Moremi realises dream at Bucs with triumph

“I DIDN'T have a trophy,’ revealed an emotional Tshepang Moremi, who held court at the foyer of Mbombela Stadium on Saturday night after winning the MTN8 with Orlando Pirates.

- MIHLALI BALEKA.

Pirates beat Stellenbosch 3-0 in Nelspruit to clinch their record-ex-tending fourth consecutive MTN8 title. All three goals came in extra time, with coach Abdeslam Ouaddou’s substitutes combining effectively to create them.

Moremi, who was duly crowned Player of the Match, made the biggest impact in front of a sold-out crowd at the Land of the Rising Sun.

He broke the deadlock just two minutes into extra time after connecting with Oswin Appollis’ cross behind the Stellenbosch defence, before providing an assist for Tshe-gofatso Mabasa’s goal just before the interval.

He then sealed the win early in the second half of extra time, beating the offside trap to latch onto another Appollis assist and calmly slotting the ball past a deflated Sage Stephens.

The triumph meant a lot to Moremi, who has made an impressive start to life at Pirates - realising every footballer’s dream of winning silverware - after a barren spell at former clubs AmaZulu and JDR Stars.

“I don't have pressure in that regard,” Moremi said.

“Everyone has their own ways of doing things and how they want to build. So, I'm not ina hurry. Everything will happen step by step, day by day.