Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa scored a hattrick as the Buccaneers hammered Marumo Gallants 8-1 in a Betway Premiership encounter at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Tuesday afternoon.
Things started to go wrong for Gallants in the first minute when Kenneth Nthatheni scored an own goal. Malawian forward Gabadinho Mhango equalised for the visitors in the 23rd minute.
Two minutes into the second half, Mabasa made it 2-1. Mabasa cocompleted his brace in the 53rd minute and he scored his third goal of the match in the 64th minute.
Mabasa’s third go came five minutes after Deano van Rooyen had scored to make it 3-1. Thalente Mbatha netted in the 70th and 82nd minutes.
Boitumelo Radiopane, who was on loan at Cape Town Spurs last season, drilled the final nail into the Gallants coffin in the 90th minute.
