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Morris rampant as Citizens crush Celtic in Nedbank Cup

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Cape Town City were in rampant mode at the Cape Town Stadium as they hammered Bloemfontein Celtic 4-0 to progress to the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup

Forward Tashreeq Morris scored a hat trick in Cape Town City’s Nedbank Cup win over Bloemfontein Celtic. Picture: Ryan Wilkisky, BackpagePix

JOHANNESBURG – Cape Town City were in rampant mode at the Cape Town Stadium as they hammered Bloemfontein Celtic 4-0 to progress to the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup on Saturday.

Forward Tashreeq Morris scored a hat trick for the Cape side, while Thabo Nodada also added his name to the scoresheet.

This was the Citizen’s second win over the Celtic this season, having defeated them 4-2 in the DStv Premiership, where they are sixth. For Celtic, though, their season has been far from impressive as they are stuck in the bottom half of the standings.

After a successful late push for a top-eight finish last term, the Citizens were earmarked to be serious contenders for the domestic cup competitions – the MTN8 and Nedbank Cup – this season.

But, while they were knocked early in the former competition, they have made a top start to the Nedbank Cup following a rather subdued first half. The two teams barely created scoring chances in the first stanza.

For a second match running, the introduction of Mpho Makola brought a breath of fresh air to Cape Town City’s play. So much so that they got the breakthrough on the hour-mark, Morris pouncing from close-range after a cross from Craig Martin.

Morris would soon afterwards double his tally for the day, heading home from close-range after a delightful corner-kick from Fragie Lakay.

But the former wasn’t done with his contribution for the day, releasing Nodada who rattled the roof of the net with a thunderbolt.

To put the final nail in the coffin, Mdantsane set-up Morris – for his third of the day – as he curled a pass into the bottom corner.

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