A try-scoring double from Wallabies winger Dane Haylett-Petty put them within striking distance, but Western Force let a third win of the season slip away, losing 30-29 to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.Replacement fly-half Peter Grant horribly shanked an 80th-minute penalty attempt to win the game, and the Force then put 23 phases together after the final siren, only to cough up possession and allow the home side to put the ball into touch.After Israel Folau enjoyed another day out at outside centre in the Waratahs big win over the Sunwolves in Tokyo, the exceptional game of Wallabies teammate Haylett-Petty at full-back for the Force will ensure discussions only intensify on whether Folau should wear the gold No.13 jersey.Haylett-Petty was the standout player on the field, running for 209 metres, scoring an outstanding individual try in the 50th minute after a quick lineout throw 60 metres out, and crossing 15 minutes later from a scrum set-play that put the Force well within sight of the win.Two Grant penalties saw the Force take the lead for the first time with seven minutes to play, only to lose it again with three minutes on the clock.Just for us in the first half, it was a bit inaccurate, Haylett-Petty said, as he collected their man of the match award.Credit to the Cheetahs, they really ran us around and got us blowing. We came out firing in that second half and tried to claw our way back, but you just cant come back from 17 points down.We just let them have too many easy turnovers in that first half and that forced us to defend for too long. We held onto the ball in the second half for longer passages, and were able to score some points.The Force were rocked by the late withdrawal of Wallabies lock Adam Coleman shortly before kick-off, and the Cheetahs enjoyed ascendancy from the first scrum of the night, only further magnified when the West Australians lost prop Tetera Faulkner after 20 minutes.Defence was the major issue in the first half, the Force conceding four tries and a 27-10 scoreline as the teams went to the sheds. The visitors also missed 17 tackles in the first stanza, and the Cheetahs enjoyed nine clean breaks, lining up at times to score the try. Clyde Drexler Jersey . 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