:00:27. > :00:31.Welcome to Olympic Park, there is another big night of track and
:00:31. > :00:35.field ahead, in the Olympic Stadium. And the crowds are be binning to
:00:35. > :00:44.pour in again. Luckily, the rain has cleared away. It is a beautiful
:00:44. > :00:48.suby day here. We have lots to look forward to on BBC One we but we
:00:48. > :00:52.have a lot the tempt you. We will head off to the table tennis. It is
:00:52. > :00:56.the team final. China have been dominant in this. But they are up
:00:56. > :01:00.against South Korea. We will join Shirley Robertson for the latest in
:01:00. > :01:04.the sailing with Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills. They have their final
:01:04. > :01:10.two races today. We will have men's handball. That is becoming a real
:01:10. > :01:13.hit here at the games. Another fantastic match coming up for you.
:01:13. > :01:20.France against Spain. From 7.00 on BBC One, it is athletics all the
:01:20. > :01:25.way. But, China have taken all three table tennis golds so far as
:01:25. > :01:31.the games. Today the men's team are the favourites to deliver a fourth.
:01:31. > :01:35.China is so dominant at the sport, having won 23 out of 27 gold medals
:01:35. > :01:40.but this is expected back home because it's a national past time.
:01:40. > :01:44.Today they face Korea in the final which conSis of five matches
:01:44. > :01:49.similar to the Davis Cup in tennis. Four singles and one doubles. I can
:01:49. > :01:53.tell you that China have won the first two singles matches, they won
:01:53. > :02:03.them 3-1. So South Korea need a victory in the doubles to keep this
:02:03. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:19.We join it at the start of this final. South Korea with sever. Is
:02:19. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:51.four players on the table that that look at the bench in the way it
:02:51. > :03:01.reacts and players on the table. In an Olympic final, a level of
:03:01. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:06.when table tennis joined the Olympics the general view was that
:03:06. > :03:15.the World Championships were still the biggest event. Exactly.
:03:15. > :03:19.remember after - what a shot! After they won the World Championships in
:03:19. > :03:26.89 following on winning the pilgrimages in 88 the world was
:03:26. > :03:33.considered the big one, by 92 that had changed. In Olympic it changes
:03:33. > :03:38.more an more. These were the discussions before table tennis
:03:38. > :03:43.entered the Olympic Games. There was a discussion at the meetings,
:03:43. > :03:47.as to whether the Olympic Games would become pre-eminent and
:03:47. > :03:50.members of the Executive Committee etc were concerned that the Olympic
:03:50. > :03:58.Games would become more important than World Championships. Nobody
:03:58. > :04:05.wanted that to happen. Now, we are 30 years on. In fact they
:04:05. > :04:14.compliment each other. They are not rivals. Yes, table tennis benefits
:04:14. > :04:17.enormously from being in the Olympics. China are flying here.
:04:17. > :04:24.The point you make from benefits from being in the Olympic programme,
:04:24. > :04:28.you have to look back over the last 11 day, that we have had here in
:04:28. > :04:37.this wonderful, wonderful stadium, and it is packed to the rafters
:04:37. > :04:47.from day one, fantastic atmosphere, and well, this must be the biggest
:04:47. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:14.boost eng la -- English table this ascendancy, it was four years
:05:14. > :05:20.ago in Beijing that China won every possible table tennis medal. They
:05:20. > :05:26.are going to do it again. Prior to that they had never achieved that.
:05:26. > :05:33.Yes, they had champions but not every medal. Somebody from Korea,
:05:33. > :05:43.Sweden or France had spoiled the party. Now, the dominance you get
:05:43. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:08.Singles. Numbers one and three in the world. What pair to send out!
