Last-gasp try gives the British and Irish Lions a 29-26 win over the Wallabies to clinch test series
In 2001 and 2013, the Lions lost in Melbourne after winning the first match of a three-test series against the Wallabies to force the series to a decider. But Keenan's try in the dying seconds allowed the Lions to avoid that fate for the first time. After winning the first test 29-17, they managed to overcome a vastly improved Australia that at times dominated Saturday's match.
'Lions Lions Lions!' Lions captain Majo Itoje chanted at the end of the match, rousing the almost 40,000 Lions fans among the crowd at the giant auditorium. 'This is special. This will live long in the memory.'
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