Staff Reporter.
Orlando Pirates put in a brilliant performance to add to Cape Town City’s woes, with a 2-0 win in a DStv Premiership tie at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday evening.
The win elevated Pirates to the fourth spot on the league standings and they will now travel to the Western Cape where they are scheduled to take on Stellenbosch FC in an MTN8 clash on Sunday.
City, on the other hand, slipped down to 10th spot on the standings and they now turn their attention to their league encounter against AmaZulu FC in Durban on 17 August.
The Buccaneers exerted pressure on the Citizens’ defence from the first whistle and Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute when the in-form Zakhele Lepasa netted with a stunning strike.
City had to surge forward in numbers as they searched for an equalising goal which saw Tshegofatso Nyama force goalkeeper Sipho Chaine into making a comfortable save in the 35th minute.
The score was 1-0 to Pirates at halftime.
The Citizens struggled to create chances after the restart and last season’s DStv Premiership Golden Boot winner Khanyisa Mayo was introduced by coach Eric Tinkler in the 58th minute as the visitors looked to level matters.
However, it was hosts’ substitute Deon Hotto who made an impact as the Namibia international embarked on a run on the left before setting up Man of the Match Patrick Maswanganyi who netted in the 75th minute to seal Pirates’ 2-0 win.
Meanwhile SuperSport United saw their unbeaten run in the DStv Premiership come to an end after they suffered a 3-0 defeat against Golden Arrows at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Tuesday evening.