr 2015
FULL TIME
Cheetahs 17 - 18 Reds
18 Apr 2015
80' - The hooter sounds and the Frisby clears to touch, the Reds have won this close encounter!
18 Apr 2015
79' - Pietersen hits the upright! The Red control the bouncing ball on their own line.
18 Apr 2015
78' - The Cheetahs steal the Reds lineout and are awarded a penalty as the Reds are pinged for playing the ball on the ground. Pietersen will kick at goal from more or less in front. Commentators agree that was a harsh call.
18 Apr 2015
76' - Excellent breakout by the Cheetahs, Sadie heavily involved. Benjamin gets the ball from his team-mate but Kerevi pulls off an brilliant tackle as Benjamin is forced into touch.
18 Apr 2015
74' - The restart by the Cheetahs is too long. The Reds opt for a scrum on halfway, expect them to kick for the corners if they win possession.
18 Apr 2015
73' - Phase after phase by the Reds until Frisby take matters into his own hands and lands a drop goal.
Cheetahs 17 - 18 Reds
18 Apr 2015
72' - The Reds are straight back onto the attack and right into the Cheetahs 22m area. The home side hanging on grimly here.
18 Apr 2015
69' - The Cheetahs breath a sigh of relief as Meyer come out of the defensive line and makes a great tackle, forcing a knock on from the Reds. The Cheetahs have a defensive scrum in their own 22m area.
18 Apr 2015
67' - The Reds are awarded another penalty as the Cheetahs are ruled offside from a kick ahead. O'Connor opts to setup a lineout in the Cheetahs half.
18 Apr 2015
66' - Not a great kick by O'Connor as he sends the ball well wide of the left hand upright.
18 Apr 2015
65' - The Reds win a penalty as the Cheetahs are adjudged to have gone off their feet at ruck time. O'Connor will kick at goal.
18 Apr 2015
64' - Turner bursts away down the left hand touchline, he is away but a brilliant ankle tap from Sadie brings him down. The Reds still have possession as they move towards the Cheetahs 22m area.
18 Apr 2015
63' - Du Plessis spots some space deep in the Reds half, Frisby eventually fields the ball but is caught in possession. The Reds manage to free the ball and clear down field, they were a little lucky there.
18 Apr 2015
61' - The Cheetahs win a penalty as the Reds backline all go offside. Pietersen kicks to touch and relieves some pressure.
18 Apr 2015
58' - CONVERSION by Pietersen and the Cheetahs have regained the lead.
Cheetahs 17 - 15 Reds
18 Apr 2015
57' - TRY to the Cheetahs! That is exactly what they do, an excellent driving maul sees Prinsloo get over the line!
18 Apr 2015
56' - The Cheetahs have a penalty after some great driving play. Pietersen sets up a lineout, they will be looking for more of the same.
18 Apr 2015
52' - O'Connor cannot add the extra 2 points as he misses a difficult conversion.
Cheetahs 10 - 15 Reds
18 Apr 2015
51' - TRY to the Reds! And O' Connor is heavily involved again as he find some space and offloads to Kerevi who scores.
18 Apr 2015
49' - Its all the Reds at the moment as they surge towards the Cheetahs line.
18 Apr 2015
47' - The Reds keeping the Cheetahs pinned back deep in their own half with an excellent tactical kick by Frisby. The Cheetahs win their lineout and Du Plessis launches an excellent clearance down field and out on the Cheetahs 10m line.
18 Apr 2015
44' - The Cheetahs look to hit back straight away as they put the Reds under huge pressure at the breakdown straight after the kick-off, but illegally. The Reds clear the resulting penalty into touch upfield.
18 Apr 2015
43' - CONVERSION by O'Connor and the Reds are right back in this.
Cheetahs 10 - 10 Reds
18 Apr 2015
42' - TRY to the Reds! O'Connor is the creator as he finds some space sends Korczuk away over the try line.
18 Apr 2015
40' - Turner gets the second half underway.
18 Apr 2015
Cheetahs substitution at half-time. Oosthuizen is off and replaced by Van Dyk.
18 Apr 2015
News from the Cheetahs camp, Brussow has a broken arm and Van Wyk has broken his ankle.
18 Apr 2015
HALF TIME IN BLOEMFONTEIN
Cheetahs 10 - 3 Reds
18 Apr 2015
40' - PENALTY to the Reds. O' Connor makes no mistake and the Reds are on the board. The hooter for half time sounds.
18 Apr 2015
39' - The Reds have now taken the ball through 11 phases an they win a penalty as the Cheetahs are penalised for diving on a Reds player. Oosthuizen is the culprit. O' Connor will have a shot at goal from right in front.
18 Apr 2015
39' - Excellent defence from the home team as they stop a Reds maul and then drive it back. The visitors retain the ball however, but now are around 15m from the Cheetahs line.
18 Apr 2015
38' - The Reds have one last attacking chance as they win a penalty as Pretorius is blown up for not releasing. Turner sets up a lineout just 6m from the Cheetahs line.
18 Apr 2015
37' - Approaching half-time and the Cheetahs will be happy with how this has gone, despite the trouble they are having in the scrums and the two injuries.
18 Apr 2015
33' - CONVERSION by Pietersen. Excellent kick from the fly-half.
Cheetahs 10 - 0 Reds
18 Apr 2015
32' - TRY to the Cheetahs. They win a free-kick worked the ball out wide to Benjamin in a little bit of space and that is all he needed. Turner tried to haul him in but he was unceremoniously handed off.
18 Apr 2015
31' - Excellent defence by the home side, they turn the ball over and Pietersen clears down field.
18 Apr 2015
30' - Another scrum penalty to the Reds as the Cheetahs are pinged for illegal binding. Turner transfers play to into the Cheetahs 22m area.
18 Apr 2015
28' - The Cheetahs give the ball some air again, first to the right and then back to the left. Sadie finds some space but unfortunately Britz tries to force a difficult pass that doesn't go to hand and is knocked on.
18 Apr 2015
26' - Cheetahs substitution. Van Wyk is replaced by du Plessis. He will move into fly-half with Pietersen moves into full-back.
18 Apr 2015
25' - The Cheetahs win a penalty as the Reds fall over and close up the ruck. Van Wyk is down injured. Pietersen setups a lineout on halfway.
18 Apr 2015
22' - The Cheetahs scrum is struggling, they concede another penalty. The Reds setup a lineout but turn the ball over through a knock-on in centre field.
18 Apr 2015
21' - Cheetahs more than willing to give the ball some air but they knock-on. Replays show that Turner made an early tackle on Hendricks which forced the knock-on. Lucky break for the Reds. That should have been a penalty to the home side.
18 Apr 2015
20' - Another penalty to the Cheetahs as Thomson is penalised for going off his feet. Pietersen will again search for the line but he doesn't find touch!
18 Apr 2015
17' - The Cheetahs win a penalty as Genia strays offside. The Cheetahs scrum was under massive pressure again. Pietersen sets up a lineout on just inside his own half.
18 Apr 2015
16' - The Reds surge up field and to within 5m of the Cheetahs line, but the ball goes to ground as Thomson tries to find Turner. The Cheetahs have a defensive scrum, 6m from their own line.
18 Apr 2015
15' - The Reds have won a penalty after an excellent scrum. The Cheetahs struggled there! Turner sets up a lineout just outside the Cheetahs 22m area.