Things didn't start well and they lost the first 3 ends to be 7-0 down. They then got into their stride and by the time I arrived they had closed to 7-3.
They then played really well and with one end to play they were 26-20 up. In the bag? Not at all, John decided to give the mat away. During the match Allen & John had outplayed the opposition on long jacks whilst not playing as well on short ones. Giving the mat away to their opposition gave the advantage to the San Miguel pairing.
Allen was nailing the jack most ends.
They put up a minimum length jack and although Allens weight on 3 of his 4 bowls was perfect they just wouldn't bend to the jack and so John went to the mat 3 shots down. He didn't improve the situation and Malcolm added another 3 bowls to the head and the San Miguel pair scored the 6 they needed to take them to an extra end.
When Allen had finished bowling his bowls he was holding shot bowl. Malcolm went to the mat and managed to bowl shot wood. John failed to reach the head with any of his bowls and the match was lost.
Proof positive that one bad decision can turn a game, and in this case turned a victory into a loss.
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