00:06The Atlanta Stadium sets the stage for Game 2 in Group A.
00:11Czechia and South Africa both arrive, needing victory to ignite.
00:16Czechia and South Africa arriving bruised from their opening defeats.
00:22They are back on the biggest World Cup ever.
00:26Czechia second best for most of their defeats in South Korea,
00:29while South Africa far from troubling Mexico in their own backyard.
00:32So, Jamie, let's take through the teams then, shall we?
00:35Starting with Czechia, Miro Koubek has been roofed,
00:38but a return also to try and get the best out of Patrick Schick.
00:43Here we go in Atlanta, but Czechia and South Africa need a result here.
00:49Beaten in Game 1, the response now is essential.
00:54Czechia are in their first World Cup since 2006.
00:59They cannot afford another slip in South Africa.
01:03First appearance since 2010 and after that tough night against Mexico,
01:07they know they must steady themselves quickly.
01:11Neither side wants to head home early.
01:13That is for sure.
01:15Here is Patrick Schick at the switch, out to the left side.
01:21Czechia looking to get on to the front foot very, very quickly indeed.
01:26Tester here, Meper, and the hammer down is a free one.
01:30It's me for Patrick Schick. The freedom of all of Atlanta, they should have been doing more.
01:35Not just amongst the players, but the people as well, all of Africa.
01:40Cechia.
01:40That's Ljuszek.
01:42Want to dig out across.
01:43May work out.
01:44He has done.
01:47Satylek.
01:49Just the start that Czechia were craving.
01:52How they needed a response.
01:54How they need a win.
01:55Both of these two.
01:57But it's advantage Czechia.
01:58The creativity that was lacking in match day one for Czechia is on full display.
02:04Up back and through at its finest.
02:07That is sublime.
02:09It's just as simple as to throw with, but it's so smart to be able to stay in behind from
02:14Ljuszek.
02:15The weight on this pass is perfect.
02:17It just makes the decision for Satylek.
02:21With this amount of precision, this amount of class on the entry pass in.
02:26Getting them back into Europe.
02:27It's the third amount of crosses.
02:30And off he goes.
02:32And there's options in the center again.
02:33They can finish it here.
02:34Coming Muda right there where he matters.
02:38This is delightful so far from Czechia.
02:41It was actually an entry pass that was missed first before it was bounced back.
02:46Just in the middle, screaming for it.
02:49Here is Suka.
02:54Mokuena.
02:55A place.
02:57Oh!
02:59So automatic for the deflection.
03:02Some thought he was in.
03:03I thought that might have been in.
03:05This just took a wicked deflection.
03:07and it looked like it was starting off, heading...
03:13Mokouena has to go backwards, start again here through Obrim Odiba,
03:17his 50th cap, that is a wild effort.
03:24The switch is on again, this is nicely done by South Africa, it's a finish maybe.
03:30Fired in, Ikram Reynas was right there.
03:33Decisive going east to west, waiting for the moment in which they can get the look,
03:37and this is a good run.
03:39Reynas almost was not expecting this to get all the way through.
03:43A rule behind South Africa here, to make something happen.
03:48Reynas, it's a great touch, brings others into play.
03:52There's the comeback and it's cleared away.
03:55A little bit of endeavor and ingenuity to go 1v1.
03:59Wonderful timing from Reynas, good first touch and then just invites his teammate in.
04:04good discipline from Cechi, it has to be said.
04:07While you're just finally getting a glimpse of when South Africa plays freely,
04:11that's when they are at their best.
04:14Cechi does.
04:17One over the top it goes.
04:21That's when you want Pavel on that bed.
04:23Not in the suites, but on the field.
04:28I can only imagine the wizardry that he would have put on the ball.
04:34There's heavy criticism and right now it's just because the mistakes that are being made in South Africa are beating
04:39themselves,
04:39by just turning the ball over needlessly.
04:42It's more deeper though, found well.
04:48Mokoehna!
04:49Now that would have been special.
04:56Good conviction on this from Mokoehna, excuse me.
04:59He just, no second guessing it, is going to run across it because he wants to hit across the face
05:04of this.
05:05So it'll start to go from left to right.
05:08Oh, it's a touch-up from Sheik and Sadilek.
05:12And this is Dorita.
05:14Oh, three in the way.
05:18Could have been a big turning point.
05:20Jeff!
05:21And tipped over by Roman Williams.
05:24But the biggest chance was for Dorita.
05:28This is such an important block.
05:30That's so well defended from Mbokaze.
05:32And then the trailing run of Ocon to be able to come back and make this intervention.
05:38Ronald Williams is watching this and tracking it the whole way, but it's moving from one way to another.
05:42But that was Ocon as well that gets in the way.
05:51Took at the end here at the Atlanta Stadium where there's a good amount of support for Sheik.
05:57Oh, the header!
06:01And for Patrick Sheik.
06:03Tremendous weight.
06:05To look again at Sheik, who just saw that.
06:08Late, to be fair, as that comes over.
06:12And it comes again, and the header is over.
06:16A lot of players down.
06:18Krejci goes ahead to the ball first.
06:25Krejci just goes and finds it.
06:27Tracks it so well.
06:28Even backpedaling.
06:31That's a great pass!
06:33Schultz now!
06:35At the left!
06:37The block was mightily important.
06:43How good is that from the two substitutes?
06:46Zeleni with a little bit of skill check, then puts it right back through the legs of Mudawa.
06:56Speculative hits like that, which they'll be happy to see.
07:01Check here from Madiba this time.
07:06Check here, we'll take this all day.
07:10Mokowena.
07:14Maseko.
07:16Coming inside.
07:18Maseko is traveling.
07:20He's asking for a handball.
07:21Penalty!
07:24Penalty, South Africa!
07:29This is so good from Maseko to just put his foot on the ball and decide,
07:33I'm gonna go one-on-one.
07:34When he does, he just drops his shoulder a little inside out to create the space.
07:37Gets the effort.
07:40That does come off of the arms of Schultz, but it's in tight.
07:43Ah, it feels harsh.
07:49Mokowena puts it in the corner!
07:51They are still alive in this World Cup!
07:561-1!
08:10And Mokowena has kept the dream alive for South Africa.
08:14The homework would have been done.
08:16The goalkeeper, Mathieu Kovac, knew that Mokowena had success going to the goalkeeper's left.
08:23The three misses have made amends in the biggest of moments!
08:28The weight of a nation!
08:30The weight of a continent on his shoulders!
08:33And he dispatches it expertly!
08:40Mokowena, they are going to go direct now!
08:45Oh!
08:46Just about holding it, Kovac!
08:48The push!
08:49The second level eight!
08:53Schultz!
08:56Schick in the center!
08:59Schultz now!
09:00Oh, and that was Schick!
09:12there are so many tired bodies right now
09:15on that pitch
09:16but both players
09:17both sets of teams
09:18are going for it
09:21just heavy legs
09:22poor clearances
09:24rash decisions
09:31Magopa
09:32Brazley to Magopa
09:35oh that would have capped off a brilliant passing sequence from South
09:41Mota
09:41on he goes Magopa
09:47Mofokeng
09:48to be quite the finish
09:51and blocked
09:52goodness me
09:56so many red shirts in the way
09:58here's David Zimmer
10:01oh it would have been a moment of brilliance
10:03just to have composure
10:04and now we're going to send that
10:06and that is that
10:08that second half that came to life
10:12and for Koubek
10:13for Cechia
10:14for South Africa
10:15Cechia won
10:16South Africa won
