Orlando Pirates threw away a two-goal lead as they dropped points in a 2-2 draw with Royal AM on Friday evening, dashing their hopes of a second-place finish.

The Sea Robbers still harboured hopes of finishing in the Caf Champions League slot and got off to the perfect lead as they were 2-0 up in next to no time through goals from Deon Hotto and Kwame Peprah.

With 11 minutes to go, the home side got back in the game courtesy of a long-range strike from former Pirates man Thabo Matlaba, which flew into the top corner to set up a grandstand finish.

The visitors looked to sit back and defend their slender lead in the dying stages, but it came back to bite them as Mfundo Thikazi snatched a late equaliser in stoppage time to end Pirates’ hopes of a Caf Champions League campaign next season.

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