Pirates Dominate Baroka To Advance In Nedbank Cup

Orlando Pirates sniff out any possibilities of an upset as they beat Baroka FC 3-1 in their Nedbank Cup clash at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday.

The Buccaneers advance to the last eight in their chase of a third consecutive Nedbank Cup title and they also maintained their unbeaten run against the NFD Motsepe Championship side in their 14 encounters.

In their own backyard for this crunch fixture, the Ghosts were haunted by the memories of their harsh league loss against Mamelodi Sundowns the week before but an opportunity to emphatically bounce back stood before them.

In a competition famous for having even the smallest of stones toppling the mightiest of giants, David has emerged victorious previously as the script that was written in the final of the then Telkom Knockout in 2018 was flipped with Bakgakga leaving Goliath humbled in defeat 3-2 penalties after a 2-2 draw in normal time in one of the all-time upsets in PSL history.

Jose Riveiro and his Buccaneers side have been a buzz that has been taking over every conversation throughout the week and as they set off in defence of a title they have won for the last two seasons, the writing was not quite on the wall.