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Cuthbert Malajila's injury time strike sinks Pirates
18 May 2013 at 17:53hrs | Views
Former Bosso hitman and Mamelodi Sundows target, Cuthbert Malajila, scored an injury-time winner to earn a 3-2 victory for Maritzburg United over Orlando Pirates in their final Absa Premiership match of the season at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.
The visitors twice came from behind and snatched the winner in injury time to stun the Buccaneers, relegating the Soweto giants to third place in the final standings.
Pirates had controlled the game throughout, but poor defending saw them lose at the death.
Tlou Segolela opened the scoring for the Buccanneers in the 18th minute with a well-struck header. Maritzburg scored an equaliser against the run of play in the 58th minute through a stunning long-range strike from Heinrich Isaacks, but Pirates's Khethowakhe Masuku netted three minutes later.
Maritzburg equalised again when Ryan de Jongh scored his side's second with three minutes left on the clock, but the visitors had the final say as Malajila fired home the winner with time running out.
Malajila netted in second-half injury time to snatch three points for the visitors.
The visitors twice came from behind and snatched the winner in injury time to stun the Buccaneers, relegating the Soweto giants to third place in the final standings.
Pirates had controlled the game throughout, but poor defending saw them lose at the death.
Tlou Segolela opened the scoring for the Buccanneers in the 18th minute with a well-struck header. Maritzburg scored an equaliser against the run of play in the 58th minute through a stunning long-range strike from Heinrich Isaacks, but Pirates's Khethowakhe Masuku netted three minutes later.
Maritzburg equalised again when Ryan de Jongh scored his side's second with three minutes left on the clock, but the visitors had the final say as Malajila fired home the winner with time running out.
Malajila netted in second-half injury time to snatch three points for the visitors.
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