Absa Premiership

 

Result: Orlando Pirates 1-1 Bloem Celtic

 

Date: 6 March 2013

 

Venue: Orlando Stadium

 

Bloemfontein Celtic netted a stoppage-time equaliser to give them a 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates on Wednesday.

 

Tlou Segolela came off the bench to give The Buccaneers the lead on 78 minutes, but Vuyani Ntanga broke Pirates hearts with a late equaliser.

 

Oupa Manyisa had an early chance from the edge of the area on six minutes, but it was no challenge for the experienced gloves of Celtic keeper Patrick Tignyemb. Pirates continued to attack and Thabo Matlaba made a good run, but his cross just evaded the head of Collins Mbesuma.

 

The first real shot in anger for Celtic came just before the half hour mark when Lennox Bacela pulled the trigger from outside the area, but his shot sailed over Senzo Meyiwa’s crossbar.

 

With the half drawing to a close, Pirates continued to press and nearly opened through Thulasizwe Mbuyane, but his shot was kept out by a diving Tignyemb.

 

Bacela appeared to be the biggest goalscoring threat for Celtic and on the stroke of the break, brought out a save from Meyiwa with a tricky shot from a tight angle.

 

After the break it was Thabo Matlaba who had a couple of shots from range, but on both occasions missed the target.

 

Just before the hour mark Kurt Lentjies came desperately close to getting the opener for Celtic, but Meyiwa was able to parry it around the post.

 

The opening goal eventually came on 78 minutes when Segolela easily skipped the offside trap and calmly nodded in Matlaba’s inch-perfect cross.

 

With three points looking assured for Pirates, it wasn’t to be as Ntanga muscled his way above the defence and nodded home Limbikani Mzava’s cross to give Clinton Larsen’s team a share of the points.

 

Orlando Pirates: Senzo Meyiwa, Lucky Lekgwathi, Thabo Matlaba, Patrick Phungwayo, Ayanda Gcaba, Oupa Manyisa, Andile Jali, Thulasizwe Mbuyane (Tlou Segolela 62), Daine Klate, Ndumiso Mabena (Thandani Ntshumayelo 88), Collins Mbesuma (Takesure Chinyama 82).

 

Subs: Brighton Mhlongo, Happy Jele, Onyekachi Okonkwo, Mpho Makola.

 

Bloem Celtic:  Patrick Tignyemb, Tsietsi Mahoa, Thabo Nthethe, Auguston Leonard, Limbikani Mzava, Lyle Lakay, Kurt Lentjies (Ruzaigh Gamildien 71), Joel Mogorosi (Vuyani Ntanga 80), Ithumeleng Duiker, Lerato Manzini, Lennox Bacela (Dominic Isaacs 65).

 

Subs: Dino Visser, Mduduzi Nyanda, Jacky Motshegwa, Johannes Motlhaping.

 

Goals: Tlou Segolela (Orlando Pirates 78), Vuyani Ntanga (Bloem Celtic 90)

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