Categories: Local Soccer

Blow by blow: Pirates vs Bloem Celtic

– 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.