Orlando Pirates beat Maritzburg United in League clash
Posted: 14 December 2012 Time: 21:52
Orlando Pirates dialled up the pressure on Premiership leaders Kaizer Chiefs with a 2-1 win over 10-man Maritzburg United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday night.
The Buccaneers, thanks to goals from Oupa Manyisa and Andile Jali, have pulled level with Amakhosi on 31 points at the top of the table but remain in second due to an inferior goal difference. The Team of Choice, who had Ruben Cloete sent off early in the second half, scored their consolation goal through Cuthbert Malajila.
After a competitive first 30 minutes, Pirates broke the deadlock: Daine Klate wriggled free of the attentions of Rheece Evans down the right flank before picking out an unmarked Oupa Manyisa at the far post. The midfielder controlled the cross before steering a low shot past goalkeeper Shu-aib Walters.
Maritzburg made a change at the start of the second half, with Evans making way for Thabang Matuka, and they nearly forced an equaliser in the 48th minute when goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa dropped a cross, but Terrence Mandaza was unable to get his attempted shot on target.
Yet on 50 minutes former Pirates defender Ruben Cloete let the Team of Choice down when he dived into a studs-up challenge on Thandani Ntshumayelo. Referee Daniel Bennett had no choice but to show him a red card, reducing the home side to 10 men.
Seven minutes later Pirates took full advantage with a speedy counter-attack before Collins Mbesuma provided a cross that was headed home by Andile Jali to make it 2-0.
With just over 10 minutes to play Maritzburg pulled a goal back. A Delron Buckley pass into the penalty area was only half-cleared by Happy Jele, teeing the ball up for Cuthbert Malajila to drive a shot into the top corner of the net and reduce the deficit to 2-1.
HOME: Maritzburg United
- 31 Shu-Aib Walters
- 15 Ruben Cloete
- 22 David Booysen
- 24 Peter Petersen
- 33 Mario Booysen
- 34 Rheece Evans
46 mins - Thabang Matuka - 4 Michael Morton
- 7 Delron Buckley
- 10 Mthokozisi Yende
68 mins - Byrone Hendricks - 19 Terrence Mandaza
83 mins - Frank Sarfo-Gyamfi - 25 Cuthbert Malajila
AWAY: Orlando Pirates
- 1 Senzo Meyiwa
- 4 Happy Jele
- 8 Thabo Matlaba
- 14 Lucky Lekgwathi
- 21 Siyabonga Sangweni
- 5 Andile Jali
67 mins - Thulasizwe Mbuyane - 6 Thandani Ntshumayelo
- 7 Daine Klate
80 mins - Onyekachi Okonkwo - 20 Oupa Manyisa
- 23 Sifiso Myeni
- 9 Collins Mbesuma
70 mins - Benni McCarthy
Previous comments on this story...
How can the brain of a 35 year old be fused with the energy of a 22 year old...?
Meritorious mention to Buckley.... he was really good....
Once and always.
As for the referee it was clear from the outset that he was rented. Well down MU for exposing those Rats.
posted: 09:54 pm | Report
we won. And that's it . !!!
The pressure is ON the balls of majoro
Hahaha.
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Hahahahahaahahahahah.......if Chiefs was a team to buckle under pressure theu would have done so last week when Chibuku went into the second half leading.
Chiefs will easily win their match tommorrow without the help of the referee.
Hail King Jali!
Congrats to Pirates 4 winning the Q2, (dikwena won't beat SSU)...nd Meyiwa shud work on handling set-pieces if he wants to keep being called up to Bafana Bafana!!
I'm a Khosi 4 lyf, nd yes Pirates was defending against a ten-men Maritzburg Untd...
Funny thing is that Chibuku fans said they will bring us down on 08 Dec because all the teams in the PSL are weak now all of a sudden they have faith in weak teams like Tuks to do what they couldn't do.
FACT: With a bit of luck MU could have easily beaten Chibuku FC + DAniel Bennett.
These hobbos eat our fart in all areas? Their Chairman is nothing without Kaizer, Pirates is noting without Chiefs, their players eats our players fart in Bafana. After renting a ref they still to have 12 -players on de field while MU had 10 they are still at de bottom.
Yende is a horn-less COW I dnt wanna c him anywhere near Naturena, he shud stay @ Maritzburg Untd!!!