00:00...due to injury, but a return also to try and get the best out of Patrick Schick.
00:04South Africa with 12 goals, but what of this one on the biggest stage of all?
00:10Here we go in Atlanta.
00:13Bocek here in South Africa need a result here.
00:17Beaten in game one, the response now is essential.
00:21Very, very quickly indeed.
00:24Tester here, maybe, oh, and the header down is a free one.
00:28There's Meper.
00:29South Africa.
00:30That's Locek.
00:32Lots of dig out across.
00:34Might work out.
00:34He has done.
00:37Sardilik.
00:40Just the start that Schick here were craving.
00:43To be able to stay in behind from Locek.
00:46The weight on this pass is perfect.
00:49It just makes the decision for Sardilik.
00:52With this amount of precision, this amount of class on the entry pass in.
00:57That's a wonderful finish at just the start.
01:01Schick here, we're hoping for.
01:05Mokwena.
01:07A place.
01:11Sound netting of the deflection.
01:13This just took a wicked deflection.
01:15It looked like it was starting off heading one direction.
01:19It goes the other way.
01:21The switch is on again.
01:23This is nicely done by South Africa.
01:25It's a finish, maybe.
01:28Fired in.
01:28Ikram Reyners was right there.
01:31Which they can get the look.
01:32And this is a good run.
01:34Reyners almost was not expecting this to get all the way through.
01:40Talk on social media, of which he says he doesn't take any notice of that trash.
01:46This is just one of those as a defender.
01:48Leaving a little bit something for your opponent that's had a bit of success early on.
01:52And scroll goes from said place than any team.
01:55European qualifiers.
02:00Derrida sends it in.
02:01That is a wonderful ball in, but just nobody was anticipating.
02:06And I'll only take 5% of a commission on that.
02:09Friends and family discount.
02:13Tory Pencil is going to let this go.
02:16And Schick here's favour.
02:18Ball in possession so far.
02:20Don't be surprised at the delayed yellow.
02:22Yep.
02:23And we are going to see yellow here for...
02:26And we'll go in.
02:28Final match of the group stage against South Korea on Wednesday.
02:32The way it's going, that could be his World Cup done.
02:35It's one decision and he'll say he got a slight touch on the ball.
02:40One you'll never forget.
02:43Lozhenk.
02:44And out of the reach.
02:47Tory Pencil happy for that to go on.
02:49A fair strap.
02:53A roar behind South Africa here.
02:56To make something happen.
02:58Reynas.
02:59It's a great touch.
03:00Brings others into play.
03:02There's the comeback.
03:03And it's cleared away.
03:11And it's a win here for free kick it is.
03:17Don't want to be crowding the referee here.
03:19The captains really are allowed to come.
03:21And yep.
03:22And a yellow card for Mbath.
03:26And there's no real argument.
03:27It's absolutely foul.
03:29Shaq has got the position.
03:30Patrick Csik, excuse me, has got the position.
03:33Mbath will say he got a toe on it.
03:35That's his claim.
03:36It's a great use of the body there, isn't it?
03:37It's wonderful.
03:38The mistakes that are being made.
03:39South Africa are beating themselves.
03:41By just turning the ball over needlessly.
03:44Here's Modiba though.
03:44Found well.
03:49Mokawena!
03:51Now that would have been special.
03:55Good conviction on this from Mokawena.
03:57Mokawena, excuse me.
03:58Just no second guessing it.
04:00He's going to run across it because he wants to hit across the face of this.
04:03So it'll start to go from left to right.
04:06Off to his foot.
04:07He just...
04:09It's been one last go for South Africa before the break.
04:14Modiba.
04:16Oh, and he's built by Kovac.
04:19And Krejci with a captain's block.
04:26And that is that.
04:28So, a moment for South Africa towards the end.
04:32It could have been so good for them going into a hard time, Jamie.
04:34This would have been disastrous.
04:36A half of which Czechia were dominant.
04:38Look at the way Krejci just continues to follow the play.
