Orlando Pirates put ABSA Premier League champions to the sword with an electric performance at the Loftus last night. A very hot and fast paced affair saw 2 set pieces poorly defended by Supersport United as skipper, Lucky Lekgwathi and Rooi Mahamutsa scored from corner kicks taken from both sides of the field.
The Matsatsantsa ship was truly and completely sunk by the efficient Sea Robbers when Daine Klate ran to a through ball, attacked the by-line and played a reverse pass that was tucked in nicely by Chiukepo Msowoya. Klate had the luxury to waste a penalty kick in the 6th minute and all was forgotten when the Pirates left the wreckage with the treasure of going to the semi-finals. It was a good match never seen in a long time by the Happy People. Gavin Hunt was a worried man and their league form is just as bad.
Santos beat Mpumalanga Black Aces 1-0 to also advance to the Telkom Cup semi-final. Erwin Isaacs scored the solitary goal in the 43rd minute. Aces were in trouble, having to play the 50 minutes of their match with 10 men. Aces' keeper, Denis Onyango was very busy trying to thwart the Capetonians attack and finally cracked under pressure from the hosts.
Pirates and Santos will be hoping to date on-fire Amakhosi after Kaizer Chiefs also proceeded after late goals 24 hours before. Chiefs scored through Sthembiso Ngcobo, who scored against his former club to set Kaizer Chiefs on their way to a 2-0 win over Free State Stars at the Rand Stadium. Knowledge Musona increased that lead for Chiefs in the 82nd.
Maritzburg United will face Mamelodi Sundowns to decide the final semi-finalist. Sundowns are favourites but United will not give them all the respect as they want to have a shout as to the destination of the Cup. While it will be nice to have a Pirates vs Chiefs final, Sundowns will not appreciate that as a dream final as the fading power houses are leading the log and want to re-establish their status along with the Soweto giants. For a change, it would do football a lot of good for United to clinch the TKO Cup.
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