00:00With Secafazza Mbasa, a watch for talent of Bartha coming through the midfield as we get underway
00:04at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
00:09For giving him a second chance in this campaign.
00:14Absolutely. And how many people has he given that?
00:18Dion Hotho turns on to the inside. Mbasa facing the wrong way.
00:21The ball's been played in between two players, which probably didn't work out as well as it might have.
00:26Eventually the shot comes in, but it's wide of the goal of Huni.
00:30Every time a player has a laugh on his face, you know that he's enjoying himself.
00:35And Orlando Pirates are going the way they used to with their strength,
00:37which is going to the left-hand side, finding Hotho, and then cut back to Mbasa in the middle of the park.
00:42And we know that he can hit those shots.
00:44I mean, you remember his first camp at the SA and the national team.
00:48And you look at the possibilities that come from the bench as well.
00:53Yeah, it's a well-balanced side from Orlando Pirates.
00:55Look at Dion Hotho here again, maybe a bit close to the keeper.
00:59And Huni, punch it.
01:01The important part about that is look at the one-twos that have been played in the middle of the park.
01:05Mbasa finding Hotho this time around.
01:07And Hotho just putting that crosses earlier.
01:10And Huni, the goalkeeper, just piling it.
01:12And, you know, we always say that he needs to pile it away from the players.
01:16He piled straight in the middle of the park, just like it did.
01:19Spreading the ball from one side of the pitch to the other.
01:21Oswin Apollis now with a little dart inside.
01:23Looking for the return ball.
01:24It doesn't quite come to him.
01:26But it's a good move anyway.
01:28And now, a little burst forward again.
01:31Pirates are starting to just find the angles.
01:37In the time of the game.
01:38So I think it was introduced for that, just to have the game continuity.
01:43Goalkeepers do have these little games that they can play.
01:45Because the goalkeeper is injured.
01:47You can't continue.
01:51Talented Pata looking for a little bit of space once again.
01:54Nice little ding-through by Sipon Puli.
01:56It's a great ball.
01:57And it's an equally good save from Huni.
02:02He's been amazed.
02:03They call them the right wingbacks.
02:04But look at Sipon Puli.
02:06Being able to identify the run of Libiza on the right hand side.
02:09Perfect first touch.
02:10And putting it low.
02:11The goalkeeper doing excellently Huni.
02:13To come out and make the angle narrower.
02:16For Libiza not to get that shot.
02:18And he left his goal line.
02:19Central midfielder and coming in.
02:21But with him down the left hand side.
02:23Suddenly, Rille Bughili is more in the middle of the park.
02:25And he can score with both feet.
02:27Ball bounces kindly for Pirates.
02:31Again, they can't take the opportunity.
02:32The transition from Orlando Pirates.
02:34Winning it in that middle of the park.
02:35Two little players bumping into each other.
02:38But look at Rille being able to spot Apollos on that far side.
02:43And then Napoli is using his weaker foot, the left foot, to try and get a snapshot quicker
02:47to put the goalkeeper Huni under pressure.
02:50But put by Rille Bughili Mofakeng.
02:53Space at the back post.
02:55Danger averted by Kutle.
03:00Oh, lovely work of the ball here towards Dion Hato.
03:03Tries to ping it in again.
03:05Danger all over the place.
03:07And Mbule is saved by Huni.
03:11What a sigh to see.
03:12Ball towards goal.
03:14But once again, rotated to the left hand side by Mofakeng.
03:17And Dion Hato doing what we expect him to do.
03:19Which is put that brilliant cross in there.
03:22And guess who gets his head onto the ball.
03:24It's Mbule, the likeliest player who does that.
03:27But, you know, it's good.
03:29It just shows you the increase in his opportunities too.
03:33It's Klemazo giving possession away.
03:35And it does open an opportunity once again for Rille Bughili.
03:39That's cool with the right foot.
03:41And I'm really, really still perplexed that he didn't pull the trigger on that last effort.
03:45That's gone over the goal line.
03:46And, unfortunately, before he can pull it back for Dion Hato.
03:52Today's game is focused more on assisting other players.
03:56Because we know when he cuts inside, we'll try that curl shot to the far post.
04:00But I see him wanting to get Hato into the game.
04:04I see him wanting to get Mbasa.
04:05Giving possession away.
04:07And it does open an opportunity once again for Rille Bughili.
04:11That's cool with the right foot.
04:12And I'm really, really still perplexed that he didn't pull the trigger on that last effort.
04:16That's gone over the goal line.
04:18And, unfortunately, before he can pull it back for Dion Hato.
04:23In today's game, he's focused more on assisting other players.
04:28Because we know when he cuts inside, we'll try that curl shot to the far post.
04:31But I see him wanting to get Hato into the game.
