Shoot-Out Grief After Blues Roar Back Into Game

Western MailMay 04, 2009

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THE Blues appeared dead and buried with just six minutes of normal time left, but an amazing two-try salvo kept their Heineken Cup dream alive and forced extra-time against Leicester Tigers at the Millennium Stadium yesterday.

Leicester missed with two drop-goal attempts during the cagey exchanges that followed with both sides showing remarkable disciplinary qualities not to concede a penalty for the match to end all-square.

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Shoot-Out Grief After Blues Roar Back Into Game

And it culminated in the first penalty shoot-out in the history of the Heineken Cup - possibly in professional rugby - with a football-style shoot-out from the 22m line in front of the posts.

It was best of five and, if they were still level, sudden-death.

Ben Blair, whose calm and eagle-eyed marksmanship had given the Blues the chance of becoming Wales' first winners of the European showpiece with magnificent, touchline conversions of the late tries of Jamie Roberts and Tom James, put them ahead 1-0.

Leicester ...

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