High-flying Orlando Pirates have concluded their pre-season preparations unbeaten after playing a series of friendly matches in South Africa and overseas.
The Buccaneers drew 0-0 with SuperSport United on Saturday, while the match against Moroka Swallows ended in a 3-1 victory for coach Jose Riveiro's side, with both fixtures taking place at Orlando Stadium on the same day.
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"The team's determination to end the pre-season on a high note was evident, as they unleashed an impressive display of football. The Mighty Buccaneers emerged victorious with a commanding 3-1 scoreline, with goals coming courtesy of Kabelo Dlamini, who netted a brace, and the young Relebohile Ratomo netting, what was his second goal of the pre-season," Pirates confirmed on the club's official website.
"The match against the Dube Birds, brings the 2023/24 pre-season schedule to a close. Orlando Pirates engaged in a total of seven friendly matches, providing head coach Jose Riveiro and his technical team, valuable opportunities to fine-tune their strategies ahead of the start of the new season. With these games now behind them, Orlando Pirates is primed and ready for the commencement of the 2023/24 DStv Premiership campaign which kicks off with a tough away encounter against Stellenbosch FC on August 5," the club stated.
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Pirates' pre-season results:
Orlando Pirates 3-1 Pretoria Callies (Lorch, Ratomo, Makgopa)
Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-1 Orlando Pirates (Maswanganyi)
Independiente del Valle 1-3 Orlando Pirates (Marou, Maswanganyi, Makaringe)
UD Las Palmas 0-0 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 4-2 TS Galaxy (Monyane, Maswanganyi, Makaringe, Eva Nga)
Orlando Pirates 0-0 SuperSport United
Orlando Pirates 3-1 Moroka Swallows (Dlamini x 2, Ratomo)
