Chiefs drive for the line from very close range now and it looks like the ref has penalised them for making a double movement.
Stormers did very well to hold off that Chiefs assault.
Stormers finally get out of their half as Catrakilis fires a long kick downfield.
Quick bout of force-back breaks out now and ends with Cruden overcooking a kick and sending it out on the full. Stormers will take the lineout from 25 metres out. Good attacking opportunity for the visitors.
But they lose it forward and now Chiefs have built up some momentum over halfway.
They go left to Lowe and everytime he gets the ball you get the feeling something might just happen. This time he is tackled easily thought and eventually the ball is lost.
Stormers scoop the ball up and break down the left wing. Aplon gives a quick chip and chase but knocks the ball on as he went to regather. This match is being played at a very quick pace.
31 MINS - CHIEFS 10 STORMERS 6
Stormers earn a penalty from the resulting scrum and will now shoot at goal. Big win for the Stormers there at scrumtime.
Catrakilis misses a pretty regulation kick. Big surprise there.
Five minutes to go in the first half and the Chiefs are pegged down deep inside their half.
A very high tempo two minute phase ends with a scrum to the Chiefs near halfway. Lowe was at the heart of it again, stepping, offloading and showing great speed. The Chiefs looked certain to score and would have but for some poor handling out wide from Matt Symons.
James Lowe catches a Stormers clearance with one foot in touch and the Chiefs will have the last attack of the half.
Latimer crunches it over the 22.
Time is up on the clock, but the Chiefs drive on.
Messam makes a good drive now. Chiefs 10m out.
Marshall gets the ball over but it looks like he lost the ball forward in the buildup.
We are having a look upstairs, first impressions are no try.
Well, turns out it was a white hand in there. Try awarded!
Right on halftime, just what the doctor ordered for the homeside.
As Marshall drove toward the line the ball was knocked out of his hand by the Stormers defender. He recovered, touched down and now Cruden has slotted the conversion.
Halftime: Chiefs 17 Stormers 6
The players are back out and Cruden goes short with the kick off. And it works as the Chiefs regain possession and launch an early attack.
A brilliant try. The Chiefs strike straight after halftime through Kerr-Barlow.
We are checking upstairs for a knock-on in the buildup.
They are looking for a forward pass, but it looks good from here.
The try was made from a brilliant offload from Tim Nanai-Williams.
Worst possible start for the Stormers who now trail by 18 after Cruden slotted the conversion.
42 MINS - CHIEFS 24 STORMERS 6
Chiefs probing again now 20m out through Messam. It really is all one-way traffic now.
But the Stormers turn it over and de Villiers tries to spark his team into life.
But some strong Chiefs defence throws their attack out into touch.
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