Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 9: Canada vs South Africa, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

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CIRCLE ENTRIES (24 FOR SA, 17 FOR CANADA), SHOTS ON GOAL (12 FOR SA, 8 FOR CANADA) - SOUTH AFRICA WERE BY FAR THE DOMINANT TEAM IN THE FIRST HALF - CANADA CAME TO LIFE AFTER GOING BEHIND, SCORED OFF A STROKE, AND SOUTH AFRICA FAILED TO GET A SECOND IN SPITE OF NEEDING A WIN AFTER BEING HAMMERED 0-5 BY INDIA IN THEIR OPENER

ONLY THE TOP 3 SIDES WILL ADVANCE TO THE KNOCKOUTS - WILL GOAL DIFFERENCE BE THE DECIDER?? WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE AS POOL C IS INTRIGUINGLY POISED

NO ONE IS GOING HOME YET - THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS - IF EITHER TEAM LOST TODAY - IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CURTIANS FOR THE LOSER - A DRAW FAVOURS CANADA - BUT SOUTH AFRICA STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ADVANCE

FULL TIME: CANADA 1 - SOUTH AFRICA 1

SOUTH AFRICA (NTULI 43')

CANADA (TUPPER 45')

59' NTULI FAILS TO REACH THE BALL OUTSIDE THE CANADIAN CIRCLE - SPOONER'S CROSS FINDS NO ONE

58' SA lose their referral - and maybe their last chance as they do not earn a PC

THE BALL IS DEFLECTED WAY OVER THE CROSSPIECE

56' Ntuli wins a long corner - and a PC too!!!

55' SA are behind on goal difference - they need the win more than Canada - Spooner fires a cross in - Hykes shoots - the shot is wide

GOWAN JONES SAVES - AND IS TAKEN OFF RIGHT AWAY!!!

54' FIVE MINUTES TO GO - WHICH SIDE WANTS THE WIN MORE THAN THE OTHER- CANADA HAVE A PC

53' SA are a man down - Johnston finds Mea - who cannot get a touch - Ntuli too fails to control the ball in the circle

51' The pace of the game has been slowed down significantly - Canada try a cross into the SA circle - too many white shirts around

50' SA build up a good attack but lose the ball outside the Canadian 23

49' The Canadians happy to keep possession - try to slow the game down just a bit

48' Long ball in from Canada - no one gets a touch - Hykes at the other end - fails to get the shot right

46' There is a spring in the foot of the Canadian players - can they score a second??

END OF Q3: CANADA 1 - SOUTH AFRICA 1

44' Fantastic run in from Ho-Garcia - he has been the livewire of a Canadian side who have just come to life

CANADA 1 - SOUTH AFRICA 1

SCOTT TUPPER RESTORES PARITY FOR CANADA

GOWAN JONES SAVES THE DAY- NOT REALLY - CANADA HAVE A STROKE

STICK OBSTRUCTION INDEED - CANADA HAVE A PC

44' SCOTT TUPPER WANTS A PC FOR A STICK OBSTRUCTION

44' BRENDEN BISSETT DIVES LOW AND PREVENTS HYKES FROM TAKING A SHOT

CANADA 0 - SOUTH AFRICA 1

43' NTULI SCORES OFF A TOMAHAWK - EVEN AFTER HE SEEMED TO LOSE HIS FOOTING A BIT

41' Canada press ahead - SA pegged back for a while now - the final touches not going right for Canada

39' The Canadians try the left flank - for the umpteenth time fail to get a decent cross into the circle

CARTER DIVES LOW AND SAVES - DANGER AVERTED

AND ANOTHER!!

SA HAVE ANOTHER PC

37' SA HAVE A PC AT THE OTHER END!

THE CANADIANS MAKE A MESS OF THE PC - HO-GARCIA GETS A GREEN CARD

36' CANADA HAVE A PC

35' The Canadians attacking more from down the center - GOWAN JONES SAVES - KIRKPATRICK DENIED

34' Johnston and Ho-Garcia try to get Canada moving - Smythe cannot stop the ball from crossing the backline

33' Tupper and Johston find space - Sarmento cannot find the space to advance

31' Gowan Jones replaces Rassie in goal for SA - SA have a great chance at the other end - KEENAN MISSES A GREAT CHANCE

Thirteen circle penetrations and six shots on goal - what did Hopkins tell his boys?? "Score please!"

Canada have failed to impress - can Paul Bundy's side find their footing the in the second half???

SOUTH AFRICA HAVE DONE ALL THE HARD WORK TO PENETRATE THE CANADIAN CIRCLE TIME AND AGAIN - BUT THE SCORES ARE LEVEL - THE AFRICANS HAVE BEEN SHODDY IN DEFENCE - CANADA UNABLE TO CAPITALIZE

HALF-TIME: CANADA 0 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

28' Ho-Garcia gets into the SA circle - KIRKPATRICK DENIED - RASSIE MAKES A SUPER SAVE

26' Canada unable to capitalize on SAs defensive errors

25' Ho-Garcia does not allow Horne into the attacking circle

24' Smith finds Casseim - the Red Shirts manage to clear

23' The Red Shirts finally manage to string together a series of passes - not for long though as they lose the ball

22' Ho-Garcia scampers ahead - the Canadians unable to build any meaningful moves

CARTER SAVES

20' Balraj Panesar cannot prevent SA from earning yet another PC!!!