Orlando Pirates proved that pre-season form can sometimes be deceiving as they romped to a 3-1 win over Lamontville Golden Arrows, courtesy of Tendai Ndoro's hat-trick in their Absa Premiership match last night. The Buccaneers came into the clash after having performed dismally during the pre-season, but they put that all behind them with a dominant display against Abafana Bes'thende in their season opener.Before the clash, Pirates head coach Muhsin Ertugral had promised Bucs supporters the team would look better than they did in pre-season.And true to his word, Pirates looked like genuine title contenders - but only in the second half. Pirates didn't look like creating chances, let alone scoring, particularly in the opening half.Ertugral, however, was having none of it as he took off the ineffectual Bernard Morrison during the break. The Ghanaian paid the price for poor decision-making that saw him fumbling most of his runs. By interval, his time was up and he was replaced by Thabo Qalinge for the second half.The home side came out a completely different team as soon they were on the scoresheet and who else but Ndoro with the opener in the 48th minute after a well-worked move by Mpho Makola and Thabo Rakhale.Bucs' good play was momentarily marred by a blunder from goalkeeper Felipe Ovono that allowed Arrows to level matters through Nduduzo Sibiya just after the hour-mark.The Equatoguinean shot-stopper is reportedly set to be the team's No 1 this season ahead of Brighton Mhlongo, who was spotted in the stands, while Jackson Mabokgwane made the bench. But Ovono might find himself down in the pecking order again.Pirates were able to regroup and just five minutes later Ndoro put them 2-1 up after showing composure to head home for his brace from a corner by Makola.The Zimbabwean marksman was not finished, though, as he completed his hat-trick in the 76th minute with a stunning strike after a clever turn to give Bucs hope for the season following a barren campaign last term.In other games last night, Supersport United's 2016-2017 PSL campaign got off to a bad start when a 62th-minute goal by Platinum Stars striker Robert Ng'ambi denied them the points at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, while Bloemfontein Celtic also suffered a 1-0 defeat at home at the hands of Maritzburg United...