Resume and Highlights Zimbabwe vs South Africa (0-0)

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South Africa and Zimbabwe are back on the field early next week. On Monday September 6th, Bafana Bafana host Ghana in Johannesburg, the next day, the Warriors go to Bahir Dar to face Ethiopia.

In a match with many fouls and few clear chances to score, South Africa and Zimbabwe are 0-0 and scored in the opening round of the group phase of 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Later, at 3pm ET, Ghana receives Ethiopia and the winner takes the lead of the group.

Possession - Zimbabwe: 46%, South Africa: 53%
Total shots: 10-9
Shots on target: 1-3
Corner kicks: 6-4
Offsides: 1-1
Passing accuracy - Zimbabwe: 78%, South Africa: 83% 
Total Passes: 360-408
Successful Passes: 284-339
Total Crosses: 16-17
Successful Crosses: 0-1
Goalkeeper saves: 2-1
Interceptions: 10-8
Tackles: 8-15
Clearances: 15-22
Fouls: 13-17
Yellow cards: 3-1 

48' Chimwemwe sends a ball into the middle of the box, Dzvukamanja heads the ball to the left of Williams' goal

45' Three minutes to end the match

43' South Africans press in the closing stages in an attempt to break the deadlock, especially with Hlongwane on the left

39' Hlongwane heads the ball to the left of the goal

38' Zimbabwe striker Billiat for a hard foul

38' Musona tries to surprise Williams with a free-kick straight at goal. He flicks his right foot but the ball goes wide of the goalkeeper's left

33' Sipho Mbule replaces Tau 

31' Tau takes a shot from outside the box and hits Shumba, who saves

29' At his first opportunity, Letsoalo receives from Hlongwane on the left, tries a shot without angle, but the ball goes too high

28' Victor Letsoalo comes in, Luther Singh leaves

25' Zimbabwe: 46%, South Africa: 53%
 

21' Mudimu receives inside the area and tries to finish, but is blocked when he shoots

18' Mobbie, South Africa midfielder

16' Tafadzwa Rusike replaces Kudakwashe Mahachi.

15' Bashera, Zimbabwe left-winger, who fouls Makgopa from behind while dribbling the ball in midfield 

13' Terrence Dzvukamanja and Tafadzwa Rusike in place of Kadewere and Mahachi.

12' Kadewere is treated by doctors on the pitch with pain in his left rib

11' Billiat tries a right-footed shot from outside the area, but the ball rises too high and goes to the right of Williams

8' Musona, Zimbabwe striker, for hitting Hlongwane's right foot

7' Musona takes a corner kick and the defense cuts it back. He repeats the shot and again the South African defense is able to clear it with their head and Hlongwane is sent forward on the left but is caught offside as he lunges forward.

5' Billiat is played on the right wing near the end line but cannot get a grip on the ball. The goal is awarded to Williams.
 

00' The second half begins

Hlongwane in place of Links

Zimbabwe - 1 Mapisa, 21 Arubi, 3 Murwira, 4 Mojo, 7 Dzukamanja, 9 Wadi, 12 Chikwende, 15 Madhanaga, 18 Songani, 19 Fabisch, 20 Syima, 22 Rusike.
South Africa - 16 Mothwa, 22 Bvuma, 21 Blom, 16 Dube, 20 Ngcobo, 19 Brooks, 6 Maart, 12 Mbule, 15 Hlongwane, 17 Letsoalo.

46' Referee blows the whistle! End of the first half in Harare

45' One minute to end the first half

44' The ball is played into the box, but Shumba follows up and makes the save without a rebound

43' Mobbie makes a deep pass to Makgopa, but he was too far ahead

38' Billiat falls to the ground after a dispute with Mvala in the midfield, puts his hand on his right leg, gets up limping, but returns to the game without asking for medical attention

35' Singh makes a good move down the right, clears his marker and hits a cross, Shumba gets down and makes a safe save

33' Lunga plays to Munetsi who fills his right foot but the ball goes wide of the goal

31' Munetsi receives on the edge of the area and tries a left-footed shot, but it's too hard and the ball goes under Williams' crossbar

30' Billiay is played on the right side by Mahachi, he shoots hard to the goal, towards the right angle, and the goalkeeper deflects for a corner 

26' Chimwemwe passes to Mahachi, who tries a shot from outside the box but the ball goes to the left of Williams

22' Bafana Bafana continues to be more present in the attacking field, Singh moves forward on the edge, Zimbabwe is still unable to trouble the rival goalkeeper

16' Sinsh serves Mokoena, who shoots from outside the area, goalkeeper slaps with his left hand and gives away the corner

15' Kadewere runs at speed down the right, invades the area and falls after a challenge, but the referee orders the match to continue

12' Goalkeeper Williams misses a goal kick, Zimbabwe regains possession, but can't complete the play because they lose the ball in midfield

7' A short corner from the left side of the box is lifted into the box, Makgopa gets in behind the defense and heads a free header into the right corner, but the ball goes wide of the goalkeeper's right hand

3' South Africa, playing away from home, take the lead at this stage, but the game is more concentrated from midfield to midfield

00' The first half begins at National Sports Stadium

Referee: Mahmout Zakaria Mohamed (Egypt)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam Eldin (Egypt)
Fourth official: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

Zimbabwe is wearing yellow, numbers in green, goalkeeper in blue. South Africa wears green uniform, numbers in yellow, goalkeeper in gray and black shirt, black shorts, gray and black socks. In a moment the National Anthems begin.

1 Williams, 23 Morena, 3 De Reuck, 5 Xulu, 2 Mobbie, 13 Mvala, 4 Mokoena, 10 Tau, 7 Links, 11 Singh, 9 Makgopa.
Head coach: Hugo Broos. 

