– It’s all over! Wits have knocked Pirates out of the Nedbank Cup after beating them 3-2 on penalties.
– Gordinho for Wits. SCORES
– Dlamini for Pirates. MISSES
– Nange for Wits. SCORES
– Lorch for Pirates. SCORES
– Hlatshwayo for Wits. SAVED
– Memela for Pirates. MISSES
– Monare for Wits. MISSES
– Lepasa for Pirates. SAVED
– Motupa for Wits. SCORES
– Jele for Pirates. SCORES
– It’s all over! Penalties will decide the outcome of the game
– 30+1′ GOAAAL! Motupa grabs the equaliser for Wits! It’s 3-3!
– 27′ corner kick for Wits and it leads to another one
– 26′ Lepasa shoots over the crossbar from close range
– 25′ Motupa’s shot is saved by Delle
– 21′ Delle gets a yellow card for time wasting
– Monare, Motupa and Nange get yellow for something they said to the referee
– It’s half-time of extra-time and Pirates lead Wits 3-2
– 15+4’GOAAAL! Lepasa puts Pirates in the lead from the penalty spot!
– 15+2′ Red card for Pelembe after receiving two consecutive yellow cards
– 15+1′ Penalty for Pirates and a yellow card Hlatshwayo
– 12′ Wits appeal for the penalty, but the referee waves play on
– 12′ Wits appeal for the penalty, but corner kick is given instead
– 11′ Lepasa’s shot is saved by Goss
– 9′ Memela’s snap shot is saved by Goss
– 7′ Hlatshwayo misses a great chance to put Wits in the lead when he send his free header over the crossbar
– 6′ free kick for Wits in a promising position
– 3′ offside call goes against Wits
– we’re off to extra-time
– referee Victor Gomes blows his whistle for full-time. Full-time score: Orlando Pirates 2-2 Bidvest Wits
– 3 minutes of added time to be played
– 90′ corner kick for Pirates
– 89′ Alexander gets a yellow card for a late challenge on Lorch
– 88′ Red card for Wits assistant coach Paulm Johnstone and a yellow card for Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer
– 80′ free kick for Wits and a yellow card for Makaringe
– 75′ GOAAAL! Jele grabs the equaliser for Pirates with a header! It’s 2-2!
– 74′ Gordinho clears the ball off the line
– 71′ Substitution for Wits: Domingo makes way for Cole Alexander
– 69′ GOAAL! Lorch pulls one back for Pirates with a cool finish!
– 69′ Ndengane makes a mistake at the back, but Pelembe fails to punish Pirates
– 67′ Pirates appeal for the penalty, but the referee waves play on
– 64′ Double substitution for Wits: Elias Pelembe and Gift Motupa come on for Sekgota and Nga erespectively
– 63′ free kick for Pirates from a good scoring position
– 62′ Substitution for Pirates: Maela makes way for Justin Shonga
– 60′ Wits score again and again it’s ruled offside
– 59′ Memela shoots wide from close range
– 56′ Lepasa’s shot is saved by Goss
– 53′ corner kick for Pirates
strong>- 51′ Chance for Pirates! But Pule shoots wide from close range
– 49′ Wits have the ball in the back of the net, but it’s ruled offside
– the second half is underway
– referee Victor Gomes blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: Orlando Pirates 0-2 Bidvest Wits
– 45′ GOAAAL! Hotto doubles Wits’ lead with a powerful finish!
– 44′ corner kick for Pirates
– 40′ offside call goes against Pirates
– 34′ corner kick for Pirates
– 28′ GOAAAL! Nga puts Wits through the penalty spot!
– 15′ Forced substitution for Pirates: Alfred Ndengane comes on for the injured Mabaso
– the game is underway at Orlando Pirates
– kickoff
Starting XI:
Orlando Pirates XI: Delle, Maela, Jele, Nyauza, Mabaso, Ndlovu, Makaringe, Pule, Lepasa, Memela, Lorch
Bidvest Wits XI: Goss; Hlanti, Gordinho, Mkhwanazi, Hlatshwayo, Monare, Nange, Domingo, Hotto, Sekgota, Nga
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