South KoreavsSouth Africa
KOR 0/RSA 1
Things to say
South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 at the Estadio BBVA to claim a vital World Cup group-stage win.
01
opener
South Africa nicked it 1-nil over Korea. Scrappy game, not pretty, but they ground it out. Clean sheet at the back was the story.
02
key player
Ronwen Williams was massive in goal again. Two big saves to keep the clean sheet. That guy bails them out every time.
03
hot take
Korea had 91 accurate passes from Lee Gi-Hyuk and still couldn't buy a goal. All that possession, nothing to show for it. Toothless up top.
04
deep cut
Khuliso Mudau had twenty defensive interventions at right back. Twenty. He basically locked his whole flank down by himself.
05
exit
Big result for the group table. Curious to see who they draw in the knockouts now.
The recap
South Africa nicked this one 1-0 and they'll take it however it came. Thapelo Maseko was the busiest man on the pitch with five shots, and the home side did just enough to keep South Korea off the board.
Ronwen Williams kept a clean sheet with a couple of tidy saves when called upon. Korea knocked it around nicely through Lee Gi-Hyuk but never really tested the keeper, and that's the difference between a point and a loss.