80 mins: Dawson puts the ball out and the referee blows for full-time.

79 mins: Auckland continue to attack the line, probing the Lions defence with miss-passes and clever running, but a knock-on from Ward looks to have ended their hopes.

75 mins: PENALTY Auckland 13-17 Lions
Auckland concede a penalty as Kurtis Haiu kills the ball after a drive from Matt Stevens. O'Gara has no trouble in knocking it over.

72 mins: O'Gara drops into the pocket after slow ball and sends it a delightful 50m kick that rolls into touch 5m out from the Auckland try-line.

71 mins: Hickie does well to rescue the ball deep in his own 22, and the Lions win a penalty when Atiga goes over the top at the breakdown.

68 mins: After continued Auckland pressure, the Lions concede a penalty wide on the right with Dawson offside. Auckland have a difficult decision and eventually hand the ball to full-back Ward to try his luck again, but his kick at goal drifts wide to the Lions' relief.

65 mins: Auckland have noticeably upped the pace as the Lions continue to concede penalties and, subsequently, territory.

61 mins: CONVERTED TRY Auckland 13-14 Lions
Lavea drifts past some indifferent Lions tackling to open up the defence. Artiga links up with him but is tackled by Gordon D'Arcy. The ball is recycled and good work from Justin Collins gives Nacewa an easy try. Ward adds the extras.

58 mins: The Lions are pressing the Auckland line, but are outplayed at the breakdown after some brilliant work from Afoa. Auckland get the ball wide straight away and another step from Atiga almost causes problems.

55 mins: Cueto's fine match continues as he races back to clear up a long kick in his own 22 and then sends back a brilliant kick to take play deep into the Auckland half.

Jason White is replaced by Martin Corry in the Lions back row.

52 mins: PENALTY Auckland 6-14 Lions:
The Lions are harshly adjudged to have killed the ball and concede a penalty out wide on the left. Ward sticks over an excellent kick from a tight angle.

48 mins: The game is opening up and a well-directed cross-kick from Lavea almost falls to winger Nacewa but a determined and brave effort from Cueto prevents a potential try.

Will Greenwood is replaced for the Lions by Shane Horgan.

45 mins: Auckland turn defence into attack in an instant. Another lovely step from Atiga takes him clear and it briefly looks like a game of sevens as the Auckland backs give and take passes. But the Lions snuff out the danger.

44 mins: Brent Cockbain - on for Kay - is lucky to avoid a yellow card as he exchanges blows with Auckland scrum-half Steve Devine.

42 mins: Another bright start for the Lions as a quick tap penalty form Dawson gets them in behind the Auckland defence. But a knock-on spoils the move and the Lions then concede a penalty at the scrum.

41 mins: Lavea kicks off to get the second half started.

39 mins: TRY Auckland 3-14 Lions
Cueto glides past four defenders on a beautiful run before being hauled down just short of the try-line. The ball is recycled instantly and a cut-out pass from Dawson sees Williams dive in next to the corner flag on the right. O'Gara's conversion curls wide.

35 mins: PENALTY Auckland 3-9 Lions
Lavea has lost the plot for Auckland and another handling error gifts more dangerous possession to the Lions. They win a penalty and O'Gara pops it over with ease.

32 mins: A fabulous attacking move from the Lions sees the ball go through dozens of pairs of hands and gets within a scoring pass of a try under the posts. Williams is taken out off the ball just before going over to win the Lions a penalty.

But the decision is reversed after a bout of fisticuffs breaks out, with lock Ben Kay left sporting a massive black eye.

29 mins: PENALTY Auckland 3-6 Lions
Brent Ward narrows the gap almost straight away for Auckland with a tricky penalty on the left. Prop John Hayes is pinged for an offence at the scrum after Shaw had put his side under pressure with a mistake at the restart.

27 mins: PENALTY Auckland 0-6 Lions
A poor pass from Lavea puts his side under pressure and they have no choice but to concede a try under their posts. O'Gara has no difficulties in knocking it over for a six-point lead.

25 mins: The Lions turnover Auckland ball in their 22, and a superb cross-kick almost results in a try for Hickie. The ball bounces well for him but after several attempts at bringing the ball under control, it bobbles out of his hands.

