Bucs March On
16 August 2011
ABSA Premiership
Date: 16 August 2011
Result: Orlando Pirates 1-0 Platinum Stars
Venue: Orlando Stadium
Referee: Harry Lekitlane
A second-half Ndumiso Mabena header saw Orlando Pirates shade a plucky Platinum Stars 1-0 at the Orlando Stadium this evening.
The Sea Robbers wasted little time in putting the heat on their visitors on a bitterly cold Johannesburg night with Thulasizwe Mbuyane unable to keep his header below the crossbar after great work on the flank from Daine Klaite inside five minutes. Mbhuyiselo Sambu saw a similiar effort go into the stands at the other a few minutes later.
Kalte curled a speculative strike into the side netting from a free-kick just outside the area as Pirates continued to pile on the pressure. Henrico Botes and Bongani Ndulula traded strikes, making both keepers pull of acrobatics.
Thuso Phala was close to giving Stars the lead in the 20th minute with a shot across the face of Moeneeb Josephs goal from a tight angle after some lazy defending from Pirates. The tug-of-war continued when Klate was put through by an adventurous Lucky Lekgwathi but the Port Elizabeth-born forward could not convert.
Phala was proving to be a thorn in the Bucanneers' sides as the former Sundowns man threatened whenever he had possession in a game that was proceeding at breakneck pace. Klate was matching his Stars counterpart for verve and industry and was unlucky not get on the scoresheet - by the half-time whistle Pirates had garnered 60 per cent of possession but notched up just three shots on target.
It didn't look like the scoreline was about to change as Pirates continued their trend of wasting possession. Lekgwathi, Sangweni and Klate had shots in quick succession with no end result. Inevitably, Benni McCarthy was thrown into the fray, but it was another substitute Ndumiso Mabena, who got the opener for the Bucanneers 20 minutes into the new half. Mabena raced ahead of a static defence to head a Happy Jele free-kick past Mabokgwane for his first goal of the season.
Pirates were pushing hard for a second and the expectation that it would be Benni to score was hanging thick in the air. Mabena could have fed the veteran but selfishly chose to blaze the ball over from a tight angle in the 75th minute.
Tlou Segolela made his presence felt a couple of minutes later, displaying superb control to bring down a high ball and smash a snap-shot over the crossbar.
Benni almost got his second goal in as many games with a fierce, low 82nd minute free-kick that swerved around the Dikwena wall and proved too hot for Mabokgwane to handle. The former Sundowns gloveman smothered it at the second bite.
Pirates survived an 89th minute Bradley Grobler free-kick that sneaked through the wall and was deflected narrowly wide to end the second round of the PSL with a full house of points.
Orlando Pirates: Josephs, Thwala, Lekgwathi, Jele, Sangweni, Segolela, Jali, Manyisa, Ndulula (McCarthy 60'), Mbuyane, Klate (Mabena 60')
Platinum Stars: Mabokgwane, Nkosi, Malongoane, Ngwepe, Phalane, Sambu, Phala, Mathe, Mkhabela (Grobler 72'), Thebakang, Botes (Mandaza 52')
Goal: Ndumiso Mabena 65' (Pirates)
comments
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Submitted by: tripleeddie
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 14:59:48
Game on mabhakaniya cum sunday we wil continue wher we left of as 4 da lig it blongs 2 da champs finish.
Submitted by: Stz4bucs
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 10:59:29
Keepitup Mabakabaka 2011 its a Level year everything go smoth for the Bucs.
Submitted by: sxosh
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 09:45:14
pls coach Bester will keep this cabbage FC fans silent by hitting a brace in the first match and a hatrik later on, the guy is a superstar he will bring bk the memories of our lovely son Deco General Modise, pls coach!!!!
Submitted by: sminorff18
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 09:32:50
Wt r they doing wit that possesion? they play in their own half, then afta crosing, the half way mark they lose the ball unecesarily,... wtch ths space! they wil b panishd soon! ths is a marathon nt a tornament!
Submitted by: shaloti
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 09:19:11
As 4 klate! lol u r the WORST NYAWANA OF ALL!
Submitted by: shaloti
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 09:13:39
Ha e felle mona nthwena!Der is more 2 suffer 60%ball posession against de JUJUS,We r nt kckin de bal bt we playin de ball.Mighty Bucs
Submitted by: 0714374149
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 09:12:23
I bliv krol was fired bcos of BORING FOOTBALL! Wt ws that yesterdy??? He he heeee, cum second round, the "SMOOTH TALKING LEAL" will b fired! 2gether wit hs neighbour NESKENS! they cn tlk the talk, bt judging 4rm their team games, they CN PLAY THE TALK!. . . . i cnt wait! that team ws lucky lst nyt,
Submitted by: shaloti
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 09:10:23
Set dem a tone de JUJUS den dey wil sing along win!winwin!!winwinwin!!!UP THE JUJUS
Submitted by: 0714374149
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 08:55:23
Shapa Maswaiswai shapa... The Dube Birds will be all over the Zebras... I heard that Gorden went to The Special One Leal and seek for advices on how to beat Chiefs... Bucselona Rules SA
Submitted by: Mjeyie
Date: 17 August 2011, Time: 08:49:46