Oh dear.

Sale flanker Sam Dugdale was waiting for the long pass out wide but the ball skipped off the wet ground, strikes him straight in the face and it's a knock on.

Sums up Sale's night.

Wales prop Nicky Smith is on for Gareth Thomas... not a bad replacement.

Keelan Giles has another break down that left wing.

Wow, how is he getting that speed on such a wet pitch.

Ospreys have their tails up here and Sale need to get something big to turn momentum.

Sale change their whole front-row in one go.

Ross Harrison, Agustin Creevy and Asher Opoku-Fordjour are done.

Tommy Taylor, Simon McIntyre and James Harper are all on.

Can they help turn this around?

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

There's the daylight the Ospreys needed, that was Harlem Globetrotter stuff, the interplay was so quick.

Absolutely fantastic, supper sharp from the Ospreys.

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

Ospreys set-piece has been a real shinning light in this game.

They've been great in the line-out and the scrum. You have to give credit to the coaches.

They have announced crowd of 4,225.

I have to admit, it looks and sounds more like 14,225.

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White is the latest Shark to truck it up but Gareth Thomas and Morgan Morris are all over him and win the turnover.

That's a big one because Sale were building momentum then.

Sale straight onto the front foot here.

Alex Sanderson clearly had a few words at half-time.

Owen Williams gets the second half underway.

Sale have the wind at their backs now... how important could that be?

Scores elsewhere in the Challenge Cup:

Gloucester 30-25 Castres Olympique (FT)

Clermont-Auvergne 27-22 Cheetahs (FT)

Benetton 27-17 Lions (FT)

Edinburgh 5-7 Bayonne (HT)

Sunday

Montpellier v Ulster

Sharks v Zebre

Pau v Connacht

Gareth Griffiths
BBC Sport Wales at the Brewery Field, Bridgend

It is fair to say there has not been as lively an atmosphere down in Swansea this season as the one we have just witnessed in the first half here in Bridgend.

Ospreys have had the benefit of the strong wind in this first half with a Morgan Morris try and penalty from Owen Williams.

The hosts had a chance to score just before half-time and will be hoping they will not be left to rue that opportunity.

Sale started strongly against the elements with a Rob du Preez penalty and will be hoping to capitalise after half-time.

Or a plane? No it's Morgan Morris flying over the last tackle to score the game's only try so far.

Image source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

It has been a good display from the Ospreys because Sale started the stronger team.

The Ospreys made a lot of errors in that first quarter, but then the confidence started to creep back in and they started to play. Overall, a good first half.

And that's it, Sale will be skipping a little lighter into the changing rooms after that defensive set.

But it's Ospreys who lead.

This game is finely poised.

Huge defence by Sale.

Ospreys went through a dozen phases but Augustin Creevy gets his hands on the ball when Gareth Thomas was isolated and wins the penalty.

Big late stand their for the visitors.

Ospreys have a penalty. Captain Justin Tipuric looks at Owen Williams who doesn't fancy the kick at goal from this distance so kicks to the corner.

A score now would be huge.

The pressure coming onto the Sharks is forcing them into unnecessary long passes that, frankly, there is no hope of completing in this weather.

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