Yard,
No expert in any way "but" you called it yourself... first examination produced results that were not acceptable and (unusual from my limited experience) you were offered a second test. I would speculate that perhaps they simply decided "not" to allow that and overruled the examiner later.

I believe I have learned that these things, when on the fence more or less, seldom fall jelly side up! I would lean more towards having failed than passed just to be less disappointed in either event. Good luck with all this. Take care.