Kenya Sevens team chances to advance to the quarters suffered another blow after they lost 28-5 to New Zealand in their second match as the Olympics Games programme got underway on Tuesday here in Rio.
Collins Injera got Kenya off to a good start as he burst into speed to open the scoring less than a minute into the encounter.
However, Injera was then sent to the bin for a head-high tackle on Scott Curry as the New Zealand captain attempted to dive for the line.
Curry was falling into the tackle and then spilled the ball, but the referee decided it was a dangerous tackle, awarding a penalty try as well as the yellow card.
Akira Loane capitalized on the numbers to add to the score as New Zealand stretched the pitch wide to find plenty of space.
Augustine Pulu scored from the resulting 5m scrum after Rieko Loane was dragged down short of the line.
From there on, New Zealand were sure of the victory as fresh legs came onto the field.
Coach Benjamin Ayimba expressed disappointment with the turn of events, saying only a miracle could save them.
"As it is, we have a match in hand against Japan but we can only play for number 9 /10 unless a miracle happens," he said.
Ayimba said they will try to focus on the last preliminary game and try to beat Japan.
He said they lost the battle when Injera was send to the sin bin over what he described as a fishy call by the referee.
Earlier, Kenya lost 31-7 to Great Britain in the opening match.