04:35I see him wanting to get...
04:36Mbukhazi with his first touch.
04:39Nobody really there to close him down.
04:40As Liodi looked to start the second half.
04:43Almost similarly to how they started the first.
04:47And that's to not concede anything.
04:48And that's pretty close to conceding with bravery from William Hooney.
04:53Yep.
04:53That ball just played.
04:55The defender missing it.
04:56Mbasa had every right to go for it.
04:58And also, yes, the goalkeeper.
05:00Because they said that they have to be the last line of defense.
05:02He had to go out for it.
05:04A collision between the two players.
05:06The goalkeeper having his eyes on to...
05:07That's football for you, Rocky.
05:09But the problem now becomes is in defense, Diodi, when they need an outlet, they don't find one.
05:16Good ball again from Lepizzo.
05:18And it's a great opportunity if the ball had found the target.
05:21Nobody out on the left-hand.
05:22One thing we notice in Rocky is we look at the chance earlier on that Muremi cut inside and dancing.
05:27Just try to clip and find a player at the furthest post.
05:30We always say that if a run is made, one player goes to the near post, the other one center where Muremi was supposed to be.
05:37But he tucked in too much to be in the middle.
05:40That's why the ball went over his head.
05:42Fourth corner of the match.
05:43Near post header.
05:44It's got to take in a deflection.
05:46And Gartney Mbasa scores for Orlando Pirates.
05:49Finally, the home fans.
05:53Oh, it's not really the home fans because this is a home match.
05:56What happens is always there.
05:57You look at the set-piece taken.
05:59First post.
06:00He frees himself by making two, three steps into the first post.
06:03Dion Horto takes a perfect ball.
06:06And Huni, the goalkeeper, is beaten.
06:09But what a delivery from Dion Horto.
06:11And what a finish from Mbasa in the middle of the park.
06:13So they've created a whole lot of spaces in that middle of the park.
06:18And the beauty of the introduction of Muremi is that Narelle Bughiele can play a much more central role.
06:25Mbasa looking for a second goal.
06:27And that's how easy the game of football can be sometimes.
06:31Three touches, back of the net.
06:33Straight.
06:35What a brilliant movement.
06:38And you look at it.
06:39There it is.
06:40We just look at the end product.
06:42And he kept his onside position, making sure that he stays with the last line of defense.
06:47And then, one touch, allows him to cut in.
06:51A police gets into Mfuge.
06:52Mfuge lifts up his head, finds Mbasa.
06:54Mbasa, one thing he does, gets away from the defender's shoulder, gives him a little bit of free space, and tucks it for the post.
07:01But the run was intelligent as well, because Mbasa didn't try and angle himself in front of Marelle Bughiele.
07:07He left himself wide, he left himself that opportunity, and the angle was there between the two centre-backs for that pass to be slotted in perfectly.
07:15And, on top of all of that, he kept himself onside.
07:19Movement.
07:19Look at this beautiful skill by Aswan Apollis.
07:22Just stood his ground, and got a touch on the pole, Swanello Coitlet.
07:27They'll try again, though.
07:31Will the Buccaneers, and some good pace being utilised here.
07:34The header goes just wide from Mbasa, on a hat-trick, and it was all she wrote really, just had to adopt the arm.
07:44Look at the run from that substitute Moremi on the left-hand side, and look at the quality cross.
07:50I think it just came too easy for Mbasa to cut himself back into the game.
07:54But one thing we can say, Kevin, and I always say this, and I always preach it, is what he said at half-time, after the analysis of the first half.
08:02After the analysing the first half, what you do at the technical inside the dressing room, we see it in the second half.
08:12And one, as we see Mbasa turning and taking that shot with his left foot, he loves those favourites.
08:17When he tucks in deep and then turns around, but only the goalkeeper had it covered.
08:22It's what changes the game around.
08:23And then he starts play, you know, no pressure on him.
08:27Moremi on the left-hand side.
08:29A bit of space and time available for the police!
08:333-0!
08:35We did say that Orlando Pirates, once they can go wide, they become so, deserve this opportunity.
08:43Look where it breaks.
08:44Moremi breaks on the left-hand side, gets his head up.
08:47Apollis coming in, and he does the most basic simplest thing.
08:50Open your body, open your right foot, and put it as far as the top corner of the post.
08:57What a goal, but look at Moremi.
08:59The way he got his head up there to find Apollis.
09:01Unbelievable magic stuff in the game.
09:03And I do like the unselfish play from Mbasa as well, because Mbasa was tracking back in.
09:07previously made him Regants.
09:08I pulled using the coming sheet up, but I do like the tools that he was doing after
09:09meeting as well.
09:10Let me see what I did, about taking back in.
09:11When people are carrying out on drug awareness, but I know it is still never gonna be admin,
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