VIDEO: Lepasa rescues Orlando Pirates with beautiful header!
Orlando Pirates talisman Zakhele Lepasa produced the goods once again for his side on Sunday afternoon against Stellenbosch
Orlando Pirates returned to action on Sunday afternoon when they traveled to the Athlone Stadium to face Stellenbosch FC in the 2023 MTN8 semi-final leg.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 30th minute after Thabo Moloisane was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Patrick Maswanganyi.
Stellenbosch then took the lead on the stroke of half-time, thanks to an epic Ismaël Touré header! Take a look at the goal below.
The visitors put the hosts under all sorts of pressure in the second half and it finally paid off in the 65th minute!
Orlando Pirates star Zakhele Lepasa got on the end of a dangerous Patrick Maswanganyi cross and found the top corner with his header! Take a look at the goal below.
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Stellenbosch vs Orlando Pirates: LIVE UPDATES
Kick-off is scheduled for 16:00 at the Athlone Stadium. Follow all of the live action above.
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Jose Riveiro desperate for goals!
The Buccaneers are in some fine goal scoring form and Jose Riveiro is hoping it continues!
“The goal is the promised land in football, it is what we are looking for.” the Orlando Pirates coach said as quoted by Citizen.
“When you are in the dynamics and you are not scoring, you are creating, but the goal is not going into the back of the net, then everything is much more difficult.
“We start to know this narrative around the team that is not scoring and this player is not scoring. That’s extra pressure, we have to deal with it with no problem.
“But now it seems we are more lucky in front of goals and hopefully, we can improve that record game after game”
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