:06:08. > :06:17.On the half-volley. There was a time when the backhand of the then
:06:17. > :06:23.holder was considered the weakness, but he is absolutely drilling the
:06:24. > :06:31.swivel wristed backhand. Terrific stuff and six game points. Only one
:06:31. > :06:38.required, that is game number one to China. 11-4 they lead by one
:06:38. > :06:44.game to love. And eerpbgs looking at the South Korean players, you
:06:44. > :06:48.are not sure we will see them again at an Olympic Games. But looking at
:06:48. > :06:54.the legacy as three outstanding Asian player, they do have a lot to
:06:54. > :07:00.look back on, with tremendous pride. Not least getting to the final of
:07:00. > :07:07.this Olympic Games. Absolutely. They, in fact, if we take one of
:07:07. > :07:11.them, the Men's Singles Championship, amazingly, the first
:07:11. > :07:16.time ever that Korea got to the team finals which I find staggering,
:07:16. > :07:23.but it is correct. Then the Olympic champion, and if you look at the
:07:23. > :07:31.history of Korean table tennis, there has been one star play er.
:07:31. > :07:35.There has maybe been a second. Where was the third? But woudge.
:07:35. > :07:38.Very difficult, whereas China, they have two reserves, who are as good
:07:38. > :07:48.as the three who are playing here, and that is the difference.
:07:48. > :07:53.Absolutely spot on. Game two. The point you made China for the centre
:07:53. > :08:03.two or three teams that would probably have dominated this
:08:03. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:33.Olympic Games, which is a men six or Chinese. It is round
:08:33. > :08:42.about that. Reckon you could play with Chinese coaches and they would
:08:42. > :08:51.have a chance. I wouldn't be a bad team actually! Yeah, I think they
:08:51. > :08:55.would be OK. -- it. You think that if we sent out the coaches, they
:08:56. > :09:05.could come up with a medal. You are maybe right. I don't think I am
:09:06. > :09:13.
:09:13. > :09:20.going to argue with that one, it is barrage of shots, forehands, back
:09:20. > :09:24.hands, serves. Tight wrist arms. Korea are caught up in a maelstrom
:09:24. > :09:30.of Chinese dazzling brilliance. mean you have made the point a few
:09:30. > :09:40.times when China get ahead they are brilliant front runners, and we are
:09:40. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :10:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:10:26. > :10:30.They have got to dictate the play so important to China, the Olympic
:10:30. > :10:36.Games, and of course, let us be fair, their respond to the immense
:10:36. > :10:41.pressure they are under, they are expected to deliver. What a shot!
:10:41. > :10:47.That maybe the shot of this final, so far. What on earth? How did he
:10:47. > :10:57.do that? It looks as if he almost didn't have enough time to play the
:10:57. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:09.didn't have enough time to play the backhand, but he just somehow. He
:11:09. > :11:10.
:11:11. > :11:20.has played two shots in succession. The top draw is, they were
:11:21. > :11:27.
:11:27. > :11:37.stratospheric in their brilliance. Korea have got just a hint of a
:11:37. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:09.Considering how well China are playing, it's a tribute to South
:12:09. > :12:16.Korea they have taken a succession of points, to close the gap to one.
:12:16. > :12:26.Just a bit surprise they haven't taken a time out. Good point. And
:12:26. > :12:30.Probably too late to take the time out now. Because often the Chinese
:12:30. > :12:40.will take the time out when they are ahead, and their opponents have
:12:40. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :13:07.And that touched, didn't it. It did. That's the modern day backhand,
:13:07. > :13:13.that is the development in the last four or five years, and the master
:13:13. > :13:17.showing the backhand return of serve, the forearm vertical and
:13:17. > :13:23.then the wrist, the wrist coming round the back of the ball to
:13:23. > :13:33.create a mixture of top spin and side spin. He is so clever with the
:13:33. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:01.Second serve in this sequence of Really is a different level they
:14:01. > :14:05.are playing at Matthew. I think the South Korean pair have played the
:14:05. > :14:15.best table tennis we have seen from them in the competition and they
:14:15. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:32.It is long. Game number two to China, 11-8. They lead by two games
:14:32. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:40.to love. They are one game away from gold. The extent to which that
:14:40. > :14:45.wrist is used. Dear me. It can't bend any more. When I think there
:14:46. > :14:53.is probably more top spin on the backhand flick, that most players
:14:53. > :14:57.backhand loop. The problem is it is not just the top spin, it, as we
:14:57. > :15:00.talked about before, it the side spin. You have mentioned this.
