Pirates made only one change following their thumping win against the same opposition in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals, as Tapelo Xoki returned from his suspension, with the attack of Tshegofatso Mabasa, Relebohile Mofokeng, Kabelo Dlamini and Patrick Maswanganyi unchanged.
The game was open in the early exchanges as within the first eight minutes, Victor Letsoalo came very close to giving AmaZulu the lead with a shot unmarked at the back post that came off the post. However, Usuthu were reduced to ten men on 21 minutes after Abbubaker Mobara for denying Pirates a clear goal-scoring opportunity.
The Buccaneers did not show that they had a numerical advantage after that as AmaZulu came the closest again to breaking the deadlock eight minutes before the interval after Letsoalo had a deflected header that missed the top corner narrowly wide. The visitors slowed down the tempo of the game towards the end of the first stanza and on the stroke of half-time, Ethan Brooks almost gave them the lead with a low shot that brought a reflex save from shot-stopper Sipho Chaine. 24. Chaine, 27. Xoki, 36. Sesane, 16. Makhuala, 37. Lebitso, 4. Timm, 18. Dlamini, 7. Hotto, 28. Maswanganyi, 38. Mofokeng, 19. Mabasa44. Mothwa, 5. Sikhakhane, 14. Hanamub, 23. Mphahlele, 43. Fielies, 2. Mobara, 8. Motshwari, 27. Ekstein, 18. Brooks, 28. Letsoalo, 11.
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