FULL-TIME, ORLANDO PIRATES 4-2 ROYAL AM! What a great game of football. Two superb fightback from the visitors to keep themselves in the game, but Pirates were too strong and too clinical. Royal AM are certainly looking like a whole lot more competitive than they were last season, but they really need to work on their pass completion. Pirates though were great value for money, perhaps still needing to shake off their early season rough, but they played like worthy title contenders. A great night of football, we were delighted to share it with you, and we hope you enjoy the rest of this busy football weekand we wish you safe travels.
GOAL, PIRATES, SHANDU! 4-2; Pirates corner is header clear and flicked forward by Cele deep into the Pirates half, but the hosts counter-attack and get the ball back into the Royal AM boxShandu runs onto a magnificent pass from Ndlondlo, holds off his man and passes his shot into the far side of the goalsuperb answer from Pirates and those are the three points for the home side, and their first win of the season!
GOAL, ROYAL AM, MACUPHU! 3-2; Sensational, Chaine with a pass back to his defender that was too soft and Sera stretches across the line of the pass and headers it superbly to the edge of the six-yard box where Macuphu pokes it home as cool as you like despite the best efforts of Chaine to make up for his mistake. WE HAVE A GAME STILL!
SUBSTITUTION, ORLANDO PIRATES. Double goal-scorer Lepasa will miss out on the last five minutes hope of a hat-trick, as Makgopa is given five minutes to stretch his legs and the Royal AM defence.
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Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
FULL-TIME, ORLANDO PIRATES 4-2 ROYAL AM! What a great game of football. Two superb fightback from the visitors to keep themselves in the game, but Pirates were too strong and too clinical. Royal AM are certainly looking like a whole lot more competitive than they were last season, but they really need to work on their pass completion. Pirates though were great value for money, perhaps still needing to shake off their early season rough, but they played like worthy title contenders. A great night of football, we were delighted to share it with you, and we hope you enjoy the rest of this busy football weekand we wish you safe travels.
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
GOAL, PIRATES, SHANDU! 4-2; Pirates corner is header clear and flicked forward by Cele deep into the Pirates half, but the hosts counter-attack and get the ball back into the Royal AM boxShandu runs onto a magnificent pass from Ndlondlo, holds off his man and passes his shot into the far side of the goalsuperb answer from Pirates and those are the three points for the home side, and their first win of the season!
Royal AM VS Orlando Pirates
end of second half
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
4-2 | Goal - Bandile Shandu , Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
Pirates pressing hard to put the game beyond doubt but Royal AM are on fire now and won't be having this
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
84 Chaine does well to get on the end of a ball from Mxolisi Machupu, intended for Motebang Sera.
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
78' SUBSTITUTION
7 Hotto
11 Makaringe
38 Mofokeng
28 Maswanganyi
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
78 Maswanganyi is off, replaced by Fortune Makaringe, while Mofokeng makes way for Deon Hotto.
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
75' Score Update | @orlandopirates 3 - 1 @RAMFC_sa
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
3-2 | Goal - Mxolisi Macuphu , Royal AM
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
GOAL, ROYAL AM, MACUPHU! 3-2; Sensational, Chaine with a pass back to his defender that was too soft and Sera stretches across the line of the pass and headers it superbly to the edge of the six-yard box where Macuphu pokes it home as cool as you like despite the best efforts of Chaine to make up for his mistake. WE HAVE A GAME STILL!
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
SUBSTITUTION, ORLANDO PIRATES. Double goal-scorer Lepasa will miss out on the last five minutes hope of a hat-trick, as Makgopa is given five minutes to stretch his legs and the Royal AM defence.
Orlando Pirates VS Royal AM
Pirates push forward and look to have won a corner, but the ref didn't spot the slight deflection off a Royal AM defender.