Orlando Pirates bounced back from their continental disappointment with an impressive 4-1 win over Maritzburg United at the Orlando Stadium on Tuesday evening.

The Buccaneers were unchanged after their CAF Confederation Cup final defeat on penalties against RSB Berkane, as Thembinkosi Lorch played in a false number nine role alongside Kwame Peprah and Deon Hotto upfront.

Pirates named the same team who lost in Friday’s Caf Confederation Cup final loss against RS Berkane and were desperate to put the pain behind them with a strong finish to the season.

The Soweto giants got off to a fast start and almost took the lead early on when Thembinkhosi Lorch was slipped in behind, but the Bafana Bafana forward couldn’t beat goalkeeper Marcel Engelhardt in the one-on-one with eight minutes gone.

Lorch was proving a threat and after hitting the post in the 10th minute, he got his name on the score sheet with 21 minutes played as he curled one past Engelhardt after snatching up Deon Hotto’s through ball.

Pirates hit the post again, this time through a Happy Jele header, before eventually doubling their lead just before the interval as Peprah rounded off a counter-attack with a first time finish from Lorch’s square pass.

The home side continued where they left off in the second half as Hotto netted their third, Lorch picking another assist as his inch perfect cross was rifled in by the Namibian to round off a lightning counter.

Maritzbrug pulled a goal back three minutes later, but when Dlamini scored the fourth the game was over, Lorch picking up his third assist to add to his opener.

An impressive 4-1 for the Sea Robbers who still have hope of finishing second.