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Itumeleng Khune makes a desparing dive to try to stop Daine
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What a well deserved victory by Pirates against Chiefs.
Not everyone expected a great performance done by Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in their first leg match of the MTN cup match.
As I was reading
an article on Sowetan that was published last week Thursday (22/08/2013) about Daine Klate commenting about the two-legged semifinal classes between the two
giants that will likely be low-scoring, tactical affairs, etc. I came to think
that the two Soweto giants will be scared to challenge one another tactically but
I was wrongly proven. The two giant outplayed one another and the fans enjoyed
every bit of that match. The likes of
Sfiso Myeni, Tlou Segolela outplayed Chiefs defenders and were rewarded with a
phenomenal goal scored by Daine Klate. The fans were kept entertained and
enjoyed the game. Orlando Pirates coach, Roger De Sa, guided the team to a hard-fought
1-0 victory against their Soweto rivals and he was proud with the results as it
is his first win against chiefs as a coach in his three years with Orlando Pirates.
Those who
still believe that the Soweto derby no longer have that spark it has in the 90’s,
guess now that they have reconsidered what they said earlier about this two
giants. Both teams played a carpet football and they were attacking at all
times. Pirates dominated the first half and kept their performance
consistently. But Chiefs came back and dominated the game. The likes of Nkatha
and Musona changed the game on second half and kept Pirates defenders
pressured. Now I tend to think ‘who will book a space to the MTN final between
the two teams’?
This game had brought back that fever that fans loves most and they did all their best. The two coaches had done the great job through giving their players confidence to play free, be relaxed, and be themselves in the field. Both side boasted quality players and i guess no one now would predict how the second leg match wil be?
The two Soweto giants put up a great performance. The first half belonged to Orlando Pirates, then Cheifs came back in the second half, even though they failed to level matters.
ReplyDeleteI guess most of the fans were happy with the performance that the two teams had displayed to them.
DeleteThis is a derby, the mother of all south african derbies... i think Kaizer chiefs will bounce back though Pirates are playing at home but there is not home ground when playing a derby
ReplyDeleteTrue that. I think Kaizer Chiefs will outplay Pirates and lets hope they do win
DeleteI'm disappointed that Amakhosi didn't win but as we all know, they always rise to the occasion and oh yes they shall rise again, that's just what they do...they bounce back up stronger than they were before.
ReplyDeleteLets definately hope so. I think in the second leg, we will win because now they have enough confidence after the coach had a de-briefing with them after that game.
Deletei have to say that i was a bit dissapointed as i expected chiefs to win but other than that its fine i hope that they will do their best in the next coming game...congrats bhaka juju
ReplyDeleteI believe in my team... They will make us proud in the second leg. They learnt from their mistakes
Deleteits just a game guys lets not get emotional but congrats to the team that won. why do guys get so emotional when it comes to soccer?
ReplyDeleteIts shows you are a great fan. We tend to get emotinaly and forget that it is a part of the game, u cannot always win.
Deletewow what a great match that was played by pirates and chiefs, but i think it was clear from the first half that pirates was going to take it....and i must say I LOVE IT FOR THE PIRATES :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha. It seems you are a great Pirates fan indeed. Congradulation for winning this first leg, we will bounce back on the 24th of September
DeleteEish im not a Parites fan but,congr...
ReplyDeleteThey have beaten us fairly. No need to be ashamed of the defeat. wil get them next time
DeleteGreat perfomance I must say #proud supporter #Pirates :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it while it last. We will get you guys anytime soon
DeleteIsn't this obvious that evrytime this two gaints play fans experience an outstanding performance? Take my word the second league will be just like the previous one or even more exciting
ReplyDeleteThat's what i am thinking. It will be a game that we will not foget about in the coming weeks
DeleteI am so dissapointed about my teams perfomance but any way congratulation to Pirates. And I must say I think both teams have impoved whe it come to tactics.
ReplyDeleteTrue that. The have improved alot and from now on, we are going o enjoy every game they play
DeleteSoweto Derby always has fans on thier toes, and the arrogance that comes with it........not really my kind of scene, though i like it for black and yellow.
ReplyDeleteYou seems like a die hard Khosi fan. Salute to you
DeleteI know nothing about soccer but I saw that chiefs wanted to kill pirates but sadly we were more than ready for the game#Team Pirates
ReplyDeleteHahaha. We will get you guys in the next game. Amakhosi will rise
DeleteIt was a great win by the buccaneers indeed, disappointed a whole lot of people, especially the supposed raising amakhosi guess the yeast wasn't enough for them to rise against amabhakabhaka lol
ReplyDeleteWe will get them in the second leg. We will show them how powerful we are
DeleteI feel our derby has lost its spark
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