:15:00. > :15:04.make it awkward. You are guessing. The one shot you can play against
:15:04. > :15:08.the top spin is you can block. If there is side spin the block goes
:15:08. > :15:18.down to your own side of the table. All the time with the block you are
:15:18. > :15:18.
:15:18. > :16:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:16:27. > :16:31.The strength of his legs are He is an absolute juggernaut,
:16:31. > :16:41.driving through the modern history of table-tennis. He looks
:16:41. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:49.unstoppable. The ball played down A time it has been called by Korea,
:16:49. > :16:58.but it is just a matter of time. think it is an interruption of the
:16:58. > :17:03.inevitable. Correct. When you think we've got No. 11 and a former
:17:03. > :17:04.Olympic champion, and two very powerful players, it's almost like
:17:04. > :17:10.powerful players, it's almost like they have pea-shooter as when you
:17:10. > :17:20.compare it to the share forensic efficiency of everything China are
:17:20. > :17:20.
:17:21. > :17:25.doing on this table tennis table. Also two very experienced players.
:17:25. > :17:29.The dosing then we saw in Manchester first in 1977. -- Oh
:17:29. > :17:37.Sangeun. They've been here for a Sangeun. They've been here for a
:17:37. > :17:43.decade and more. They have mixed it with a very, very best, but here
:17:43. > :17:53.they are the second best team in the world. Very much second best.
:17:53. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:28.If you look at many countries, Sweden for example, they have faded
:18:28. > :18:32.after a great era. Professional football teams have a rebuilding
:18:32. > :18:42.process, but China are relentless at table tennis, there's no
:18:42. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:52.They seem to be able to rebuild almost every day of the week.
:18:52. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :19:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:19:48. > :19:58.Somehow, he managed to get to that The strong backhand of Yi Zhang.
:19:58. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :20:37.The trademark of his play. -- Jike The umpire raises her right arm in
:20:37. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:48.favour of China. Tremendous return of service from Wang Hao. That is
:20:48. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:02.That forehand on the half volley was long. China edging ever nearer
:21:02. > :21:09.to their fourth gold medal. A complete man novelisation of the
:21:09. > :21:16.top of the podium at the table tennis at the ExCeL Arena. Her most
:21:16. > :21:22.people would have predicted that in advance. But they've had to execute
:21:22. > :21:32.and every single player in the China team has done that. With
:21:32. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:44.The backhand was long. China stand on the brink. The photographers get
:21:44. > :21:54.to their fate. Suddenly there's an anticipation in this arena. The
:21:54. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:08.inevitable is about to happen. Four Only one required! Jubilation for
:22:08. > :22:15.China. An embrace between Wang Hao and Jike Zhang. The men's team
:22:15. > :22:20.coach, a former Olympic champion, salutes the crowd. This has been a
:22:20. > :22:26.domineering displayed by the men's team of the all-conquering China.
:22:26. > :22:31.South Korea have done well, brilliantly, to get to this final,
:22:31. > :22:36.but they've been comprehensively outclassed. A lovely picture there.
:22:36. > :22:45.The two coaches embrace. It is party time for China. They win the
:22:45. > :22:50.Olympic men's team. They defeated South Korea 3-0.
