Cape Town City brushed Bloemfontein Celtic aside with a 4-0 thrashing in the Nedbank Cup last 16 on Saturday evening, with a hat-trick from Tashreeq Morris.

Zambian Charles Zulu and Tashreeq Morris got a start for City, as Celtic went with reserve goalkeeper Mondli Mpoto ahead of Sipho Chaine.

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Morris looked to make his presence felt minutes in after firing a through ball from Mduduzi Mdantsane into the side-netting.

It wasn’t over for the visitors closer to the half-hour mark when Taariq Fielies headed a cross from Fagrie Lakay over Mpoto’s goal with the visitors unable to clear their lines.

Celtic enjoyed little in the way of clear chances, with City steadfast in their pressure play as Craig Martin drilled a low attempt from a decent area wide.

Mpho Makola, who entered from the bench against Baroka FC last Sunday did so again for the Citizens ahead of the second half with Zulu sacrificed.

Siwelele Sa Masele were made to pay for ill-timed defending on 58 minutes after Morris got ahead of a low cross at the near post to tap beyond Mpoto.

City were nearly pegged back from a curling free-kick outside the area on 66 minutes by Given Mashikinya, but goalkeeper Peter Leeuwenburgh pulled a blinder of a save.

However, Morris allayed their fears two minutes later when he leaped on the end of an in-swinging corner-kick to head into the near corner.

It was three close to the final ten minutes after Thabo Nodada ran onto a through pass from Morris to blast into the near corner of the net.

Celtic searched for a consolation late on, but Morris had the final say when he curled in off the post and into the net from outside the area in added time as it ended.

Confirmed line-ups:

City: Leeuwenburgh, Martin, Fielies, Cupido, Mashego, Mokeke, Nodada, Mdantsane, Zulu, Lakay, Morris.

Subs: Anderson, Mkhize, Kewuti, Shonga, Makola, Roberts, Mobara, Potouridis.

Celtic: Mpoto, Baloyi, Rikhotso, Mahashe, Ngobeni, Mahshikinya, Kobedi, Fikizolo, Masuku, Tchilimbou, Letsoalo.

Subs: Chaine, Phalane, Luthuli, Matjila, Van Der Ross, Sera, Sera, Ndwandwe, Lingwati, Ncobeni.

Orlando Pirates host Bloemfontein Celtic in a Premier Soccer League encounter at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday.

Having played two games more than log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns who are seven points better, Pirates would be seeking to edge closer to Masandawana with a victory.

The Buccaneers are currently fourth on the log and will be praying that Swallows FC and SuperSport United who are above them falter in their respective games on the same day.

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A win for Josef Zinnbauer and his men will bring them to four points behind Sundowns and they are up against a struggling Celtic side placed 11th on the table.

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Squads & Team News

Pirates will be without midfielder Thabang Monare who picked up his fourth yellow card during last Saturday’s Nedbank Cup Last-16 win over Maritzburg United.

The Soweto giants still face some injury challenges especially upfront which has caused serious concerns for coach Zinnbauer.

Thembinkosi Lorch was absent in the 3-1 win over Maritzburg and it is not clear if he will be available against Celtic.

Already out are strikers Zakhele Lepasa and Tshegofatso Mabasa, leaving the German tactician with Jean-Marc Makusu as the only outright frontman available.

But Makusu still faces some fitness issues and came on as an injury-time substitute in their last match against Maritzburg.

Zinnbauer has been sweating over the fitness of striker Frank Mhango who has been battling injury for the better part of this season.

While facing a striker crisis, Zinnbauer has been forced to use Deon Hotto, Terrence Dzvukamanja or Azola Tshobeni, as their number nines.

Celtic arrive in Gauteng without suspended defender Tshepo Rikhotso.

The right-back was red-carded against Chippa United and is serving his last match under the ban after missing their match against TS Galaxy.

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It is a battle between to sides who are currently struggling for consistency in the league campaign.

Pirates go into this match on the backdrop of two wins, as many draws and a defeat in their last five PSL outings.

Their last league match saw them drawing 1-1 against SuperSport United.

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They host a Celtic side which has recorded two wins, two defeats and a draw in their last five league outings.

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The reverse fixture between the two sides saw Pirates winning 1-0 at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium with Siphesihle Ndlovu scoring the decisive goal.

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