Orlando Pirates beat Durban City and cut the gap to Sundowns — TimesLIVE
Orlando Pirates defeated Durban City 2-0 in a Betway Premiership match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. Defender Lebone Seema and forward Tshepang Moremi scored one goal each, allowing the team to cut the gap to league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns to four points.
According to TimesLIVE, Orlando Pirates have two games in hand. If they beat Marumo Gallants in their next league match, the team can reduce the gap to Sundowns to one point.
Second-half goals
The score remained goalless before the break. Durban City had a chance to score early in the match when midfielder Thailo Senger's shot deflected off Sipho Chaine. Late in the first half, Chaine also saved a shot by forward Jean Lubumba.
In the 58th minute, Seema opened the scoring with a header following a corner delivery by Kabelo Kgosiemang. It was the defender's second goal of the season. Ten minutes later, Moremi struck past goalkeeper Fredrick Asare after Durban City's defence failed to deal with the opposition's attack, setting the final score.
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League standings
Orlando Pirates will play their next league match on Sunday against bottom-placed Marumo Gallants. The game is scheduled to take place at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.
Durban City dropped to 11th place after the defeat. The team managed by Khalil Ben Youssef is above Chippa United and Kruger United in the standings.
For Seema, the goal continued a successful week after he was called up to the South Africa national team for Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Guinea and Eritrea. Moremi, who was not included in the national team, also scored in the match.