:22:50. > :22:54.STUDIO: China take the gold again. This men's team was only introduced
:22:55. > :22:59.four years ago. China won it then and they have won it again here. A
:22:59. > :23:02.clean sweep of medals, they have clean sweep of medals, they have
:23:02. > :23:12.won all four in London. Since table-tennis made its Olympic debut
:23:12. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:19.in 1988, they've won 24 gold medals We will be heading off to the south
:23:19. > :23:22.coast for the sailing report in just a moment. First, if you are
:23:22. > :23:32.just getting home, let's tell you just getting home, let's tell you
:23:32. > :23:35.Britain's Nicola Adams won her flyweight semi-final which means
:23:35. > :23:42.she will be fighting to become the first female boxer to win Olympic
:23:42. > :23:46.gold tomorrow afternoon. There was no individual medal for
:23:46. > :23:52.team chump -- showjumping champions Great Britain. Nick Skelton and
:23:52. > :23:58.Scott Gereshk both had one fence down and came joint 5th. 10,000m
:23:58. > :24:01.champion Mo Farah reach the final of the 5,000m, keeping alive his
:24:01. > :24:05.of the 5,000m, keeping alive his dream but long-distance double. He
:24:05. > :24:08.won a Briton has been enjoying success in a variety of sports,
:24:08. > :24:11.swimming is in the doldrums after collecting just three medals in the
:24:11. > :24:15.pool. But that could change tomorrow if
:24:15. > :24:18.Kerri-Anne Payne can win tomorrow in the Serpentine for her marathon
:24:18. > :24:22.swimmer over 10 kilometres. She won her second world title last year,
:24:22. > :24:29.she's confident, likes leading from the front, and her competitors know
:24:29. > :24:39.she's the one to beat. It is all about who is the best on the day,
:24:39. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :24:42.who makes the right decisions, the People can tell me 100 million
:24:42. > :24:48.times that I have got the gold medal, I don't have the gold medal.
:24:48. > :24:51.I wish it was that easy. I have to make sure I am still in that
:24:51. > :24:56.pontoon and I am happy with everything I've done, the training
:24:56. > :25:06.of done, the preparation. And I know I'm going to get in there and
:25:06. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:15.This is the leader, Kerri-Anne Payne. It is gold for Kerri-Anne
:25:15. > :25:20.Payne of Great Britain! I think last season took a lot more out of
:25:20. > :25:25.me than I realised. I don't sound so young, I'm 24, but I've been
:25:25. > :25:30.doing this since I was 12 years old. 12 years of distance training on my
:25:30. > :25:36.body tickets toll on me last season. I got in and had a few niggles,
:25:36. > :25:42.back injury, which took a while to get over. Then I had a kidney
:25:42. > :25:50.infection as well just after trials. But what gets me over that stuff is
:25:50. > :25:55.having a great support team. For me, open-water has been incredible. How
:25:55. > :25:59.much it has grown over the last four years. If I can just say I
:25:59. > :26:03.have inspired one or two people to get into open water and try it out,
:26:03. > :26:13.get a family to get involved in swimming, I will feel happy with
:26:13. > :26:16.
:26:16. > :26:24.10 kilometres under way. Kerri-Anne Payne is going to take silver! What
:26:24. > :26:28.a race that was. I'm expecting the unexpected. Nobody seems to like to
:26:28. > :26:32.lead it so it always falls on May, which I quite like. It suits me
:26:32. > :26:38.perfectly. On the day, I'm probably going to have to really focus on
:26:38. > :26:48.what I need to do. Just so cut the atmosphere and all of the cheering.
:26:48. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:04.I know most of it will be for me, We certainly wish her well. She did
:27:04. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:12.so well in Beijing. Will it be gold We are heading down to the south
:27:12. > :27:18.coast to find out what has been happening in the sailing. We can
:27:18. > :27:20.join Shirley Robertson. Won gold medal decided today in the 49 as.
