Orlando Pirates squander opportunity to climb up!

Orlando Pirates squandered the opportunity to move up the PSL log as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Golden Arrows on Friday night.

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Siphesihle Maduna opened the scoring after Richard Ofori had conceded a penalty in the first half but Veli Mothwa scored an own goal from a Kermit Erasmus attempt.

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Pirates had a chance to go ahead in the second half but Mothwa denied Nkosinathi Sibisi from the spot.

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As a result, Pirates remained fifth on the log with 16 points from 11 games while AmaZulu also remained ninth with 12 points from 10 games.

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The star of the game was Mothwa despite the own goal as he made several match-winning saves to deny Pirates on the night, especially in the second half.

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ORLANDO PIRATES VS AMAZULU: STARTING LINEUPS

Orlando Pirates XI: Ofori, Maela, Sibisi, Ndah, Shandu, Hotto, Timm, Motshwari, Ndlondlo, Saleng, Erasmus.

Subs: Mpontshane, Xoki, Mako, Makaringe, Makgaka, Dlamini, Makgopa, Lepasa, Peprah.

AmaZulu XI: Mothwa, Mphahlele, Hanamub, Sikhakhane, Mobara, Makhaula, Buchanan, Maluleka, Majoro, Maduna, Kwem.

Subs: Mzimela, Khumalo, Mabiliso, Malepe, Brooks, Kunene, Bwalya, Magaqa, Ndlovu.