Dondol must be proud, while Pirates must balance their game - Tso Vilakazi.

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.

I am proud to have watched South African football after this game - 'Tso' Vilakazi.

Benedict 'Tso' Vilakazi. Image: iDiski TV Twitter. 

Kaizer Chiefs and Marumo Gallants played such good football on Saturday night in their 1-1 draw at FNB Stadium, leaving Tso Vilakazi raving about their performance.

The former Orlando Pirates, and Mamelodi Sundowns attacking midfielder, also known as 'Little Napoleon', felt this was one of the best performances by South African sides.

"Well done to the two teams, they gave us something to talk about. Good actions on the left and the right, and combination play, they kept us on the edges of our seats because of the football on display. I ask myself how Marumo Gallants ended up at the bottom," Vilakazi told iDiski TV.

"I would say after a long time, I am proud to have watched South African football after this game. Looking at how Marumo and Chiefs played, creating chances on both ends, making runs into good areas, getting into the final third where it was just a matter of time before they could score goals.

"It's just that they got into good areas but that final touch was lacking, but they played good football."

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Tso on how impressive Marumo Gallants were in dealing with Kaizer Chiefs' transition football:

"Chiefs always play on transitions, and I think the in the first 10 minutes of the first half it worked for them. But they couldn't do enough to punish Marumo.

"Du Preez was making good runs, and Dolly was delivering good crosses, it was just a matter of finishing.

"Marumo were doing very well, even though Chiefs did their transitions, they would still build up from from the back, and Gumede was very solid.

"They also did well in the middle during the build up phase, with Mohomi and Ngema. Only Letsie [Koapeng] caused Marumo not to win the game. When Chivaviro [Ranga] needed him, he wasn't there."