Fijiana to face Great Britain at 8.30 tonight in the bronze medal match

Fijiana to face Great Britain at 8.30 tonight in the bronze medal match

By Semi Turaga
Saturday 31/07/2021
[Image: BBC Sports]

The Fijiana 7s team will play Great Britain in the bronze medal match at 8.30 tonight in the Olympic Games after going down fighting in extra time to New Zealand in the semifinal this afternoon.

Fiji led 7-5 at halftime and was relentless in defence and attack.

There were great moments of individual brilliance and a strong never give up attitude from the Fijian players.

Vasiti Solikoviti scored a try for Fiji in each half.

She was fast and always closely followed behind when there was a breakthrough in the defensive line.

The teams were locked 17-all at fulltime after the Fijiana scored a last-minute night try in the corner to level the scores.

The match then went into extra time and NZ did well to maintain most of the possession from the kick-off and build on it.

They eventually crossed over to score the winning try after several phases of play scrambled and tested the Fijian defence.

Fiji will meet Great Britain in the bronze medal match at 8.30 tonight.

This is an impressive improvement from the Fijiana who finished in 8th place in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The gold medal final between France and NZ is at 9 tonight.

Great Britain lost to France 26-19 in the second semifinal.

UPDATES

Kick-off and the first half is underway in the first semifinal of the Olympic Games 7s competition between the Fijiana 7s team and New Zealand.

1st minute - early possession from the kick-off by the Fijiana. Good attack but the ball is turned over by NZ near the 22-metre line.

TRY - Gayle Broughton of NZ crosses over to score the opening try in this game. She touched down in the corner. The conversion is not successful. NZ lead the Fijiana 5-nil.

FIJIANA STRIKE BACK - Vasiti Solikoviti crosses over for Fijiana's first try. Fiji lead NZ 7-5. This was an epic try. The Fijiana broke through from NZ's 22-metre line for this try. Amazing!

Less than a minute left before halftime and the Fijiana still lead the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalists. Fiji lead NZ 7-5.

NO TRY TO NZ - Ruby Tui of NZ breaks through for a sure try but losses the ball past the try line. Fijiana still leads NZ 7-5 at halftime.

HALFTIME - Fijiana lead NZ 7-5

SECOND HALF UNDERWAY - Kick off. This is it. Can the Fijiana maintain their defence and extend the lead? Fiji still leads NZ 7-5.

AMAZING TRY - It's the second try for Vasiti Solikoviti in this match. NZ lost the ball from the breakdown and Fiji picked it up for the counterattack. Solikoviti scores in the corner. Fiji leads NZ 12-5 with 4 minutes to go.

NZ REPLY WITH A TRY - Portia Woodman burns it out on the outside with an impressive run. She crosses over to level the scores. Fiji and NZ 12-all.

Fiji and NZ are still locked 12-all with less than 1 minute left on the clock. NZ with possession and Fiji maintain their defence.

Stacey Fuhler makes an impressive run on the right-hand side to score. Conversion is missed. NZ lead for the first time in the match. NZ 17 and Fiji 12.

AMAZING TRY FROM FIJIANA - The Fijiana are not giving up. They have delivered once again at full-time to score in the corner. Fiji and NZ level 17-all. We now go to extra time. What a game of 7s!

EXTRA TIME underway. First to put points on the board wins.

Desperate defence from Fiji at the moment. NZ with possession. A place in the final on the line.

NZ THROUGH TO THE FINAL - Heartbreak for Fijiana. NZ win 22-17.


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