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FT: Bristol 23-19 Worcester Warriors

Worcester Editorial 7th Sep, 2014 Updated: 19th Oct, 2016   0

LIVE updates from our man at Ashton Gate, Geoff Berkeley, where Worcester Warriors go up against Bristol in their opening Greene King IPA Championship clash.

The live updates have now finished.

 

MATCH SUMMARY: Worcester Warriors were left heartbroken as Bristol struck in the dying seconds to secure a dramatic 23-19 victory at Ashton Gate.




Ignacio Mieres appeared to have secured Warriors, who held a 10-3 lead at half time thanks to a Mike Williams try, the four point win when he slotted home a penalty with a minute remaining.

But in the final play of the match, Ross Johnston found Ben Mosses who scampered home for a last-gasp try. Andy Short and David Lemi also came back to haunt Warriors as they both scored against their former club in the second half. Thanks for following.


FT: Bristol 23-19 Worcester Warriors

More on try – With just seconds left on the clock, Ross Johnston offloads to Ben Mosses, who races clear to score in the final play.

-80min – CONVERSION MISSED – Bristol 23-19 Worcester Warriors – Morgan puts it wide, but it does not matter as his side secure a dramatic victory at Ashton Gate.

-80min – TRY – Bristol 23-19 Worcester Warriors – Ben Mosses

-79min – PENALTY – Bristol 18-19 Worcester Warriors – Mieres holds his nerves to fire over the penalty with a minute left on the clock.

-76min – PENALTY MISSED – Morgan puts his effort well wide of the posts as he looks to give Bristol further breathing space.

73min – Suddenly, all the momentum is with Bristol as they almost score another try. Bristol with a scrum on Worcester’s five metre line.

71min – CONVERSION – Bristol 18-16 Worcester Warriors – Matthew Morgan holds his nerve to put his side in front for the first time in the match.

70min – TRY – Bristol 16-16 Worcester Warriors – David Lemi

65min – PENALTY – Bristol 11-16 Worcester Warriors – Mieres knocks the ball through the posts. This comes after Sam Smith shrugged off a tackle and burst up-field.

61min – But the hosts survive. After almost ten minutes of heavy pressure from Worcester, referee Carley penalises the visitors at the scrum.

58min – Warriors’ forwards forcing referee Matt Carley to blow his whistle as Bristol struggle to respond to the power of their opponents. A penalty try for Worcester appears imminent.

– Attendance 8,549

53min – PENALTY MISSED – Bristol 11-13 Worcester Warriors – Mieres watches on as his effort clatters the upright.

50min – PENALTY – Bristol 11-13 Worcester Warriors – Morgan closes the gap with a simple penalty after Worcester were caught offside.

46min – PENALTY – Bristol 8-13 Worcester Warriors – Mieres coolly dispatches three points from the tee.

More on try – Matthew Morgan finds Andy Short with a cross-field kick. The former Worcester back brushes off Chris Pennell tackle and goes over in the corner.

43min – CONVERSION MISSED – Bristol 8-10 Worcester Warriors – Morgan attempt from the touch line goes wide.

-42min – TRY – Bristol 8-10 Worcester Warriors – Andy Short

-Second half underway at Bristol

HALF TIME SUMMARY: A Mike Williams try separates the two sides at half time as Worcester Warriors lead 10-3 at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium.

The back row, who was a constant threat in the opening stages, drove over on the half hour mark.

But Dean Ryan’s men will be disappointed not to be further ahead after a dominant first period, which saw Bristol pinned back in their own half for long periods.

HT: Bristol 3-10 Worcester Warriors 

40min – Frustrations boiling over here as James Percival and Andy Short clash after the Worcester second row was forced out into touch by the Bristol wing.

38min – PENALTY  – Bristol 3-10 Worcester Warriors – Matthew Morgan slots home a straight forward penalty.

35min – YELLOW CARD – Mike Williams goes from hero to villain in a matter of minutes as referee Matt Carley sends the back row to the sin bin after an off the ball incident.

More on try – After sustained pressure on Bristol’s line, Warriors eventually break through the hosts’ resistance, with Mike Williams, who has been superb in the opening half an hour, powering over.

31minn – CONVERSION – Bristol 0-10 Worcester Warriors – Ignacio Mieres

30min – TRY – Bristol 0-8 Worcester Warriors – Mike Williams

29min – Warriors back on the front foot, with Jonny Arr finding Sam Smith, who was tackled just short of the try-line, before Mike Williams took the ball on.

23min – First attack from Bristol as Anthony Perenise made a break down the left before Worcester stopped Ben Mosses five metres short of the try-line.

20min – Cries of “Bristol”, “Bristol” from the stands as the hosts finally find themselves in Worcester’s half after withstanding Warriors’ pressure.

17min – PENALTY MISS – An audacious penalty attempt from Mieres, who had a pop from the half way line, which went wide.

13min – PENALTY – Bristol 0-3 Worcester Warriors – Ignacio Mieres puts the ball between the sticks to give Worcester a deserved lead.

10min – Worcester have been hammering away at Bristol’s defence in the opening ten minutes, with Mike Williams and Sam Betty at the forefront. But the home side are still hanging on in there.

4min – The visitors are piling on the pressure in the early stages as they remain camped inside Bristol’s ten metre line.

1min – Warriors almost get off to the perfect start as Andy Symons pounces on Mieres’ kick. The ball was then moved across the line, but Chris Pennell failed to find a teammate.

Kick off – Ignacio Mieres gets the match underway with a big boot up field

Team news:

Bristol: Wallace, Short, Tovey, Mosses, Lemi, Morgan, Peel (c), O’Connell, Crumpton, Perenise, Evans, Sorenson, Mama, Lam, Eadie

Replacements: Johnston, Hall, Townson, Skirving, Hampson, Jarvis, Maule

Warriors: Pennell (C), Smith, Grove, Symons, Biggs, Mieres, Arr, Bower, George, Schonert, Percival (VC), Sanderson, Williams, Betty, Cox

Replacements: Annett, Daniels, Scotland-Williamson, de Carpentier, Mulchrone, Eden, Stelling

Welcome to Ashton Gate where Warriors will be aiming to get their campaign off to a flying start with victory over Bristol, who lost in last season’s promotion play off final.

 

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