Orlando Pirates advanced to the Nedbank Cup semi-finals after beating a determined Dondol Stars 5-4 on penalties at Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Former Orlando Pirates midfielder, and iDiski TV analyst, Benedict 'Tso' Vilakazi was left impressed by the ABC Motsepe League side.
"These boys should walk with their heads up, and be proud of themselves, it is not often that you see a team from the third division playing a PSL team and dominate the game in all departments," Tso told iDiski TV.
"But like I always say, you can't go to Woolworths or Pick n Pay to buy experience, it is earned.
"Those boys only lacked experience, the football they displayed, the chances they created, it was just lack of experience in terms of choosing the right passes and the right moments to make those passes, that's all. Well done to them for taking Pirates to penalties."
While Vilakazi was impressed with Dondol, he feels his former club, Pirates lack balance in their game.
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"Pirates need to balance their game, you can't always use width to win games because teams watch your games and catch up with your tactics.
"They make life easy for their opponents, who just have to make sure they stop their wing play, that's what Dondol did. They made sure they covered the width and played through the middle, that's why they looked good.
"Pirates don't have midfielders who can influence the game through the middle, that's why they struggle, they need to balance their play."
Pirates next match will be against Cape Town City on Saturday 22 April at Orlando Stadium.
Kick-off will be at 15:00.
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