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Chile stun sloppy Kenya Sevens in Dubai
Kenya's Billy "The Kid"Odhiambo evades a tackle from a Ugandan player during their Pool "Blue" match of the Emirates Invitational Sevens at the Sevens Stadium, Dubai on April 8, 2021. Kenya won 28-10.
What you need to know:
- Tony Omondi put Kenya ahead with a try but the Chileans staged some lovely buildup to land a converted try and take the lead 7-5 at the break.
- The South Americans were unrelenting as they went for another touchdown, capitalising on Kenya’s sloppy defending to stretch their lead to 14-5.
Minnows Chile put up a spirited battle to stun Kenya 14-12 to storm into the semi-finals of the Emirates Invitational Sevens at the Sevens Stadium, Dubai.
Tony Omondi put Kenya ahead with a try but the Chileans staged some lovely buildup to land a converted try and take the lead 7-5 at the break.
The South Americans were unrelenting as they went for another touchdown, capitalising on Kenya’s sloppy defending to stretch their lead to 14-5.
Alvin Otieno’s try that Daniel Taabu converted was not enough to rescue the Kenyans.
Kenya will now meet Spain in the Plate semi-finals. Spain lost to Argentina 24-12 in the quarterfinals.
In the other quarterfinals results, France hammered Uganda 33-7 while Canada edged out Japan 29-12.
France were up against Canada while Argentina were to face Chile in the main event semi-finals.
Kenya finished third in the first leg of the Emirates Invitational Sevens after beating Japan 31-14 in the playoff last weekend.
The shock defeat came a day after Kenya proved flawless in the preliminaries where they won all their three matches.
Kenya weathered the storm as they exchanged the leads with Spain before snatching a slim 17-14 victory on Friday. They had earlier beaten Uganda 28-10 and Canada 21-10 in their Pool “Blue” outing.