:27:20. > :27:24.Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes going for that. They were lying in
:27:24. > :27:28.5th place overnight, did they get closer to the medals? It was going
:27:28. > :27:34.to be a tough battle for top six of them could have secured bronze and
:27:34. > :27:39.it was about all right to the end. Unfortunately, not for them. Could
:27:39. > :27:42.it was hard to see them at the end of that. Two other classes on the
:27:42. > :27:49.water today so what has been happening? What happened to Saskia
:27:49. > :27:54.and Hanna? Great excitement. Most of the excitement is about
:27:54. > :27:59.tomorrow's medal race, a head-to- head between GB and Australia in
:27:59. > :28:03.the men's 470 class. Faye had a day after plan and think about tomorrow,
:28:03. > :28:07.but the women -- women were in action. Two races before Friday's
:28:07. > :28:11.middle race. If they had a great race today, they could secure a
:28:11. > :28:17.medal. As you said, in the 49er class, they had a medal race, but
:28:17. > :28:20.it was a tough battle for top we also had done women's match racers
:28:20. > :28:30.in action. A good day today and they would proceed to the semi-
:28:30. > :28:33.More medal race drama was promised today in Weymouth. In the 49 or
:28:33. > :28:38.class, gold and silver had been secured by Australia and New
:28:38. > :28:44.Zealand, but sixteens had a chance of bronze, including the British
:28:44. > :28:48.pair. -- six teams. Light winds made a tough course even trickier
:28:48. > :28:54.and that the first mark, the Austrians were leading, motivated
:28:54. > :28:57.by that battle for bronze. This is a two way fight at the moment, it
:28:57. > :29:02.doesn't matter where anywhere else's, it is Austria against Great
:29:02. > :29:06.Britain. But the Brits slicked-back as
:29:06. > :29:13.Denmark started to mount a charge. -- slipped back. Great Britain have
:29:13. > :29:18.lost significant ground on the Austrians. The Austrian's won the
:29:18. > :29:23.race, but Denmark claimed bronze behind the golden Aussies and the
:29:23. > :29:26.Silver Line firms of New Zealand. It was amazing. We have sailed
:29:26. > :29:30.brilliantly for four years. This week has been one of our best weeks
:29:30. > :29:34.so far. It is great that it happened at the Olympics and today
:29:34. > :29:39.was about enjoying the race. A shame it wasn't that windy, it was
:29:39. > :29:43.a tough race to get around. But it was great for us. It was awesome to
:29:43. > :29:47.enjoy it with the Kiwis. women's match racers were also on
:29:47. > :29:50.course this afternoon. It was the last day of the quarter-finals and
:29:50. > :29:55.it came down to the final race against Russia. There was nothing
:29:55. > :29:58.to choose between these two and there were plenty of lead changes
:29:58. > :30:06.and in the yen to the east Europeans took the wind and Great
:30:06. > :30:09.Britain's women finished their fleet racing with a second place,
:30:09. > :30:14.while New Zealand their main rivals for gold, managed only 18th. That
:30:14. > :30:18.means they are level on points, both guaranteed silver and it is
:30:19. > :30:22.winner takes all in the finale on Friday. We are waiting for the
:30:22. > :30:26.confirmation. It is provisional but it will be a head-to-head, you are
:30:26. > :30:29.equal points with New Zealand. is awesome. We had a tough race
:30:29. > :30:33.today, which we thought would let them off the hook a bit, but we
:30:33. > :30:37.came back with a good second race they have had the discard and that
:30:37. > :30:44.is all we wanted to go in the race with a chance of a gold medal.
:30:44. > :30:52.While the women have a lay day tomorrow the men will act out their
:30:52. > :31:00.battle against the reigning champions. Expect them to push the
:31:00. > :31:05.Australians all the way. And they are with me now. Luke Patience and
:31:05. > :31:11.Stuart. No pressure then, that is what you said. No pressure. Yeah,
:31:12. > :31:15.we have no pressure it's a win-win situation, we have sailed the
:31:15. > :31:19.regatta of our lives, to be in a position where we can't get worse
:31:19. > :31:25.than silver and that is where we are sat and gold is within our
:31:25. > :31:28.grasp, we could not have asked more. We are happy happy boys. A day off
:31:28. > :31:33.today, what do you do the day before the biggest day of your
:31:33. > :31:38.life? Yes, today we had a bit of a lie in, that is for sure. You know,
:31:38. > :31:42.just, it is quite odd the Olympics, you know with so many days, you
:31:42. > :31:48.know, days off and, you know, me and Luke like to recover well and
:31:48. > :31:52.get ready for the next day's racing, tomorrow, with it being not your
:31:52. > :31:58.typical race scenario, it is a two horse race now, and, yeah, we have
:31:58. > :32:01.been thinking about that today with our coach and a few of the more
:32:01. > :32:05.experienced members of the team. We have been talking about that and
:32:05. > :32:10.chill ought. Ben Ainslie, he is the expect on that. You had a chat with
:32:10. > :32:15.him? What is your thought about how you are going to approach tomorrow?
