Erasmus and Pirates showed character against a Sundowns side that failed to capitalise on numerous goal scoring opportunities
Kermit Erasmus of celebrates after his Orlando Pirates side beat Sundowns on penalties to win the MTN8. Picture: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images.
Following a string of poor results, the Buccaneers were understandably underdogs heading into the final of the top 8 competition. “We’re not far off where we want to be as a team and we don’t compare ourselves to other teams but we all know that Orlando Pirates is a big team,” Erasmus responded when asked if the gap between themselves and Sundowns is narrowing.
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