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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Fadlu Davids will be in charge of the ‘Buccaneers’ when they face rivals Kaizer Chiefs in the second leg of the MTN8 semi-finals. Head coach Josef Zinnbauer will be absent due to a family crisis in Germany, he left immediately after hammering ‘Amakhosi’ 3-0 in their first leg encounter, therefore, Davids will have to continue the marvelous work and ensure that Pirates reaches the final of the competition. It seems like an impossible task for Chiefs to come back from 3-0 down in their second encounter, but Davids will not be comfortable as he plans to unleash his charges to get more goals and make things even more difficult for their rivals. Davids understands the unpredictability of football as he witnessed various football teams completing such impossible comebacks, therefore, he and his Pirates outfit will go into this game with the intention of winning it, instead of trying to defend the 3-0 aggregate score. Chiefs will have to score at least four goals without conceding for them to advance to the final, however, Davids will search for at least one away goal and guarantee Pirates' place in the final. “We approach the match like a normal match and we will take the aggregate score-line out of the equation, I think we will make a mistake if we dwell too much on our 3-0 lead,” said Davids during the MTN8 press conference. “We have seen the Champions League finals were teams drop a lead like this one on second legs, so we will play the next ninety minutes with and approach this game by trying to score goals. “Chiefs still have the same squad and we know their strengths and how dangerous they can be especially with an experienced coach like Gavin Hunt, he is going for goals and we know they can immediately turn the game around so we won’t undermine Chiefs on this game, but we’ll take it as a normal game.” “Chiefs could’ve been easily 2-0 up on the first leg, but we were fortunate enough not to concede and actually score our three goals, but we know they are still a quality side with quality players and can turn the game around.” All action will unfold at FNB Stadium on Sunday (15h00) when the two Soweto Giants lock horns in an exhilarating clash where only one team can advance to the final and stand a chance of ending their trophy drought. Both teams have spent fie years without silverware glory, and this might be an opportunity for them to rewrite history.
MTN8 Semi-Final preview 2nd Leg. Orlando Pirates Lead Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 on aggregate.
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Gavin Hunt faces the difficult task of coming back from a 3-0 loss against arch-rivals Orlando Pirates in their first leg of the MTN8 semi-finals. The two giants will meet again in the second leg at FNB Stadium on Sunday afternoon (15h00) where Chiefs will need to score at least four goals without conceding to be able to reach the finals of the competition. The four-time league winning coach was hired by ‘Amakhosi’ to try and bring back glory days to Naturena, but it now seems like an impossible task for Hunt following his bad start to the club. The FIFA transfer ban also adds more problems for Gavin Hunt as he is unable to bolster his squad with quality players who can compete for titles. Chiefs have shown some defensive difficulties when playing against tough opponents, they conceded three goals against Mamelodi Sundowns and three goals against Pirates and failed to score at least a consolation goal.
Orlando Pirates 1-1 Stellenbosch Ntsikelelo Nyauza gave Pirates the lead but it was short-lived as Nathan Sinkala headed in an equaliser. Pirates had chances to win the game in the second half, but Stellenbosch showed a lot of determination to not concede, with Alan Robertson and Robyn Johannes clearing their lines efficiently. A second draw in as many games for Pirates will leave the Buccaneers fans disappointed.
Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila A goalless draw as TTM frustrated a Sundowns team that most predicted would win easily. Sundowns had loads of chances, and TTM had one or two too, but the Sundowns coaching team will see this as two points lost.
Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila A goalless draw as TTM frustrated a Sundowns team that most predicted would win easily. Sundowns had loads of chances, and TTM had one or two too, but the Sundowns coaching team will see this as two points lost.
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