:32:15. > :32:21.Attack, put our hearts and souls into it and attack and don't stop.
:32:21. > :32:27.I mean, it is funy it is an odd situation to be in, it's a win-win,
:32:27. > :32:30.it is theirs to loose and ours to win. We are coming at a different
:32:30. > :32:36.perspective. A positive place, and you know, the nature of me and
:32:36. > :32:39.Stuart, we are young and excitable and we love this sport and we
:32:39. > :32:43.really relish the challenge. Tomorrow is going to be the
:32:43. > :32:46.greatest race of our lives. Whatever the outcome it has been
:32:46. > :32:49.fabulous, we didn't come here to win sill verdict we came to win the
:32:49. > :32:53.Olympic Games, and that is tomorrow's plan. Somehow, we
:32:53. > :32:58.believe you. We will quickly talk about the girls, they are mafpg you
:32:58. > :33:03.step for step, aren't they. Incredible. -- matching you. They
:33:03. > :33:06.have had a fantastic series as well. Good on them, they are World
:33:06. > :33:10.Champion coming into the week and good favourites on home water. It
:33:10. > :33:14.is fantastic for them, to be in a similar position to us, guaranteed
:33:14. > :33:18.medal, going into their race on Friday, so we will wish them well.
:33:18. > :33:24.I think they have their, the Kiwis to race against, a head-to-head
:33:24. > :33:30.with them, I think they Ron equal points, so a different scenario to
:33:30. > :33:35.our, they will be out there tog to be aggressive. Everyone loves a
:33:35. > :33:39.battle between goodbye and New Zealand, but there is one -- GB and
:33:39. > :33:44.New Zealand. There is another one, that is Great Britain versus
:33:44. > :33:48.Australia, and that is tomorrow at 1.00. Thank you. We will be back
:33:48. > :33:51.live on the south coast tomorrow, for a report on all the action out
:33:51. > :33:56.on the water. But, as promised we are going to bring you handball,
:33:56. > :34:00.which is proving to be a very popular sport here at the Olympics.
:34:00. > :34:04.It is entertaining and relentlessly fast. You may have seen a
:34:04. > :34:09.quarterfinal earlier today, when unkry -- Hungary got a last minute
:34:09. > :34:13.gold to beat the silver medallist from four years ago, Iceland. We
:34:13. > :34:16.are going to concentrate on Spain against France. France from the
:34:16. > :34:21.defending Olympic champion, they are the World Champions. We will
:34:21. > :34:31.join in the second half, 17 goals all. Our commentators is Paul Bray
:34:31. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:12.though, it is tidied up and the loose ball is picked up. France is
:35:12. > :35:25.
:35:25. > :35:33.defender. For the first time in the games, after being 6-1 down, France
:35:33. > :35:38.take the lead. What went wrong? They were so in control, Spain. But
:35:38. > :35:48.France weren't quite ready to give up yet, on their Olympic title
:35:48. > :36:04.
:36:04. > :36:07.spins off the defender into the gap. He has scored 111 goals in 36
:36:07. > :36:17.appearances for France. That was especially taken and we are coming
:36:17. > :36:26.
:36:27. > :36:36.getting the service up front much. If it had been a quick pass, they
:36:37. > :36:37.
:36:37. > :37:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:37:33. > :37:43.comes with the turf that defenders will at times literally throw
:37:43. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :38:00.can't believe it. Five from five for the 24-year-old. And they lead
:38:00. > :38:10.by two. He has been the match winner for them so far, but I
:38:10. > :38:10.
:38:11. > :38:20.shouldn't say winner! We still have time remaining, and he gets himself
:38:21. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:29.mates and it is a yellow card there. Coaches have to watch themselves.
:38:29. > :38:39.They can even get a two minute sus suspension for the coach, he has to
:38:39. > :38:49.
