Abdeslam Ouaddou lauds Sipho Chaine's match winning performance as Orlando Pirates down AmaZulu

Relebohile Mofokeng opened the scoring at the Moses Mabhida Stadium after 15 minutes. Usuthu goalkeeper Darren Johnson was then credited with an own goal in the fourth minute of injury time at the end of the match.

Chaine wasn't kept overly busy during the encounter but made a number of important saves, including a crucial one-handed save in the 85th minute that could have earned AmaZulu a draw.

The Bafana stopper has now kept his 11th clean sheet this season, with the result lifting Pirates back to the top of the league standings with 35 points - three clear of Mamelodi Sundowns and five ahead of third-placed Kaizer Chiefs.

Speaking after the game, an upbeat Ouaddou told SuperSport: "People think he didn't have too much to do, but the extra save that he had to make, he did it.

"The save that he made at the end is what we are asking from the goalkeeper.

"He made sure we did not concede and it allowed us to maybe go for the second goal, maybe if they had scored, maybe it would not be the same game.

"So, I have to give big, big credit to Sipho Chaine and all the players as well."

Pirates are next in action against Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in the Nedbank Cup at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday.