Overseas overcome Kavallieri
Overseas 17Kavallieri 10 Despite having all the early territorial advantage, a strangely unmotivated Kavallieri were outsmarted by Overseas who won this match despite being reduced to 13 men in the final ten minutes. Thomas opened the score for...
Overseas 17
Kavallieri 10
Despite having all the early territorial advantage, a strangely unmotivated Kavallieri were outsmarted by Overseas who won this match despite being reduced to 13 men in the final ten minutes.
Thomas opened the score for Overseas with a good try against the run of play, Wright missing the conversion.
Kavallieri spent long periods in their opponents’ half and a well-placed penalty kick put them into the Overseas corner from where they launched a long series of attacking rucks and mauls.
Finally, Fiore whipped out a long pass to launch Jameson on a powerful, curving charge to score, carrying two tacklers with him.
Fiore missed the conversion.
In the face of sturdy tackling by Overseas, Kavallieri were kicking away good possession.
On one occasion, they split the defence through the middle but wasted the break with an awful pass to Debierre.
Fiore attempted an impossible drop goal from half-way as slowly the Overseas backs started to gain confidence, looking fast and dangerous when in possession.
The half ended at 5-5 with Kavallieri a little unlucky not to be further ahead.
In the second half, Cassar came into his element for Overseas, breaking powerfully off the base of the scrum again and again.
A superbly-worked try was started by Wright’s well-timed distribution along the line and finished by Kawara.
Another fine Overseas try was created by rhythm and timing as the full-back and wing combined from a Kavallieri drop out... suddenly the lead was substantial at 17-5.
The game became somewhat scrappy but every now and then Overseas combined with fast and sweeping attacks.
A brilliant Overseas move, with loops and inter-passing, was stopped by a Cumbo tackle on Wright.
At last, Kavallieri could attack from possession following a poor clearance but the move was stopped by an offside tackle which resulted in a yellow card sin-bin.
The Kavallieri pressure caused a further yellow card for com-plaining to the ref and suddenly Overseas were two men down.
Inevitably, Fiore pulled a score back with a try in the corner, which he failed to convert.
Amazingly Overseas became the spirited side as they were inspired by hardship and actually outplayed Kavallieri in the forwards in the last few minutes of the match.
It seems clearly that they are determined to hold on to the Mediterranean Bank Cup.