The Sharks have lost their last three Super Rugby matches against the Stormers, but in two of those the Stormers had home advantage.
Match details
We are waiting for the kick-off.
0.00: Pat Lambie gets proceedings under way as he kicks off for the home side.
1.00: The Sharks are penalised for not rolling away and the visitors kick for touch from inside their own half.
4.00: The Stormers have a throw-in at an attacking lineout. The Sharks defend verociously as the Stormers attempt to set up a rolling maul.
6.00: The Stormers get within 10m of the try line but miss out on a crucial scoring opportunity as they are penalised for holding on. Lambie clears.
8.00: Lwazi Mvovo is penalised for offside and Peter Grant will line up a kick at goal from 35m out.
9.00: Grant bangs over the kick, handing the Stormers an early lead.
10.00: The Sharks work their way inside the Stormers' 22. The visitors are penalised at the breakdown and Lambie will line up a shot at goal from 30m out.
12.00: Lambie's kick is on target, levelling the scores in Durban.
14.00: Jannie du Plessis is penalised on his own 22m line for holding on. Grant will have another kick at posts.
15.00: Grant's kick is on target and the Stormers regain the lead.
16.00: The Sharks get their way within 5m of the line after a strong break by Willem Alberts. The Stormers are penalised for offside, Charl McLeod takes it quickly and off-loads to Frederic Michalak who scores the opening try of the match.
18.00: Lambie converts the try.
20.00: Jean de Villiers is penalised for holding on inside the Sharks' half. Lambie kicks for touch.
24.00: The Sharks gain momentum as they string together phases and get within 5m of the try line. Deon Fourie does well to affect a turnover, however, and Grant clears to get the visitors out of jail.
25.00: Andries Bekker is penalised for coming in at the side during a Sharks maul. Lambie will line up a kick at goal from 40m out.
26.00: Lambie's kick sails over, extending the Sharks' lead.
28.00: JP Pietersen is penalised at the breakdown inside Stormers territory. Grant kicks for touch.
33.00: The Stormers feed a defensive scrum inside their own 22 after forcing a knock-on by the home side.
35.00: The Sharks affect a turnover as the Stormers suffer at scrum time. The Sharks feed a scrum and Keegan Daniel is able to break, stretch and score the home side's second try.
37.00: Lambie converts the try.
39.00: The Sharks are penalised at the breakdown inside the Stormers' 22. Gio Aplon kicks for touch to set up a lineout on the stroke of half time.
40.00: Gerhard van den Heever loses the ball into touch as the hooter sounds.
The half time score was Sharks 20 Stormers 6.
40.00: Peter Grant gets the second half under way as he kicks off for the Stormers.
42.00: The Stormers apply pressure inside the Sharks' 22 but the Sharks are able to gain territory by kicking the ball up field and putting Peter Grant under pressure.
43.00: Lwazi Mvovo makes a break up the touchline to get over the line. The TMO rules that the try has been scored.
44.00: Lambie misses the conversion.
46.00: The Stormers get within 5m of the line. Deon Fourie dives but loses the ball over the line. Jaco Peyper takes play back after holding a penalty advantage for the Stormers. Grant kicks for the corner as the visitors look hungry to score.
47.00: The Stormers string together phases just 5m from the line but Tiaan Liebenberg can't hold on and the visitors miss out on a vital scoring opportunity.
51.00: The Stormers work their way up inside Sharks territory once more but the ball is lost into touch and the Sharks look to gain momentum off the back of a lineout.
52.00: Gio Aplon makes a 60m break to score a brilliant solo try for the Stormers.
53.00: Grant adds the extras with a successful conversion.
59.00: The Sharks are penalised inside their own half and the Stormers opt to kick for touch instead of have a shot at goal.
61.00: The Sharks are penalised for going offside at ruck time. The Stormers again kick for the corner instead of going for posts.
63.00: The Stormers get within 5m of the line but the Sharks concede a penalty once more. Grant kicks for the corner for the third time. The Stormers set up their famous strong rolling maul but the Sharks drive them back and into touch.
66.00: The Sharks gain momentum inside Stormers territory. They string together over ten phases before Frederic Michalak makes a 20m break. He looks to off-load but the Stormers get a hand in, knocking the ball on and allowing the Sharks a feed at an attacking scrum on the visitors' 22.
71.00: Aplon makes a superb break, running a brilliant angle at a blistering pace to score his second try of the evening.
73.00: Grant adds the extras with a successful conversion.
75.00: The Stormers are penalised at scrum time on half way. Lambie will line up a long-range kick at goal in very difficult weather conditions.
76.00: Lambie's kick is just away to the left.
78.00: The Sharks apply pressure in Stormers territory. Jean de Villiers is swamped by several Sharks defenders and knocks the ball on 10m from half way.
80.00: The hooter sounds as Keegan Daniel bangs the ball into touch, handing the Sharks a crucial victory.
The final score is Sharks 25 (20) Stormers 20 (6).
Scorers
Sharks
Tries - F. Michalak, K. Daniel, L. Mvovo
Pen - P. Lambie 3
Con - P. Lambie
Drop -
Cards -
Stormers
Tries - G. Aplon 2
Pen - P. Grant 3
Con - P. Grant
Drop -
Cards -
Match Officials
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Ref 1: Lourens Van der Merwe
Assistant Ref 2: Reuben Roussouw
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Teams
Sharks
15. Patrick Lambie , 14. JP Pietersen , 13. Paul Jordaan , 12. Meyer Bosman , 11. Lwazi Mvovo , 10. Frederic Michalak , 9. Charl McLeod , 8. Keegan Daniel (C) , 7. Willem Alberts , 6. Marcell Coetzee , 5. Anton Bresler , 4. Steven Sykes , 3. Jannie du Plessis , 2. Bismarck du Plessis , 1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements , 16. Craig Burden , 17. Wiehahn Herbst , 18. Pieter-Steph du Toit , 19. Ryan Kankowski , 20. Jacques Botes , 21. Odwa Ndungane , 22. Louis Ludik.
Stormers
15. Gio Aplon, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Jean de Villiers (C), 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Peter Grant, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Jebb Sinclair, 7. Rynhardt Elstadt, 6. Deon Fourie, 5. Andries Bekker (VC), 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 1. Steven Kitshoff.
Reserves: 16. Siya Kolisi, 17. Frans Malherbe, 18. De Kock Steenkamp, 19. Don Armand, 20. Nick Fenton-Wells, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Burton Francis.
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