23 mins: Another tidy and well-worked Auckland back move almost cuts the Lions open, with a great step from Ben Atiga. But Dawson's tackle stops the move.

21 mins: An old-fashioned tap penalty move sees John Afoa get the ball behind a four-man screen after a string of dummy runners fool the defence. He drives to the line but superb defensive work from Dawson and Williams see the ball held off the ground. The video referee disallows the score.

Hodgson has hobbled off for the Lions, to be replaced at number 10 by Ronan O'Gara.

20 mins: After a bright start, the Lions are losing their way. A dawdling Dennis Hickie has a kick charged down inside his own half and the Auckland hooker Semisi Telefoni is straight through on Hodgson to regain possession.

The Auckland forwards recycle but the Lions concede a penalty.

19 mins: Lions lock Simon Shaw steals another Auckland line-out to avert the danger.

18 mins: Two delightful passes from Auckland fly-half Tasesa Lavea open up the Lions defence and the ball goes wide to Rokocoko. Again he beats the first defender, but it takes two men to bring him down.

14 mins: A nice run from Mark Cueto gets him past three defenders and, once the ball had been recycled, some quick hands out wide put the Lions within range. But the attack peters out and the Lions eventually concede a penalty as Martyn Williams goes offside.

12 mins: Joe Rokocoko gets his first touch on the right wing and performs his trademark pirouette out of the first tackle, but the cover gets to him in time.

8 mins: A lovely show and go from Hodgson takes him into space and a chip over the full-back causes problems for Auckland before the intervention of Isa Nacewa.

5 mins: PENALTY Auckland 0-3 Lions
The Lions take a deserved lead through a simple Hodgson penalty after hands in the ruck from Auckland. A good break from Matt Dawson and interplay from the forwards and Gordon D'Arcy set up the initial attacking position.

4 mins: The Lions are getting plenty of joy at the Auckland line-out grabbing the first two opposition throws.

2 mins: Bulloch does well to hold onto possession after being hit by a thunderous tackle from John Afoa.

1 min: An early bout of aimless kicking ends with Auckland attacking wide on the left and breaking on the outside.

0810: Lions fly-half Charlie Hodgson gets the match underway with a deep kick.

0806: The Lions squad line up for the singing of tour anthem "The Power of Four" although the song does not attract an overly-enthusiastic response from the players.

0802: The rain is falling reasonably heavily as captain Gordon Bulloch leads his "Midweek Massive" side out onto the pitch.

0747: Both teams go through their pre-match practice routines with the tackle bags out on the Eden Park pitch.

Weather conditions look damp and greasy, and the Lions supporters are flocking into the stadium, seemingly not too downheartened by the Test series defeat.

The Lions aim to bounce back from their defeat to the All Blacks in last weekend's second Test in their final midweek game of the tour at Eden Park.

Scottish back-row forward Jason White makes his tour debut while scrum-half Matt Dawson only makes his second start of the trip.

Although the Lions have lost three games on the tour so far, Ian McGeechan's midweek team are unbeaten.

Auckland have named a strong side which includes flying New Zealand wing Joe Rokocoko.

Auckland: Brent Ward, Isa Nacewa, Ben Atiga, Sam Tuitupou, Joe Rokocoko, Tasesa Lavea, Steve Devine, Saimone Taumoepeau, Semisi Telefoni, John Afoa, Brad Mika, Bryce Williams, Justin Collins (captain), Daniel Braid, Angus MacDonald.
Replacements: John Fonokalafi, Chris Heard, Kurtis Haiu, Jerome Kaino, Taniela Moa, Isaia Toe'ava, Gavin Williams.

Lions: Geordan Murphy, Mark Cueto, Will Greenwood, Gordon D'Arcy, Denis Hickie, Charlie Hodgson, Matt Dawson, Graham Rowntree, Gordon Bulloch (captain), John Hayes, Simon Shaw, Ben Kay, Jason White, Martyn Williams, Michael Owen.
Replacements: Andy Titterrell, Matt Stevens, Brent Cockbain, Martin Corry, Chris Cusiter, Ronan O'Gara, Shane Horgan.