It’s a third straight win for Orlando Pirates after another fine performance saw them beat Marumo Gallants 2-0 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday night.
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Sea Marauders were able to eliminate Golden Arrows and Stellenbosch FC before the Gallants match.
After the Pirates win, they remain in fourth place on the log with 28 points after 18 games.
Meanwhile, the Gallants will remain at the bottom of the standings as they continue to get poor results. Dan Malesela’s charges have collected just 15 points in their last 20 games.
Buccaneers seemed to be in control of the game, with the visitors making several attacks, which could easily be put away, but they did not put a chance in the back of the net.
Gallants, on the other hand, were trying to up the game with the front side making some nice touches in the middle, but they found it hard to break down the Bucs back four.
After trying his luck several times in front of goal, Terrence Dzvukamanja sent the ball to Monnapule Saleng inside the box and the midfielder made no mistake and slotted the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-0 to Pirates.
Pirates ended the half looking likely to get a second goal, while Gallants also had a chance with Katlego Otladisa, but it didn’t count.
In the second half, Pirates still looked the better side of the Gallants, with the Soweto giants pushing for the second goal.
Bucs were awarded a penalty six minutes after the hour mark when Bandile Shandu was brought down in the box.
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Former Gallants midfielder Ndabayitethwa Ndlondlo stood up to take the spot-kick and made no mistake to give the visitors a 2-0 lead, which eventually sealed victory for Jose Riveiro’s men and made it three wins in a row as the Gallants remained in danger. brought down.
In another DStv Premiership match played on Saturday night, Swallows FC and SuperSport United played out a 0-0 draw at the Dobsonville Stadium.