Blow by blow: Pirates vs Bloem Celtic
Orlando Pirates host Bloemfontein Celtic in a Nedbank Cup quarterfinal clash at the Orlando Stadium tonight.
Ayanda Gcaba of Orlando Pirates celebrates a goal during the Absa Premiership 2016/17 match between Orlando Pirates and Maritzburg United at the Orlando Stadium. (Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix)
– full time: Orlando Pirates 2-1 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 30′ Celtic moving forward
– 28′ Lakay’s shot is wide at goal
– 25′ free kick to Celtic
– 22′ Mahlasela fires a shot over the goal posts
– 20′ Manyisa wins the ball
– 17′ corner to Celtic
– Orlando Pirates 2-1 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 15′ Rakhale fails to keep the ball in play
– 12′ Gabuza scores. Orlando Pirates 2-1 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 10′ Lakay fails to finish off a move from Celtic
– 8′ Dlamini’s attempt at goal goes wide
– 6′ Mobara makes way for Qalinge
– 5′ throw in for Celtic
– 3′ Celtic building up slowly from the back
– 1′ Mobara is booked for a late challenge
Extra time
– full time: Orlando Pirates 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 89′ 3 minutes of added time will be played
– 87′ Nkosi puts the ball over the goal posts
– 86′ Mahlasela scores. Orlando Pirates 1-1 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 84′ Makola makes way for Nkosi
– 79′ Gabuza’s header is kept out by Tignyemb
– 70′ Ndoro makes way for Gabuza
– 67′ Makola puts his effort on the roof of the net
– 64′ Mpontshane makes a great save to deny Celtic
– 63′ corner kick to Celtic
– 58′ Dlamini comes on for Nyondo for Celtic
– 55′ Lakay does well to eliminate defenders but fails to apply the final touch to direct the ball in to the net. Mpontshane was beaten
– 53′ Mobara scores. Orlando Pirates 1-0 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 52′ Lakay’s shot hits the side netting
– 51′ throw in for Celtic
– 50′ Celtic win the ball back in the middle of the field
– second half is underway
– half time: Orlando Pirates 0-0 Bloemfontein Celtic
– 45′ 1 minute of added time will be played
– 43′ Pirates give the ball away in the final third
– 38′ corner kick Pirates
– 37′ Makola is booked
– 23′ Nyatama’s curling shot goes out for a goal kick to Mpontshane’s relief
– 22′ Mobara fails to control the ball as it goes out of play
– 19′ Pirates building up slowly at the back
– 17′ Mpontshane a long range effort from Phalane
– 15′ throw in for Celtic
– 11′ the ball is played back to Mpontshane
– kickoff!
Starting XI
Pirates: Mpontshane, Gcaba, Jele, Matlaba, Phungwayo, Sarr, Manyisa, Mobara, Rakhale, Makola, Ndoro.
Celtic: Tignyemb, Nyatama, Ndengane, Lakay, Maruping, Letlabika, Mxoyaba, Dube, Hotto, Phalane, Nyondo.
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