Orlando Pirates’ runaway win over Marumo Gallants on Christmas Eve matched the record for the biggest margin of victory in a league match in the Premier Soccer League era.
It was only the fourth time a side had won a league match by a seven goal margin.
It was the first occasion a team has scored seven goals in a single half of football in the PSL as they ripped a hapless Gallants side to shreds having gone into the break at 1-1.
☠️ FT | @orlandopirates 8 - 1 @_Marumogallants
— Orlando Pirates (@orlandopirates) December 24, 2024
🥅 Nthatheni (OG) 1', Mabasa 47' 52' 64', Van Rooyen 59', Mbatha 71' 84', Radiopane 90'
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The previous record came on the last day of the 2003-04 season whenSuperSport United crushed Zulu Royals (name since re-changed to AmaZulu) 8-1
In that game, Ricardo Katza (two), Daniel Matsau (two), Mandla Zwane, Dennis Masina, Richard Ferreira and goalkeeper Grant Johnson scored. Johnson’s came from the penalty spot when the score was only 3-0. The last five goals came in the last 15 minutes of the game.
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— Orlando Pirates (@orlandopirates) December 24, 2024
FT|| @orlandopirates 8 v 1 @_Marumogallants
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🗓️ 24 December 2024
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The other seven goal margin triumphs was a 7-0 success for Manning Rangers over Hellenic in 2001/02 and SuperSport over Maritzburg United some 10 years later – when six players were on the scoresheet and Jabu Maluleke scored twice.
Here is a list of the biggest victories in each of the PSL seasons
DStv PREMIERSHIP – BIGGEST VICTORIES PER SEASON
1996/97: Witbank Aces 1 Hellenic 7
1997/98: AmaZulu 0 African Warriors 6
1998/99: Mamelodi Sundowns 7 Santos 1; Mamelodi Sundowns 7 Vaal Professionals 1
1999/00: Hellenic 6 Classic 0; Bloemfontein Celtic 6 Mother City 0; Orlando Pirates 6 Free State Stars 0
2000/01: Manning Rangers 5 African Wanderers 0
2001/02: Manning Rangers 7 Hellenic 0
2002/03: Dynamos 5 Ajax Cape Town 0
2003/04: SuperSport United 8 Zulu Royals 1
2004/05: Orlando Pirates 6 Ajax Cape Town 0
2005/06: SuperSport United 6 Bush Bucks 0
2006/07: Kaizer Chiefs 6 Maritzburg United 1
2007/08: SuperSport United 6 Free State Stars 1
2008/09: Platinum Stars 0 Lamontville Golden Arrows 6
2009/10: SuperSport United 5 Mpumalanga Black Aces 0
2010/11: Bidvest Wits 6 Vasco da Gama 0
2011/12: SuperSport United 7 Maritzburg United 0
2012/13: AmaZulu 0 Kaizer Chiefs 6
2013/14: Mamelodi Sundowns 7 AmaZulu 1
2014/15: Mamelodi Sundowns 5 Polokwane City 0; Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Bloemfontein Celtic 5
2015/16: Bidvest Wits 5 Polokwane City 0; Orlando Pirates 5 Jomo Cosmos 0; Bloemfontein Celtic 5 Ajax Cape Town 0
2016/17: Mamelodi Sundowns 6 Orlando Pirates 0
2017/18: Mamelodi Sundowns 4 Baroka FC 0; Maritzburg United 4 Bloemfontein Celtic 0; Orlando Pirates 4 Bidvest Wits 0
2018/19: SuperSport United 4 Black Leopards 0
2019/20: Bloemfontein Celtic 5 Lamontville Golden Arrows 0
2020/21: Maritzburg United 5 Chippa United 1
2021/22: Mamelodi Sundowns 6 Lamontville Golden Arrows 0
2022/23: Maritzburg United 0 Mamelodi Sundowns 5
2023/24: Orlando Pirates 7 Lamontville Golden Arrows 1
2024/25 (to date): Orlando Pirates 8 Marumo Gallants 1