Glasgow Warriors, leaders, with 12 wins from 16
Lions, 10th, have eight wins
HT: Lions 8-7 Glasgow
Ryan Wilson
Former Glasgow Warriors player on Premier Sports
It's going to be a really tough 10 minutes for Lions after the break.
Glasgow's bench is going to have a big impact in the second half.
Lions 8-7 Glasgow
That is that for a breathless first half in Johannesburg.
Glasgow trail by a solitary point, but will play the rest of this game against 14 players after Ruan Venter's red card.
Franco Smith's side simply have to win from here.
Lions 8-7 Glasgow
Duncan Weir kicks the penalty into the corner, but Johnny Matthews throws away possession and the chance is gone.
Lions 8-7 Glasgow
Things go from bad to worse for the home side as number eight Francke Horn is shown a yellow card for a deliberate knock on.
They are down to 13.
Lions 8-7 Glasgow
Ruan Venter knew what was coming there.
He was upright in the tackle, made direct contact with Tom Jordan's head and is shown a straight red card.
Venter throws his scrum cap to the floor in disgust. Lions will play the remainder of this game with 14 players.
Lions 8-7 Glasgow
Oh hello.
Ruan Venter has caught Tom Jordan high. He's already had a yellow card remember...
Rabz Maxwane
Just seconds ago, Glasgow had a penalty inside the opposition 22.
Now they go behind.
Some quick hands release Rabz Maxwane down the right-hand side and he pins his ears back to beat Kyle Rowe and score.
The conversion attempt drifts wide.
Lions 3-7 Glasgow
And now the hosts win a scrum penalty.
That's a big momentum swing.
Lions 3-7 Glasgow
Lions look to run it from behind their own try-line, but Kyle Steyn pounces at the breakdown, and suddenly Glasgow are on the attack.
A penalty goes the visitors' way, but Tom Jordan's kick to the corner is off target and Lions will have a scrum.
That's poor from the Glasgow 10.
Lions 3-7 Glasgow
"No clear grounding," says TMO Ben Whitehouse.
As you were.
Lions 3-7 Glasgow
Is this the perfect response from Glasgow?
A wonderful offload from Josh McKay releases Kyle Rowe down the left wing, and he gets over the line under significant pressure.
The grounding isn't clear-cut though, so referee Craig Evans sends it to the TMO.
It's tight.
Jordan Hendrikse
After several reset scrums, Lions force a penalty under the posts.
Gianni Lombard is taken off kicking duties, and Jordan Hendrikse splits the posts to get the South Africans on the board.
Lions 0-7 Glasgow
Glasgow are pinged for offside as 14-man Lions march towards the try-line.
The home side call for a scrum as Ruan Venter returns to the field.
Lions 0-7 Glasgow
Rory Darge finds a yard of space down the left-hand side, but a thumping tackle from Lions winger Rabz Maxwane sees the Scotland flanker knock on.
Lions 0-7 Glasgow
George Horne is really fizzing the ball out from every breakdown, as Glasgow look to exploit their numerical advantage.
The visitors are up to the Lions 22.
Lions 0-7 Glasgow
George Horne converted after Ruan Venter was sent to the bin incidentally.
Lions 0-5 Glasgow
Ruan Venter is shown yellow for a late shot on Tom Jordan, and the home side will have to play the next 10 minutes with 14 players.
Kyle Rowe
Glasgow hit the front.
Kyle Rowe hacks a loose ball through after a clever kick in behind; the winger gathers cleanly and dots down to score the game's opening try.
Referee Craig Evans wants a quick look at something in the build-up, but the try has been given.
Lions 0-0 Glasgow
My word.
A professional kicker would expect to make that 100 times out of 100, but Gianni Lombard inexplicably pushes it wide from bang in front.
Lions 0-0 Glasgow
All a bit cagey so far.
Glasgow concede a penalty inside their own 22 and Gianni Lombard will have another pop at goal.
Kyle Rowe got Glasgow's opening try
United Rugby Championship
Lions (8) 44
Tries: Maxwane 2, Van der Merwe, Pretorius, Nohamba, Sirgel Cons: Nohamba 4 Pen: Hendrikse, Nohamba
Glasgow Warriors (7) 21
Tries: Rowe, Ferrie, McKay Cons: Horne 2, Weir
Glasgow Warriors missed the chance to return to the top of the United Rugby Championship after losing heavily to a depleted Lions side in Johannesburg.
Kyle Rowe hacked a loose ball through, gathered cleanly and scored Glasgow's opening try and George Horne converted.
Lions had to play the following 10 minutes a player down after Ruan Venter, who had replaced Emmanuel Tshituka early on, was shown a yellow card for a late tackle on Tom Jordan.
Rowe, tightly clutching the ball, thought he had scored again while being tackled by two Lions players but the TMO ruled there had been no grounding.
Jordan Hendrikse kicked Lions' first points with a penalty.
And, from a Glasgow penalty inside the Lions 22, the visitors fell behind for the first time as Rabz Maxwane was released on the right to touch down.
The hosts then lost Venter for the rest of the match after he caught Jordan high and was shown a red card.
Lions' discipline continued to let them down as Francke Horn was sin binned for a deliberate knock on.
Warriors found a way through early in the second period as Euan Ferrie touched down just over the line and Horne converted.
But Glasgow again conceded from an attacking position. Lions got a turnover after Rowe had been held up near the line and Edwill van der Merwe chased his own chip to go over behind the posts. Replacement Sanele Nohamba converted.
And it only got worse for the visitors as Maxwane finished a sweeping move on the right and Nohamba added another two points.
Lions smelled a bonus point and got one when JC Pretorius took Erich Cronje's pass and ended another enterprising move on the right, with Nohamba's conversion creating a 15-point gap.
Nohamba intercepted a Duncan Weir pass to speed away and score the hosts' fifth try under the posts before converting.
Play off-bound Glasgow were stunned but Josh McKay went over from Sione Tuipulotu's offload and replacement Weir converted to bring Franco Smith's side back to within 15 points.
However, Nohamba's penalty quelled any realistic chance of a comeback and Hanru Sirgel clambered over for a late sixth try.
Glasgow finish the weekend fourth in the standings, level on points with off Leinster and three points off leaders Munster.
Lions: Q Horn, R Maxwane, Cronje, Hendrikse, van der Merwe, Lombard, van den Berg, Naude, Botha, Ntlabakanye, Alberts, Delport, Pretorius, Tshituka, F Horn.
Replacements: Rass for Hendrikse (75), Nohamba for Lombard (48), Visagie for Botha (64), Nothnagel for Alberts (61), Venter for Tshituka (9), Sirgel for F Horn (74). Not Used: J Smith, Dreyer. Sin Bin: Venter (13), F. Horn (39). Sent Off: Venter (38).
Glasgow Warriors: McKay, Steyn, McDowall, Tuipulotu, Rowe, Jordan, Horne, Kebble, Fraser, Walker, G Brown, Cummings, Ferrie, Darge, Venter.
Replacements: Weir for Jordan (35), Dobie for Horne (61), Bhatti for Kebble (33), Matthews for Fraser (33), Z Fagerson for Walker (33), Williamson for G Brown (47), M Fagerson for Ferrie (67), Dempsey for Darge (46).