Orlando Pirates moved up to third in the DAtv Premiership standings after claiming a 2-1 victory over Maritzburg United at the Orlando Stadium on Friday evening.

In-form attacker Monnapule Saleng opened the scoring for Pirates in stoppage time during the first half to hand his side a 1-0 lead heading into the break.

The Buccaneers doubled their lead in the 71st minute when Terrence Dzvukamanja found the back of the net with a diving header after latching on to a cross from Saleng.

Maritzburg pulled a goal back in the 85th minute through Tumelo Njoti, which proved to be a consolation goal as Pirates held on to secure all three points.

The Buccaneers are now up to third place on the table which will give them confidence heading into their upcoming Soweto derby against rivals Kaizer Chiefs on February 25.

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