Dubai7s: Shujaa suffer last-minute heartache against the USA
Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 03.12.21. | 13:58
Kenya have all to play for in their final Pool B clash against Canada.
A lapse in concentration in injury time saw Shujaa surrender victory to the USA courtesy of a last gasp try from Perry Baker in their second clash of the Dubai 7s II tournament on Friday 3 December.
Shujaa’s Achillies heel came to play once again in the clash as they went behind inside the opening three minutes of the game when Kevon Williams sliced through the Kenya defence and raced through to touchdown from the halfway line.
FT scores@USARugby 24 - #Shujaa 21#Dubai7s
— Shujaa (@KenyaSevens) December 3, 2021
Carlin Isles was sent to the naughty chair for a deliberate knock-on from a Johnstone Olindi pass with Herman Humwa bulldozing through the USA defence to claim his first try of the tournament.
Innocent Simiyu’s charges made their man advantage count as Nelson Oyoo fed Billy Odhiambo on the right channel and showed a clean pair of heels to touch down behind the posts to ease Anthony Omondi’s conversion.
Kevon Williams was proving to be a thorn in the flesh of Shujaa as he finished off a brilliant interplay to take the scoreline to 14-12 after Steve Tomasin’s conversion hit the upright just after the second-half restart.
#Dubai7s Match 10 : WRSSM Pool Match B1 vs B3
— EK Dubai7s Results (@Dubai7sResults) December 3, 2021
United States (24) vs Kenya (21) #USARugby @USARugby : #kenya7s @OfficialKRU https://t.co/zv2Q9OiP7E
Nelson Oyoo left Carlin Isles on his bottom side after a handoff but the skipper was unselfish as he surrendered his chance for a try to Alvin Marube who grabbed his first try this season.
With Shujaa seemingly headed for victory their hopes were extinguished by Perry Baker who scored a last gasp try to hand the USA a 24-21 victory.
Kenya next face Canada in the final clash of Pool B at 4:46 PM (EAT).