:38:49. > :38:59.take a player off to serve it for himself there. -- taken a bit of a
:38:59. > :39:09.
:39:09. > :39:19.blow. That was a good technique, accelerate the pace at the back.
:39:19. > :39:30.
:39:30. > :39:40.goalkeepers. It a throw in to sometimes accelerate away. He takes
:39:40. > :39:49.
:39:49. > :39:59.a seat on the Ben.. -- bench. A 6-1 the score to Spain, early in
:39:59. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:16.was the reserve player? It is a message to the coach, "I told you,
:40:16. > :40:26.you should have picked me in the first place. I could have been
:40:26. > :40:38.
:40:38. > :40:48.doing this for you all the time." Well, a two minute suspension. He
:40:48. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :41:09.can't believe it. It is all going minutes. They were leading 17-16.
:41:09. > :41:16.They are now trailing 17-20. And I suspect a faulty substitution was
:41:16. > :41:22.made. Went to go on in defence, you have o make sure the player going
:41:22. > :41:32.off is off before you go on. If you go on tooerly kwhroi get a two
:41:32. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:45.minute suspension. Finally, after 12 minutes, Spain are scoring again.
:41:45. > :41:55.
:41:55. > :42:00.way through, even stopped because it was such an obvious foul. The
:42:00. > :42:08.Stan yards thought the whistle was going to go. Caught there. Pushed
:42:08. > :42:12.as well. And that is a reaction of the French captain who has scored
:42:12. > :42:16.over 1,000 goals for his country. Used to play for Barcelona, many of
:42:16. > :42:26.his former team-mates are here, now he is back in Toulouse, eight
:42:26. > :42:49.
:42:49. > :42:59.like ten-pins in front of the French defence, and I think the
:42:59. > :43:06.
:43:06. > :43:11.outside. The Barcelona back player. Spain have done well, they finally
:43:11. > :43:21.got going. Ironically it took a suspension to get them going.
:43:21. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:37.Finally, he saved. He scores, and they are back in the game again.
:43:37. > :43:51.
:43:51. > :44:01.Morros benefiting from coming back Morros celebrates. France have
:44:01. > :44:18.
:44:19. > :44:28.have about seven minutes remains. At the beginning we didn't expect
:44:29. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:46.it might be a thriller but it then Morros was coming on. And the
:44:46. > :44:51.defensive rock. Look at that. Enough to scare any attacker.
:44:51. > :45:01.Ironically if you meet him off court he is delightful. He is a
:45:01. > :45:10.
:45:10. > :45:20.real joker, but he cultivates the They can't quite believe it.
:45:20. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:32.Somehow they managed to get the attacking foul, but they didn't get
:45:32. > :45:45.
:45:45. > :45:53.it. Still in the early stages of France have got a player down. For
:45:54. > :46:02.an end as flattened. -- Fernandez. A two minute suspension for
:46:02. > :46:09.Fernandez as he gets up. Referees make their own minds up on these
:46:09. > :46:16.things. For an end as -- Fernandez says he was locking my arm. He is
:46:16. > :46:20.right, he is holding him. That is the game, it is a tight call in
:46:20. > :46:30.many ways for the referees as to what is attacking and defensive
:46:30. > :47:02.
:47:02. > :47:07.picks himself up. He runs in to try to get it. Somebody in the way as
:47:07. > :47:12.he turned back in. All credit to him, who has managed to keep
:47:12. > :47:22.possession for Spain. Five-and-a- half minutes remaining, they trail
:47:22. > :47:50.
:47:50. > :48:00.frustrated and just blast the ball. fouled. Tries to break through.
:48:00. > :48:22.
:48:22. > :48:27.They let him go. The French crowd caused his 5th of the game. Off he
:48:27. > :48:37.maintains his or 100% record from the seven-metre line and still 45
:48:37. > :48:58.
:48:58. > :49:08.the free-throw. He can't believe it. He let the clock run down, 12 more
:49:08. > :49:18.
:49:18. > :49:28.post! Was it touched by the goalkeeper? The French say it was,
:49:28. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :49:54.but the referee has given it to he has come off worst at his point.
