Bucs bury Chiefs with convincing victory

Goals make a welcome return to the Soweto derby

04 March 2018 - 00:00 By SAZI HADEBE

The gloss on the Soweto derby was restored when Orlando Pirates convincingly beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 in a lively match that probably ended Chiefs ambitions of displacing Mamelodi Sundowns at the top of the Absa Premiership table.
The win, courtesy of Luvuyo Memela's two incredible second-half goals, saw the Buccaneers restore the four-point gap between them and Sundowns with seven matches to go.
Memela scored with his first touch in the 46th minute after he was introduced for Bernard Morrison at the start of the second half. The nippy winger got his second in the 74th minute after a good cross from Justin Shonga, the Zambian striker who produced a man-of-the-match performance as he troubled Chiefs throughout the game...

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