2010 MTN 8
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| title = MTN 8
| year = 2010
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| country = South Africa
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| num_teams = 8
| champions = Orlando Pirates|count=8
| runner-up = Moroka Swallows
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| matches = 9
| goals =20
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| prevseason = 2009
| nextseason = 2011
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The 2010 MTN 8 was the 36th edition of this annual knock out tournament. The tournament was won by Orlando Pirates, who beat Moroka Swallows on penalties in the final. The trophy was Orlando Pirates' first major cup win in ten years. It was contested by the eight top teams from the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2009–10 season. The tournament began on 20 August 2009, and ended on 2 October 2010. The quarter finals were played as single matches, while the semi-finals are played over two legs. The final was played at the neutral Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Teams
The eight teams qualified for the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are:
- 1. Supersport United
- 2. Mamelodi Sundowns
- 3. Kaizer Chiefs
- 4. Santos
- 5. Orlando Pirates
- 6. Bloemfontein Celtic
- 7. Ajax Cape Town
- 8. Moroka Swallows
Brackets
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|RD1=Quarter-final
|RD2=Semi-final
|RD3=Final
||Ajax Cape Town|1(4)|||Mamelodi Sundowns|1(3)||
||Moroka Swallows|2(4)|||Supersport United|2(3)||
||Kaizer Chiefs|1|||Bloemfontein Celtic|0||
||Orlando Pirates|2|||Santos F.C.|1|
}}
Fixtures and results
The first round matches were played on 20, 21 and 22 August 2010. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 23 August 2010. The first legs of the semi-finals will be played on 11 and 12 September. The return legs will be played on 25 and 26 September 2010.
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date= 20 August 2010
|time=
|team1= Ajax Cape Town
|score = 1–1
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore= 4–3
|penalties2=
|report =
|team2= Mamelodi Sundowns
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
}}
{{football box
|date= 21 August 2010
|time=
|team1= Moroka Swallows
|score = 2–2
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore= 4–3
|penalties2=
|report =
|team2= Supersport United
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
}}
----{{football box
|date= 21 August 2010
|time=
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2= Bloemfontein Celtic
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
}}
{{football box
|date= 22 August 2010
|time=
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2= Santos
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
}}
=Teams through to the semi-finals=
=Semi-finals=
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|Orlando Pirates|ZAF|2–1|Kaizer Chiefs|ZAF|1–1|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Ajax Cape Town|ZAF|2–3|Moroka Swallows|ZAF|0–0|2–3}}
|}
==1st leg==
{{football box
|date= 11 September 2010
|time= 20:15
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2= Kaizer Chiefs
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
}}
{{football box
|date= 12 September 2010
|time= 15:00
|team1= Ajax Cape Town
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2= Moroka Swallows
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
}}
==2nd leg==
{{football box
|date= 25 September 2010
|time= 15:00
|team1= Moroka Swallows
|score = 3–2
|team2= Ajax Cape Town
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
}}
{{football box
|date= 26 September 2010
|time= 15:00
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 0–1
|team2= Orlando Pirates
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
}}
=Final=
{{football box
|date= 2 October 2010
|time= 20:30
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 1–1
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore= 4–2
|penalties2=
|team2= Moroka Swallows
|goals1= 19' Klate (penalty)
|goals2= 86' Shivambu
|stadium= Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
}}
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100829075214/http://www.psl.co.za/fixtures.asp?id=299]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100829141918/http://www.psl.co.za/results.asp?id=299]
External links
- [http://www.psl.co.za/ Premier Soccer League]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013615/http://www.safagoal.net/ South African Football Association]
{{South African soccer seasons}}
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