Orlando Pirates booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Carling Knockout Cup after defeating Cape Town Spurs 2-0 on Friday night.
Despite no goals being scored in the opening half, there was plenty of action at either end.
The deadlock was eventually broken on the hour mark thanks to a Tapelo Xoki penalty kick after Zama Dlamini brought Evidence Makgopa down in the box.
Four minutes later, a lovely interchange between Kermit Erasmus and Evidence Makgopa was finished off by ‘Romeo’.
There were no further goals at the Orlando Stadium, sending Jose Riveiro’s side through to the last eight of the competition.
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Orlando Pirates star Thembinkosi Lorch named MoM
Thembinkosi Lorch was voted as the Man Of The Match in Friday night’s clash between Orlando Pirates and Cape Town Spurs.
Lorch made his first appearance of the season for the club and the fans believe he was the standout performer at the Orlando Stadium. Lorch walks away with R100 000 for his efforts.
As it happened
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Jose focused on the next trophy!
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I don’t think our success is based on our past success (winning trophies), but mainly because we are Orlando Pirates.” Jose Riveiro said as quoted by Citizen.
“So, every time we go into every competition, we must accept that we will always be one of the favourites to win the tournament, which is a normal thing.
“It is always nice being in a team (Orlando Pirates) that gives you the possibility to challenge for every trophy. Winning the final early in the season was a boost for us in terms of confidence.”
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