04:42The one blemish in the first half for Czechia, which was nearly flawless.
04:47A fantastic first half though from Czechia when they needed it the most.
04:50The only attempt on target in the game so far for Czechia through Sadilek on six minutes.
04:56The difference.
04:57Czechia won South Africa nil in this must-win game for both.
05:05Krejci just a little too hasty to get going.
05:09And Torri Pesla does get us back underway.
05:12So Czechia leading by a goal to nil.
05:14We got Sadilek's goal.
05:16About six minutes.
05:18Oh, it's a touch-up from Sheik and Sadilek.
05:22And this is Dorita.
05:24Oh, three in the way.
05:28Could have been a big turning point.
05:30Czech!
05:31And tipped over by Roman Williams.
05:33Such an important block.
05:35That's so well defended from Imbokaze.
05:38And then the trailing run of Ocon to be able to come back and make this intervention.
05:43Roman Williams is watching this.
05:50That's nicely done, Mudao.
05:53Slipping over the top of Kovac's goal.
05:56To stop South Africa and attack here.
05:59Tremendous weight.
06:01To look again at Sheik who just saw that late, to be fair, as that comes over.
06:09And it comes again and the header is over.
06:14A lot of players down.
06:15Krejci has his head to the ball first.
06:19And what are Czechia's strengths?
06:22Long aerial duels.
06:23It's just unimaginative right now from South Africa.
06:31Speculative hits like that.
06:42Well, the header is to the possession of Kovac.
06:46It was an awkward one, certainly, for evidence.
06:49Magopa, they've not really been able to get him in the game so far.
06:59And that might be a yellow card, yeah, he was warned in the first half for a number.
07:03And this time he's crossed the line, yellow cards.
07:06Two laddies love Krejci.
07:07More thin on the referee.
07:09Great bit of deception.
07:11It's really good to be able to just...
07:16Maseko coming inside.
07:19Maseko is traveling.
07:20He's asking for a handball.
07:22Penalty!
07:25Penalty, South Africa!
07:28When he does, he just drops the shoulder a little inside-out to create the space.
07:32Gets the effort.
07:34That does come off of the arms of Schultz, but it's in tight.
07:38Ah, it feels harsh.
07:41Well, it's actually the left arm, so yeah, it does block the shot.
07:44It is a little bit bigger.
07:48Mokawena puts it in the corner.
07:51They are still alive at this World Cup.
07:551-1.
07:58Knew that Mokawena had success going to the goalkeeper's left.
08:01The three misses have made amends in the biggest of moments.
08:07The weight of a nation, the weight of a continent on his shoulders.
08:16Mokawena, they are going to go direct now.
08:20Oh, and just about holding it, Kobach.
08:25Sebalebele.
08:27Could have been quite the introduction.
08:33Schultz.
08:36Schick in the center.
08:38Schultz now.
08:40Going there with Schick.
08:42Mokawena there again.
08:45And then flashlights.
08:50Heavy legs, poor clearances.
08:53Rash decisions.
08:56You just feel as though this match,
08:59as we hit four minutes in to the seven minutes to stop the time.
09:02You just feel there's one more opportunity.
09:06Which side is it going to be in?
09:10Looking for that bit of support.
09:13Finds it from Mokazi.
09:15Mokazi is going to have a go.
09:17Socek.
09:19The wall of Tomasz Socek.
09:27Has to go along now from Williams.
09:32Ranaj underneath this.
09:36And that is that.
09:39Well, a second half that came to life.
09:42And for Kobach, for Schick and for South Africa,
09:46they're still alive for now in this World Cup.
09:48A point apiece.
09:49Their first point on the board in Group A.
09:53But they will wait to see what happens later as well.
09:56But in the end,
09:58frustrations you can see on the face of Socek.
10:01And South Africa kept on pushing in the second half.
10:04They got the reward of a goal.
10:06And it finishes here in Atlanta.
10:08Checking a one.
10:09South Africa one.
10:10South Africa one.
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