Blow by blow: Orlando Pirates vs Maritzburg United
Hello and welcome to the Orlando Stadium where Orlando Pirates take on Maritzburg United in an Absa Premiership match.
Lebohang Maboe is too late to stop Mpho Makola from getting the ball away during the Absa PSL game between Maritzburg United and Orlando Pirates. (Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix)
– Ayanda Gcaba named Man-of-the-Match
– referee Thando Ndzandzeka blows his whistle for full-time. Full-time score: Orlando Pirates 2-0 Maritzburg United
– 90+5′ Moyo hits the crossbar from long range
– 90+1′ corner kick for Pirates
– 4 minutes of added time to be played
– 88′ Forced substitution for Pirates: Gladwin Shitolo comes on for the injured Gcaba
– 86′ Substitution for Maritzburg: Themba Tshabalala comes on for Rusike
– 85′ corner kick for Pirates
– 84′ RED CARD! Maritzburg are down to nine men as Mekoa gets a red card for a second bookable offence!
– 80′ Substitution for Pirates: Makola makes way for Luvuyo Memela
– 79′ GOAAAL! Wome makes it 2-0 for Pirates with a cool finish!
– 76′ corner kick for Maritzburg
– 71′ offside call goes against Pirates
– 70′ Maboes’s shot is blocked by Jele. Corner kick for Maritzburg
– 69′ offside call goes against Maritzburg
– 67′ Substitution for Pirates: Dove Wome comes on for Mobara
– 66′ Maboe’s long range shot is saved by Mpontshane
– 63′ Substitution for Maritzburg: Fileccia makes way for Blessing Moyo
– 61′ Lentjies gets a yellow card for questioning Onyango’s sending off
– 60′ RED CARD! Maritzburg are down to 10 men as Onyango gets a red card for a second bookable offence!
– 58′ free kick for Maritzburg in a good area
– 54′ free kick for Pirates and a yellow card for Mekoa
– 53′ Ndoro’s long range shot is saved by Vries
– 52′ free kick for Pirates in a dangerous area
– 51′ Maritzburg appeal for the penalty, but goalkick is given instead
– 48′ Ndoro is through on goals, but shoots wide of goals
– 48′ corner kick for Maritzburg
– 46′ free kick for Maritzburg in a good area
– the second half is underway at Orlando Stadium
– Substitution for Maritzburg: Kurt Lentjies comes on for Saal
– referee Thando Ndzandzeka blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: Orlando Pirates 1-0 Maritzburg United
– 45+1′ Maboe’s shot is saved by Maboe
– 1 minute of added time to be played
– 39′ free kick for Pirates in a good area and a yellow card for Onyango
– 36′ Lorch tries a long range shot, but it goes wide of goals
– 34′ Mpontshane pulls off a great save to deny Maboe from close range
– 23′ Rusike shoots narrowly wide of goals from the resultant free kick
– 21′ free kick for Maritzburg in a good area and a yellow card for Mobara
– 19′ free kick for Pirates and a yellow card for Fransman
– 17′ Fileccia shoots wide of goals from close range
– 14′ GOAAAL! Gcaba opens the scoring for Pirates with a header!
– 13′ corner kick for Pirates
– 11′ Mekoa shoots over the crossbar from long range
– 10′ offside call goes against Pirates
– 9′ corner kick for Pirates
– 8′ free kick for Pirates in a good area
– 3′ offside call goes against Maritzburg
– we’re underway at Orlando Stadium
– kickoff
Starting XI:
Orlando Pirates XI: Mpontshane, Gcaba, Jele, Matlaba, Phungwayo, Sarr, Mobara, Manyisa, Makola, Lorch, Ndoro
Maritzburg United XI: Vries, Fransman, Weidlich, Onyango, Saal, Mekoa, Ndlovu, Shandu, Maboe, Fileccia, Rusike
Hello and welcome to the Orlando Stadium where Orlando Pirates take on Maritzburg United in an Absa Premiership match.
