Orlando Pirates continued their poor record in the Telkom Knockout competition by bombing out in the quarterfinal. Bucs had shown some resilience to come from behind twice‚ trying to give themselves a chance to beat an irrepressible Polokwane City at Orlando Stadium on Saturday night. Pirates‚ however‚ ended up losing 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after their defenders Ntsikelelo Nyauza and Marc van Heerden failed to convert their spot kicks after the match had ended 2-2 in 120 minutes. Nyauza played a commendable role in Bucs’ terrific fightback, scoring the equaliser in the 13th minute before Mpho Makola headed in another leveller before halftime after Polokwane striker Rendani Ndou had completed his brace. While Pirates have played in eight of the previous 35 finals since the competition started in 1982‚ they have tasted success just once, in beating Bidvest Wits 3-1 in the 2011 final. Pirates’ record is disastrous compared with that of Kaizer Chiefs‚ who have lifted the trophy a re...
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