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Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns played to a goalless draw of more than reasonable quality when they met in their MTN8 first leg semi-final at the ...

This was evident in the 76th minute when Mokoena, who missed a tough 70th minute chance, opted to pass in the box when there was a chance to test Richard Ofori. What Sundowns didn't do was to move forward with their renowned fluency which was also coupled with their hesitation when in possession in the Pirates box. As the sun moved off the pitch in the second half, the game came to life and in the 51st minute, Lepasa had a shot that was well saved by Sundowns keeper Ronwen Williams. Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns played to a goalless draw of more than reasonable quality when they met in their MTN8 first leg semi-final at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday. In what was the first half of half-chances, the closest any team came to a goal was when Monnapule Saleng's 12th minute freekick came off the crossbar. - Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates played to a goalless draw in their MTN8 first leg semi-final at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday.

Orlando Pirates were held to a goalless draw by Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals at Orlando stadium on Saturday.

The 0-0 result favours Pirates in the sense that should they get a scoring draw in the return leg, Sundowns will be out of the competition. At this stage, Pirates were slowly penetrating the Sundowns rear-guard and keeping Williams on his toes. Bongani Zungu made his debut for the Brazilians, but he also had little impact in the midfield. Orlando Pirates were held to a goalless draw by Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals at Orlando stadium on Saturday afternoon. The stocky midfielder made headlines when the Buccaneers announced his capture on the last day of the transfer window period. The highly anticipated clash did not produce the expected fireworks, with the two sides too cautious and the midfield congested.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ The first leg of the MTN 8 semifinal tie between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns ended in a tense 0-0 draw.

[Orlando Pirates](https://sportsbrief.com/football/orlando-pirates/) are available to those who want to play with them. They hit the post on one occasion, while last-ditch defending and outstanding goalkeeping kept their visitors in the match. They will be chasing this one when Sundowns hosts them in three weeks. Aubrey Modiba, 17. Apparently, the West African country is not ready for the event. Ronwen Williams, 17. Ben Motshwari, 45. Siyabonga Mpontshane, 45. - The first leg of the MTN 8 semifinal tie between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns ended in a tense 0-0 draw - The Buccaneers were the much better team for the duration of the encounter at Orlando Stadium On the balance of play, the Buccaneers were the better team for much of the tense fixture. MTN 8 Semifinal Match Report: Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns Play Out Tense Draw in Soweto

Saturday's clash between Orlando Pirates and five-time successive Premier Soccer League winners Mamelodi Sundowns could well be a signal that Sundowns ...

Sundowns, however, were not sitting and watching Pirates dictating terms in this game and could have taken the lead in the 20th minute after Themba Zwane broke free following an exchange of passes with Teboho Mokoena. Pirates tried to match Sundowns kilogram for kilogram, though their combinations were disturbed by their visitors' well-executed high-press game plan. Ndlondlo, the shortest of the players on the field, looked like the tonic Pirates needed in their midfield, comfortable on the ball and able to combine well with his teammates all over the field in both halves.

Monnapule Seleng of Orlando Pirates challenged by Grant Kekana of Mamelodi Sundowns during the 2022 MTN8 Semifinal match between orlando Pirates and ...

Allende 54′), T. Sirino 63′), T. Zungu 54′), N. Pule 73′), N. Morena 87′), G. Monyane 73′), G.

Orlando Pirates fought out a goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday but they have little time to dwell on the result.

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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro is happy with how his team managed the game in their 0-0 draw against Mamelodi Sundowns in the first leg of the MTN8 ...

It wasn’t possible, we were close but we were still creating and going for the goals. But it’s still too early because we have to play four league games before we go there and that’s our target now.” We did our best to gain more advantage today and travel to the second leg with more advantage.

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi was disappointed by how his team didn't have a shot on target in their 0-0 MTN8 first-leg semi-final draw against ...

"There's always something you can benefit from there, but we didn't capitalise on that. Those were moments that made me unhappy." Peter also had two moments that needed composure." "I wasn't happy with the composure and the intelligence in some of the moments that we had," Mngqithi said. "If you look at the first chance from Ronwen Williams to Peter, it was a clear chance to take a shot and score and Khuliso Mudau had two moments on the Pirates side of the field. Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi was disappointed by how his team didn't have a shot on target in their 0-0 draw against Orlando Pirates when they met in their MTN8 first-leg semi-final at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday.

Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns played to a 0-0 draw in the MTN8 semi-finals, first leg match at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.

It was Saleng’s first match of the season for Pirates and he was in top form and very instrumental in the middle of the park. Jali could not impress in this match and that resulted in him being substituted in the 54th minute. Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns played to a 0-0 draw in the MTN8 semi-finals, first leg match at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.