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Orlando Pirates scored a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Golden Arrows at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was a huge relief fo.

Monnapule Saleng opened the scoring for Bucs on the half-hour mark with a beautiful goal but Arrows fought and cancelled the lead through the boot of Velemseni Ndwandwe. Arrows played extremely well for 90 minutes and they deserved a point at least – a loss was not a true reflection of the match after the visitors matched the home pound for pound. Pirates had suffered three losses in a row and the wheels seemed to be coming off.

A brace by Monnapule Saleng helped Orlando Pirates get back to winning ways after beating Golden Arrows 3-1 at Orlando Stadium.

When it seemed like nothing was happening, substitute Ndwande came off the bench to level matters for the visitors in the 68thminute. Arrows made some nice movement in the middle of the park trying to find a breakthrough, but they were not dangerous enough to get the equaliser. Arrows looked energized in the second half with some early pressure on the Sea Robbers.

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The goal would come from Shandu's hard work when he delivered a low-driven cross that was tucked away by Saleng just two minutes before the half-hour mark. The Bucs fans weren't happy to see the former Bidvest Wits star enter the fray, booing him. The win will certainly palliate pressure on coach Jose Riveiro.

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While Pirates' supporters celebrated, those of Chiefs were recovering from a 4-0 hiding by AmaZulu in Durban on Friday. Pretoria-based Sundowns are chasing a sixth consecutive league title while Chiefs were last crowned champions in 2015 and Pirates in 2012. Sundowns have won a record 12 titles since the Premiership began in 1996 with Chiefs and Pirates successful four times each.

Zimbabwean striker Terrence Dzvukamanja and Vincent Pule gave Orlando Pirates a last-gasp 3-1 victory over Golden Arrows in a DStv Premiership match played ...

Terrence Dzvukamanja scored his first goal of the 2022-23 season season to help Orlando Pirates a 3-1 win over Golden Arrows on Saturday.

The gaffer added: “I think Terrence and all the players who came off the bench did a fantastic job, not only because we [scored] – because it’s a reality that he’s not been playing regularly coming into the game he was in a very difficult scenario.” He started on the bench and came on in the 74th minute in place for Deon Hotto. Coach Jose Riveiro hailed the 28-year-old’s attitude, saying, as cited by iDiski Times: “In this case as an individual I’m so happy that it was justice, [Terrence] came in against all the odds, he was very badly received [by the fans] and he managed to score, which is going to be very important for the team.”