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Published 19:28 19 Nov 2016 GMT
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There was a moment of massive controversy midway through the half as Beauden Barrett left Murray grasping at air and seemed certain to score. Sexton chased down the lost cause and his iffy swinging arm tackle looked to have prevented the score. The TMO disagreed amid howls of derision from the home fans. Again, Barrett converted.
Sexton was soon limping off, as was Sam Cane. CJ Stander then went off for a concussion test and did not return. It was one of those games.
Paddy Jackson, on for Sexton, kicked a conversion but the All Blacks were not giving up tries without a damned good fight. Half-time and one of the most break-neck halves of rugby you could ever see.
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Ireland were the ones calling the early shots as they sought to breach the Kiwi defence. It was not happening though.
By fair means, foul or high, high tackles, Ireland could not get through.
Simon Zebo came close but was tackled around the brain by Malakai Fekitoa. A yellow card followed. O'Brien should have scored right after but knocked on with the tryline beckoning.
Jackson knocked over a penalty to make it 14-9 but the All Blacks punched back harder when Fekitoa returned. Barrett was superb again as he scythed through and offloaded. There was more than a hint of a forward pass from TJ Perenara as Fekitoa dotted down but Peyper decided not to send it up for review.
Barrett converted. Chicago was a blip.
Ireland simply made too many errors to say they deserved a win out of this.
Roles reversed. Good while it lasted.
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