Contesting for third place and R150 000, Orlando Pirates escaped through a needle hole when they beat Kotoko 8-7 on penalty shoot after being level 1-1 at the regulation time.

Kotoko scored first on Sunday through Shila Alhassan in the 70th minute, when the dice was cast on the Sea Robbers, Moleyane, who came on for Sibusiso Mazibuko after a goalless first half, complimented coach Jean Yves-Kerjean in the 90th minute by stabbing home from a goalmouth scramble.

His goal which brought deafening noise from relieved fans forced the game into penalty shoots where both teams remained level 7-7 after eight shots.

Ghana's hero Alhassan turned into a villain when his shot was saved by William Okpara and it was then that Moleyane was called to take the sudden death one which he buried home past George Owu.

Summary

• Kotoko played with 10 men from the 60th minute, when Joe Sam was sent off in for a second bookable offence.
• Coach Potterfield brought on Abedi Sarfo for Frank Osei in the 88th minute
• Pirates tied it in the last minute
• Joe Louis gets a 5,000Rand for being voted "man of the match".
• Line up: George Owu, Aziz Ansah, Kwaku Duah, Dan Acquah, Abass Inusah, Godwin Ablordey, Joe Sam, Mohammed Hamza, Shilla Alhassan, Frank Osei, Nana Arhin Duah

Penalties
Kotoko - Ablordey scores 1-0
Pirates - score 1-1

Kotoko - Joe Louis misses still 1-1
Pirates -score 2-1

Kotoko - Aziz Ansah scores 2-2
Pirates - score 3-2

AK - Abedi Sarfo scores 3-3
Pirates - Owu saves it, still 3-3

Kotoko - Dan Acquah scores 4-3
Pirates - scores 4-4

Kotoko - Abass scores 5-4
Pirates score 5-5

Kotoko -Kwaku Duah scores 6-5
Pirates score 6-6

Kotoko - Hamza scores 7-6
Pirates -scores 7-7

Kotoko - Shilla misses, still 7-7
Pirates - scores and win 8-7

RUMOR: Joe Hendricks was sacked from the kotoko camp for disciplinary problems, prior to this game.