Bucs begin bid to finish second behind Sundowns

SOCCER 10 POOL OF THE DAY

Tuesday 24 May

S10 V3

Orlando Pirates can still finish second in the DStv Premiership, but must win all three of their remaining league games, starting on Tuesday against Maritzburg United, to overhaul Cape Town City and Royal AM, who are also in the race for the runners-up berth. More details at www.soccer6.co.za.

M1 Jonkopings Sodra vs Skovde AIK: Jonkopings scored five goals in their last home game. Skovde have collected a single point from their previous three matches in the Swedish second division.

M2 Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs Maccabi Haifa: The State Cup final is the last match of the season in Israel. Be’er Sheva beat champions Haifa 1-0 at home in the league just a fortnight ago.

M3 Orlando Pirates vs Maritzburg United: Pirates can still finish second in the DStv Premiership but need to win their three remaining games. Maritzburg beat Baroka FC on Saturday to ensure they avoided relegation after a torrid season.

M4 Halifax Town vs Chesterfield: National League quarter-final game as part of the promotion playoffs. Halifax beat Chesterfield 2-0 at home last month in the regular season.

M5 Nacional vs RB Bragantino: Nacional are last in Copa Libertadores Group C but only one point behind second placed RB Bragantino with both clubs effectively needing to win to make sure of progress in the competition.

M6 Velez Sarsfield vs Estudiantes: Argentine derby in the Copa Libertadores where Velez need a win to advance from Group C while unbeaten Estudiantes have already taken top pace.

M7 Palmeiras vs Deportivo Tachira: Copa Libertadores holders Palmeiras have won all five Group A games and are through to the next stage while Tachira are in second place but would need a point to make sure of also progressing.

M8 Emelec vs Independiente: Emelec could finish second in Copa Libertadores Group A if they win at home against the Bolivian team who have picked up only one point from their five games and are out of the running.

M9 Flamengo vs Sporting Cristal: Flamengo are already sure to finish top of Copa Libertadores Group H while Peru’s Sporting Cristal have yet to win a game and already been eliminated

M10 Universidad Catolica vs Talleres Cordoba: This Copa Libertadores Group H game is also of academic interest only because Talleres are guaranteed second place already and progress in the competition, with Universidad Catolica eliminated.

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