Ndulula thought he had written his name in Orlando Pirates' history when he headed the ball past Itumeleng Khune a few minutes before the end of the game, but Victor Hlungwane adjuged him to have pushed Amakhosi defender Dominic Isaacs in the process.
"We went 50/50 on the ball and fortunately I won the header to score the goal," Ndulula says. "I was surprised when the referee ruled it offside, claiming that I pushed the Kaizer Chiefs defender, because I did not do anything and just won aerial ball fairly.
"I was so sad because that would have been my first goal in a cup final, and also would have meant we avoided extra-time.
"But despite that I am happy that in the end we managed to win and keep the MTN8 trophy. Hopefully we can win still more trophies this season."
Pirates are set to host Santos in their next Premiership match on Wednesday, before meeting Kaizer Chiefs again on Saturday.
Oupa Manyisa, who got the winner against Bucs yesterday, says that victory is now history.
"The win against Chiefs in the MTN8 Final is now done and dusted," he says. "Tomorrow we start another new day and we are focusing on doing well against Santos on Wednesday."




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Bribe Khosi Bribe!!!
Drogba having a player of your caliber in our bench sustain hope that things will change and happen for our beautiful Bhakaniya family.
Yes u where robbed, but like u said, its in the past, lets focus on our next game. We expect more from you Ndulula and we are doing so patiently. U have a UEFA medalist in the team who is the best striker ever produced in Mzansi, just learn as mush as u can from Benni.
@ King,
I was in Soccer City yesterday & could therefore not engage the losers on the forum.
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What the game showed us was:
1. Chiefs did not come to play but to defend (a sign of fear). They relied on “Masaka” Khune to pump b@lls forward in order to utilize the speed of Majoro but what VV failed to analyze is that Pirates use a diamond system. This system calls for a sweeper, there is always someone behind defenders that have moved forward to ensure cover hence teams hardly get off-side decisions against Pirates. When we attack we do the same so that there is always an option to pass the b@ll to.
2. By pumping those b@lls forward they wanted to bypass the middle where Jali & Manyisa are unparalelled hence “Nissan 1400” Nengomashe & Yeye with the help of “wanna be F & C” Shabalala & “Mascara” Josta seemed like they were playing well. What these Goliaths were doing was actually to wait for our militants Davids, they predictably crushed.
It also showed what many CHAMPS has been saying all along:
3. KC has no bench, when we told them they insulted us.
4. “I wanna be fish & chippy” Shabalala is overrated & losing his spark if there was any fast. As usual he got substituted against the Champs. For SA sake, let us not celebrate mediocrity.
5. Never rely on paraffin infused paper spirit to win games, what JD did in the past was good “form” but not concurring CLASS of Manyisa, Jali or all galaxies at Pirates, for examples. Tactics, tactics & more tactics win you games which VV sadly & n@kedly lacks.
6. What Manyisa did to Sandilands can also be done to the so called best GK in mzansi in a cup final no gal. It also showed what King & I argued more than a year ago (where we got insulted & banished from the site for) that Khune is overrated. Again, for SA sake, let us not celebrate mediocrity. He must work for that jersey it belongs to SA not Him or his followers that defend the obvious (in lunch bar terms) by fooling us that he could not see the ball. Goals are scored all over the world because keepers miscalculate or do not “see” the ball. If others can be excluded in the no1 jersey contention, the same should be done to Khune.
7. Majoro is not yet a world beater & lacks a big game temperament. KC fans must not overrate him yet to the detriment of his potential. He would have reached his potential had he signed for the CHAMPS.
8. There are MORE Pirates SUPPORTERS than Chiefs’, I thought they would paint the stadium Zebra.
A plea!!!
Refs of SA, excersice fair play Pirates also deserves it.
LONG LIV THE CHAMPS
its a relief 2 see u back, wile u were away smart OPFC fans came with many nicknames 4 ur hero ace manyisa
the names include amongst others: rocket scientis, heart breaker, bra oupa, shoot the zebra.
manyisa presented overated masaka wth a gud opotunity 2 chest trap one of his crackers....guess wat hapened...shhiiit hapened n in a blink of n eye the cup is in mayfair put beside the champs league trothy, the only trophy of its kind found in the southern hemisphere.
ndulula tat was a legitimate goal but u must not complain since we were playing the sisies of the PSL. kip doing ur gud work. u kept sis j on her toes. i think she has a crush on u, but dnt fall 4 her, she is a scrap car engine in a gud body.
champ mgugudi we jj, i like ur greeting, adresing us as champs, let me tell u wat i heard at the stadium wile seated next 2 zebra kids fans during the game:
since we adress the bucs as champs. i heard the sour losers adresing each other as 4 points n 4 million. bcos they won 4 points from us n 4 million from telkom.
ola champs, lets inflict more pain on the defenceless zebras. i wonder who they will bet on this time 2 beat us. the kings once ruled n now dethroned 4 gud...
we all want captain jack sparrow 2 guide our ship 2 the land of plenty...isnt it khosis
in our next game we must play without a goal keeper 4 the sake of competition...the game was one sided. it proved tat a certain team made it 2 the final without a win, te aging rugby players couldnt cotain the young vibrant skillful bucs youth.
wat a nice way of welcoming our brazilian keeper in2 our team. already have a medal within 2 weeks he spent at the galaxy...n achievement in its own
KO 2day hve been carrying an amount of certfied pasengers its allowed 2 load. no overcrowd, not overload. mayisa hve got rid of the folowing farmers 4 gud: fistos, nipson, all psl stofies, tzotzo fly n other loud mouth on KO.
PIRATES HATE THE COLOUR YELO, ASK YELO SANTOS, YELO SANDOMS N YELO CHIMPS. ANY YELO TEAM OUT THERE BLOCKING OUR WAY 2 THE LAND OF PLENTY
Rona reja JOY with capital letters bcos re shapa Tsipa,Tsipa Tsipa,,,,,aiwena Tsipa Tsipa Tsipa,,,,,,
Tsiping n inflicting more pain on then zebra morons is a way of life at the Champs Ville,,,,,,,,,Tsipa tse ntsho Tsipa.
Ichuuuuuuuu wanthungela
"Pirates are set to host Santos in their next Premiership match on Wednesday, before beating Kaizer Chiefs again on Saturday."
VV was so skeptical in his interview after the match #sik. From the murmuring of his lips, he said it all-I am afraid i might loose again next Weekend, and if i loose my head will be cut off.