Pirates Earn Second Successive Win

Absa Premiership

Full Time: Ajax Cape Town 1-2 Orlando Pirates

Date: 4 November 2015

Venue: Cape Town Stadium

Orlando Pirates earned their second successive Absa Premiership win on Wednesday night when they beat Ajax Cape Town 2-1 at Cape Town Stadium.

The Buccaneers started the better of the two teams and created their first chance on goal in the tenth minute when Kermit Erasmus slipped Thabo Rakhale through on goal, but he shot over with just the keeper to beat.

Eight minutes later Erasmus found the back of the net when he headed home a right wing cross from Ntsikelelo Nyauza, 1-0.

In the 23rd minute Pirates doubled their lead when a through ball from Thandani Ntshumayelo saw Lehlohonolo Majoro with only the keeper to beat and he made no mistake to make it 2-0.

Four minutes later Ajax were able to pull a goal back when Toriq Losper turned home a left-wing cross from Riyaad Norodien at close range, 2-1.

Ajax finished the stronger of the two teams in the opening half and almost pulled level in the 43rdminute when Granwald Scott unleashed a thunderous 22-yard shot, but he was superbly denied by the keeper.

The half ended 2-1 in favour of Pirates.

The Buccaneers had the first real effort on goal ten minutes into the second half when Menzi Masuku unleashed a powerful 22-yard strike which was superbly turned over the post by the palm of the Ajax keeper.

In the 62nd minute Abbubaker Mobara should have equalised for Ajax when he broke behind the Pirates defence in a counter-attack, but he was superbly denied, twice, by the keeper who made a double save.

Four minutes later Nathan Pualse came close to scoring for Ajax, but he headed a Franklin Cale corner inches over the target.

In the 78th minute Losper thought he had scored his second of the night, but saw his 20-yard shot strike the woodwork and bounce away from danger.

Ajax pushed hard for an equaliser in the final ten minutes, but Pirates held on for the win and the three points.

Teams:

Ajax Cape Town: February, Mabaso, Mobara, Coetzee, Lebusa, Scott, Mdabuka (Cale 60’), Norodien (Nxumalo 70’), Mzwakali (Gamildien 80’), Losper, Paulse.

Orlando Pirates: Ovono, Nyauza, Sangweni, Gyimah, Matlaba, Rakhale, Sarr, Ntshumayelo, Masuku (Qalinge 73’), Erasmus (Ndoro 64’), Majoro (Motupa 85’).