Orlando Pirates reserve side held De Graafschap to a 1-1 draw in their second match of the Netherlands tour after suffering a heavy defeat in the opening game.
On Thursday, Pirates reserve side played their second match of the Netherlands tour after suffering a heavy 5-0 defeat to SBV Vitesse on Tuesday.
The Young Buccaneers started on a high note and created few chances within 10 minutes but couldn’t break through.
After a quarter of an hour, Mpho Padime was close to breaking the deadlock with a set-piece, but his effort went wide – the score remained 0-0 with Buccaneers piling on pressure.
Pirates created chance after chance after 25 minutes but failed to take their opportunities, lacking killer instinct.
With five minutes remaining before the half-time break SA-born Michael Dokunmu took a shot, but his effort went wide in what was De Graafschap’s second attempt at goal.
In the 42nd minute, Samukelo Zikalala beat defenders and unleashed a perfectly timed snap shot to beat the goalkeeper, but his effort struck the post and was saved by the keeper.
There was not that much action in the second half, but the hosts looked more dangerous according to the Asidlali channel who brought the live updates of the match.
In the 80th minute, Pirates were reduced to 10 men after Siku Kubayi was shown a straight red for unsporting conduct.
Pirates, though, did break the deadlock via Padime after 86 minutes and thought they had won the match but they were brought back down to earth when the hosts equalised three minutes later.