:49:54. > :49:59.-- this point. The Spaniard goes back, one of only three players who
:49:59. > :50:09.don't play for either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid. He plays for
:50:09. > :50:35.
:50:35. > :50:45.the game. France have possession to be over the line, but the
:50:45. > :51:16.
:51:16. > :51:26.each other so well. Always hoped it would be a classic. He has levelled
:51:26. > :51:42.
:51:42. > :51:49.it! A huge cheer from the Spanish Spain while France called four, but
:51:49. > :51:56.they are back in the game now. Spain have resumed normal service.
:51:56. > :52:01.Free-throw for France. Two minutes to go. Are we going to have extra
:52:01. > :52:11.time again like in the first quarter-final? A free throw from
:52:11. > :52:32.
:52:32. > :52:42.gets a free throw. Inside the last Too many steps says the referee, no
:52:42. > :53:05.
:53:05. > :53:15.attack. Good defending by Mark remaining, all square. A very low-
:53:15. > :53:48.
:53:48. > :53:58.scoring quarter-final dominated by ticks down. They have to stop the
:53:58. > :54:12.
:54:12. > :54:22.in the game. He gets caught in the it 13-10 to overturn for a three-
:54:22. > :54:30.
:54:30. > :54:40.goal deficit at half time. But for a free throw. 40 seconds.
:54:40. > :54:45.
:54:45. > :54:55.Passive play. He shoots wide! 30 time to come back. Play the ball
:54:55. > :54:56.
:54:56. > :55:06.down. 18 Time Out has been called. Worst-case scenario for France...
:55:06. > :55:14.
:55:14. > :55:19.Is that they draw and it goes to at the beginning of the game,
:55:19. > :55:24.France looked out of sorts, their shooting was abysmal. 11% success
:55:24. > :55:31.rate with their shooting. It has gone up to 49% now, ahead of Spain.
:55:31. > :55:37.They are now 147%. They were in the 70s at the beginning of the game. -
:55:37. > :55:46.- they are now at 47%. France have had to dig deep and look to their
:55:46. > :55:53.experienced players. They have to be watchful, France, of taking a
:55:53. > :55:59.shot and not scoring. The Spaniards will be looking for the break. They
:55:59. > :56:04.have very quick winners. -- windows. They will probably prefer the shot
:56:04. > :56:14.to come down the centre so their wingers can be on guard to cover if
:56:14. > :56:42.
:56:42. > :56:49.to extra time. The rebound has come back. On the buzzer! France have
:56:49. > :56:57.won it. Incredible! What a finish. The shot bounced straight out from
:56:57. > :57:03.the keeper. The strikers stopped the ball dead and threw it back in
:57:03. > :57:09.the goal. France have won it 23-22. It was not a classic in technical
:57:09. > :57:13.terms, but what excitement we have had. France, 6 goals down at the
:57:13. > :57:19.beginning, they were still three goals down in the second half. Vale
:57:19. > :57:28.levelled it, they were patient and in the end, helped by seven goals
:57:28. > :57:33.from the reserve player, they have taken it. Can you believe it? For
:57:33. > :57:42.the Spaniards, absolute heartbreak. The defending champions are still
:57:42. > :57:47.in the running, but by the skin of There met be only 6,500 people in
:57:47. > :57:49.the copper box, but it sounds like Mike -- more. France go through and
:57:50. > :57:56.Mike -- more. France go through and will face the winner of the match
:57:56. > :58:01.between Croatia and Tunisia. If you want to watch more, Sweden against
:58:01. > :58:11.Denmark is on at the moment and you can watch that on the red button.
:58:11. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :58:20.The winner of that match will face That is just about it from me. I
:58:20. > :58:23.will hand over to carry on BBC One. The Olympic Stadium comes to life
:58:23. > :58:26.like that for the athletics full up plenty of British athletes in
:58:26. > :58:36.action. Andy Turner and Lawrence action. Andy Turner and Lawrence
:58:36. > :58:53.