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Buewye vs Belacian States

Both of these nations need a win to stand any chance of taking home the trophy. The tournament sits on a knife's edge, and this match is set to be an exciting one!

2 mins - This game starts strong with a try for Belacian States already! Incredible! It's converted. 0 - 7.
6 mins - Buewye gets a yellow card! They are not going to be happy with that, time to turn on the defensive effort... penalty is kicked to the corner to set up a line-out
8 mins - Belacian States are over again! How costly is this yellow card going to be for Buewye?! Converted, 0 - 14.
16 mins - Disaster for Buewye, two tries have now been scored in the yellow-card period! Converted again, this lead is massive after less than twenty minutes! 0 - 21.
34 mins - It's taken more than half an hour, but Buewye finally have a score, a beautiful try, converted well, reduces the deficit. 7 - 21.

40 mins - HALF TIME- Buewye have looked very strong in the periods with their full complement of players on the field, but the opening score and yellow card have massively damaged their chances here...

46 mins - Belacian States are the first on the scoreboard in this second half, with a penalty. 7 - 24.
49 mins - Buewye strikes back with a penalty, the deficit is back down to fourteen points. 10 - 24.
55 mins - Buewye score another penalty, slowly closing down on Belacian States. Will it be enough, or should they be risking going to the corner? 13 - 24.
63 mins - Buewye reduce the deficit once again, with another penalty. The gap has narrowed to just eight points, but it's still beyond a try... 16 - 24.
69 mins - Buewye finally have a second try! They convert, bringing the scores back as close as they've been in this scintillating contest. 23 - 24.
73 mins - Buewye take another penalty, to put them in front! Spectacular game management. Anyone criticising their decisions to slot over easy points in the start of the second half must be eating their words now! 26 - 24.
77 mins - THERE'S ANOTHER TWIST! Belacian States are over for their fourth try! That's a bonus point there! How important will this be for the match? How important for the competition? It's converted too! This isn't looking good for Buewye. 26 - 31.

80 mins - FULL TIME - A tragic match for Buewye fans, a real chance for Belacian States to come home with the trophy, as they rise to the top of the table! Buewye, Ostrovskiy, and Brett Stanford are now all officially out of contention for the win this year.

MATCH RESULT: BUE 26 - 31 BEL