The Match in 60 seconds: Here's how the Lions levelled the series with the All Blacks

Sonny Bill Williams was sent off as the British and Irish Lions claimed a thrilling Test series-levelling 24-21 victory over world champions New Zealand at Westpac Stadium.

The Match in 60 seconds: Here's how the Lions levelled the series with the All Blacks

By Simon Lewis, Wellington

Key moment: With a thrilling match cut down to 14 a side after the sin-binning of Mako Vunipola for a senseless late hit on Beauden Barrett, the series could have been thrown away after a listless and ill-disciplined Lions' second half playing with a man advantage following the first-half sending off of Sonny Bill Williams. Penalties from Beauden Barrett had the All Blacks leading 18-9 yet the Lions finally started to play, moving the ball left to right and back again through the 10-12 partnership of Sexton and Farrell, Taulupe Faletau finishing off a great attacking move by piling through Isreal Dagg in the left corner.

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