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00:00We are underway on match day four of the Total Energies Confederation of African Football
00:25Champions League.
00:28We are beginning to get to the business end of the tournament and it is time to deliver.
00:40What are we going to see this afternoon as Mohamed Yamba gets on the ball nice and early
00:46in the midfield for the visitors.
00:53And here is Ake Esis.
01:00And then holding Pirates last time around as Corey goes charging down the left-hand
01:09side.
01:10A man in the middle if he can find it in.
01:11It comes to Kone.
01:12Kone goes down.
01:14Stade D'Abidjan level against Pirates on match day three.
01:24Swung in.
01:25Clear header in the middle.
01:26He scored a wonderful winner at the weekend against Magessi.
01:34That was last Sunday.
01:36At the heart of it.
01:38Distance for Stade D'Abidjan from Asale.
01:41You can hear the crowd getting excited each time it comes down this left-hand side.
01:50Now it's through and in the middle.
01:53Chance here for Pirates if they can take it but they can't.
01:56Just couldn't keep it on target.
01:59Van Buren.
02:03Maswangani looking in for Mo Fokeng.
02:08Mo Fokeng still has it.
02:11A little shot at goal as well.
02:15Just wide of the target.
02:18These two combine again.
02:19Maswangani lovely little back flick.
02:20Well they played it.
02:21And the chance here.
02:22And Pirates open the scoring.
02:23We criticise many teams for almost walking the ball into the back of the net but that
02:31is exactly what Pirates have done on this occasion.
02:35And Rene Bohiel, Mo Fokeng has got his first goal in the group stage.
02:42He hasn't scored since the early rounds of the competition, the preliminary phase.
02:47And he took advantage of a move that sums up the way that Pirates have started this
02:54game.
02:55Quick passing for their opponents.
02:59Look at that lovely little back flick from Maswangani.
03:02Could have had a shot.
03:03Didn't instead.
03:04To one winger.
03:05And then to the other.
03:06And Kota, age 20, setting up Mo Fokeng.
03:10He's a fellow 20-year-old and he won't surely score a simpler goal all season.
03:17And that is just the start that Pirates were after.
03:24Kone muscled off it.
03:26Impressively so by Sassane, the centre-back.
03:28Glamini.
03:29They just find these pockets, Pirates.
03:32And that's a lovely ball as well.
03:36Chance for Mbassa.
03:37Oh, he couldn't hit it.
03:39Expertly fouled by Mo Fokeng.
03:42Still they come forward.
03:43Another strike.
03:44This time, fairly routine save for Bamba.
03:49And Mourinho forward, Maswangani.
03:55That's really nice from him.
03:56He's done really well to pick out Unkota.
03:58And Meitei has done equally well to deny Unkota.
04:04Quick to break, Pirates.
04:05And so quick to get men forward as well.
04:06Look at them charging.
04:07Upfield.
04:08Hotto.
04:09The ball wasn't good enough.
04:10There's a slip at the back that could prove costly.
04:14Still they haven't cleared it.
04:16Mo Fokeng trying to get forward.
04:18But time has run out.
04:22What has been a high-octane opening half.
04:25And in this African Champions League encounter,
04:28chances are plenty for Pirates.
04:32But it's just the one goal.
04:34Rele Bohele, Mo Fokeng, midway through the half,
04:38separating it.
04:39He was teed up by Mohau Unkota.
04:42And he had the simplest of opportunities
04:45when tapping the ball into an empty net.
04:49Black.
04:51And just kicked off the second half of playing Pirates, of course.
04:54And one wonders if Pirates can stretch away
05:05and make their pressure and their superiority count.
05:19They arguably deserve to be certainly one more
05:23than a goal clear.
05:24Hotto.
05:25Missed a chance in that first half.
05:28Matsuangani.
05:29And the flag's up.
05:33Mbappé.
05:34He's got his arms up in the air.
05:36Mbappé.
05:39He manages to ride the challenges and stay in possession.
05:42Glamini.
05:48Unkota.
05:49Matsuangani.
05:50That's a lovely turn from Matsuangani.
05:52And that's a lovely finish as well.
05:54Oh, what football this is for Pirates.
05:57They are loving this.
05:58They are hugely enjoying themselves.
06:01And Patrick Matsuangani has his second goal
06:05of this Champions League campaign.
06:08And what a turn.
06:10He left his opponent looking as if he was heading
06:14in completely the wrong direction.
06:17With a simple drag of the foot.
06:20And then a very, very composed finish as well.
06:23Well, he deserves his goal.
06:25Because he's been terrific, the 26-year-old.
06:28A lovely touch at times.
06:30And this sure-footedness we're about to see here
06:33summing up his game.
06:34Look at that.
06:35Centrale absolutely the wrong way.
06:41And then slipped it past Bamba
06:43to make it 2-0 and put a far, far more realistic...
06:50scoreline to this game.
06:53...position this century.
06:57As they try a free-kick routine.
06:59Strike from distance.
07:00And strike that just flies over.
07:04Chieno's goal.
07:10Mofuke, he's got men on the edge of the box
07:12if he can find them.
07:13He has managed to do so.
07:15And it's Glamini with the strike.
07:18And Bamba with the save.
07:22And now Hotto.
07:23Charging forward, looking for a third.
07:25The South Africans, that's a lovely cut back.
07:27And Matsuanganyi cannot double his goal tally on the day.
07:38Swung in.
07:39Better ball in as well.
07:40Oh, that was the chance for Stade Dabijot.
07:44And that was the moment.
07:47Charging forward again here.
07:49Mofuke round the corner to Van Ruyen.
07:51He'll get it back, Mofuke.
07:52And into the box he goes.
07:54Puts it on the plate to Matsuanganyi.
07:56And he can't make it 3-0.
07:59The 28-year-old striker.
08:01No wonder he's smiling.
08:03And there's a chance here now for Paris to make it 3-0.
08:06Across the face of goal.
08:08Mofuke couldn't get on the end of it.
08:11Broken up nicely and Paris charging forward again.
08:14Now can he hold on to this? He can.
08:15It's Hotto through the middle.
08:16For Paris.
08:17Oh, wonderful moment for Dion Hotto.
08:21To fully secure the win.
08:24Show pace and perseverance.
08:26And in the end, precision too.
08:29To make it Pirates 3-0 Stade Dabijot.
08:35And I was saying they hadn't scored enough goals.
08:37Well, that's a much better gloss on the scoreline.
08:40And the team going top of Group C.
08:43Doing so in style.
08:44And look at the smile.
08:47On the face of Dion Hotto.
08:50To get the right touches.
08:51To put the ball in the right place.
08:53That was the crucial touch.
08:54That second one.
08:55Set him up for the third.
08:57Really, really good finish as well from Dion Hotto.
09:03His first in the Champions League this season.
09:09Bambam, little chance.
09:10Bambam, little chance in these final few minutes.
09:16Well, the final whistle blows.
09:18And Orlando Pirates of South Africa have gone top of Group C.
09:25In the CAF Champions League.
09:27Above Al Ahly.
09:29The defending champions.
09:31Who are knocked down into second place.
09:35While their conquerors on Friday night.
09:39Algeria's CRB.
09:41Luis Ded.
09:43Now, moved down to third.
09:45But that was comprehensive.