Gibraltar were quick out of the blocks at the start of the second half, attacking well and holding the Malaysian team in their 22 for the opening 10 minutes of the half. Multiple penalties were given against the defending team with Gibraltar opting for the scrum each time. On another day, a penalty try or yellow card would perhaps have been given. Ultimately, after another attacking scrum, the ball slid out of the
side of pack for the home-team 9 to kick downfield ending the attack.
A Gibraltar attacking lineout is stolen leading to a now-familiar sight: a break away by the sizeable Malaysian inside centre who then offloads out of the tackle for the right wing to finish off between the posts.
Another late penalty kick followed by a similar break by the Malaysia 12 feeding to the substitute full-back to score again brought the score approaching full-time to 42-0 to the home side.
The game came to its conclusion with
more attacking runs from Gibraltar’s
backs, notably from Matthew Isola, Teddy Sacarello and Hamish Couper, but Malaysia’s defence proved too tight to break through. A last gasp interception
saw the Malaysians sprint almost the length of the field to score a final time.
Final Score: Malaysia 49-0 Gibraltar
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