Substitutes: 16 Mothwa, 22 Bvuma, 21 Blom, 16 Dube, 20 Ngcobo, 19 Brooks, 6 Maart, 12 Mbule, 15 Hlongwane, 17 Letsoalo.

Shumba, Bashera, Billiat, Chimwemwe, Kadewere, Kamusoko, Lunga, Mahachi, Mudimu, Munetsi, Musona.
Head coach: Zdravko Logarusic.

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Match: Zimbabwe vs South Africa
Competition: 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Round: #1
Date: September 3rd
Kick-off: 9:00 am ET
Venue: National Sports Stadium in Harare (Zimbabwe) 
Where to watch: SABC Sport (South Africa), Fifa TV on YouTube, DStv.com/DStv Now App
Real time: VAVEL

The match that opens Group G of the African Qualifiers between Zimbabwe and South Africa is today at 9:00 am ET. The match will be broadcast on SABC Sport (South Africa), DStv.com/DStv Now App, but you can watch the game live with pictures and for free via streaming on FIFA TV, FIFA's official YouTube channel. Also, so you don't miss any details you can follow everything here in minute-by-minute on VAVEL.

"First of all, I am surprised by the pitch. I saw a few games of Zimbabwe from the past, and the pitch was very bad, but now it is fantastic. I am happy about that. A few weeks ago when we started preparing the team for this important match, we knew that it was going to be a tough game and today is not only tough, but it is also risky because we know that Zimbabwe at the moment has problems with the release of players, and that means some of their important players won’t be here for this match."

Ronwen Williams, Thapelo Morena, Rushine de Reuck, Siyanda Xulu, Austin Dube (Sibusiso Mabiliso), Teboho Mokoena, Siyethembe Sithebe, Sipho Mbule, Percy Tau, Victor Letsoalo, Evidence Makgopa.
Head Coach: Hugo Broos.

"We have so many problems. First we are playing this game without nine starters. That means we will put a new team for this match. The second problem is at the back. We are weaker there because we realised today that Alec (Mudimu) is not ready for the game. That means we don’t have any central defender in the squad. Now we will have to improvise something, and it’s not been easy for us. We have so many difficulties at the back, but we have to find a way to come out with a positive result"

Mapisa; Bhasera, Mudimu, Zemura, Chimwemwe; Ncube, Sarupinda, Karuru; Rusike, Kadewere, Musona.
Head Coach: Zdravko Logarusic.

Belgium, Brazil, France, England, and Italy are in the Top5. The highest ranked African team is Senegal (21st), but the top 30 also include Tunisia (28th) and Algeria (30th). South Africa ranks 73rd, and Zimbabwe 108th.

Goalkeepers: Ronwen Williams (Supersport United), Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu), Bruce Bvuma (Kaizer Chiefs)
Defenders: Sydney Mobbie (Mamelodi Sundowns), Rushine De Reuck (Mamelodi Sundowns), Thapelo Morena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyanda Xulu (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Thibang Phete (Belenenses FC Portugal), Thabani Dube (Kaizer Chiefs) Sibusiso Mabiliso (Kaizer Chiefs)
Midfielders: Sipho Mbule (Supersport United FC), Teboho Mokoena (Supersport United FC), Mothobi Mvala (Mamelodi Sundowns), Yusuf Maart (Sekhukhune FC), Ethan Brooks (TS Galaxy FC), Njabulo Blom (Kaizer Chiefs FC)
Strikers: Thabiso Kutumela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Maritzburg United), Gift Links (Aarhus GF, Denmark), Evidence Makgopa (Baroka FC), Victor Letsoalo (Royal AM FC), Percy Tau (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Luther Singh (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)

Goalkeepers: Washington Arubi (Marumo Gallants), Talbert Shumba (Free State Stars), Martin Mapisa (Zamora CF)
Defenders: Onismor Bhasera (SuperSport United), Divine Lunga (Mamelodi Sundowns), Takudzwa Chimwemwe (Nkana), Alec Mudimu (Torpedo Kutaisi), Godknows Murwira (Dynamos), Kelvin Moyo (Nkana), William Stima (FC Platinum)
Midfielders: Blessing Sarupinda (Sekhukhune United), Jonah Fabisch (Hamburger SV), Marshall Munetsi (Stade de Reims), Tafadzwa Rusike, Thabani Kamusoko (Zesco United), Kudakwashe Mahachi (SuperSport United), Khama Billiat (Kaizer Chiefs), Perfect Chikwende (Simba SC), Butholezwe Ncube (AmaZulu), Ishmael Wadi (JDR Stars), Farai Madhananga (Marumo Gallants), Silas Songani (FC Platinum), Knowledge Musona (Al-Tai – captain)
Strikers: Terrence Dzvukamanja (Orlando Pirates), Tinotenda Kadewere (Olympique Lyon), Knox Mutizwa (Lamontville Golden Arrows)

In addition to Zimbabwe and South Africa, the opening round of group G features Ghana and Ethiopia, who play later in the day at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast. Also on this Fifa date the matches are reversed. The others also take place in double rounds between October and November. Only the first team in each group has a confirmed place in the next phase.

The match between South Africa and Zimbabwe takes place this Friday 3rd at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. History records 15 matches between these countries. Bafana Bafana have won seven, lost six, and drawn twice. They have not met since September 10, 2013, when Musona and Malajila scored in the Warrrios' 2-1 win at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. Parker completed the scoring.

Hi everyone! We have arrived at another day of World Cup Qualifying. In Africa the group stage is currently underway and today we will follow Zimbabwe vs. South Africa, who are in the same group as Ghana and Ethiopia. My name is Bia Palumbo and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.