The bustling striker scored his first goal of the season for the club as they beat Moroka swallows 3-2 in the lucrative Telkom Knockout at Olympia Park on November 8.
The Buccaneers started with a bang scoring the opening goal in the third minute.
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Teko Modise provided a pin-point cross from the right that found Thulasizwe Mbuyane’s head unmarked inside the box.
Pirates doubled their lead in the 31st minute. A quick ball from the back and a beautiful through-ball from Mbuyane put Mabalane one-on-one with the Birds keeper Greg Etafia and Dikang Mabalane tucked it round with ease.
The Buccaneers sealed the victory in the 61st when a superb through-ball from Modise found Mabalane breaking down the right flank. Mabalane unselfishly laid the ball off across the goal to Mushangazhike who tapped it into an empty net.
Swallows made a late rally but the two goals were not enough to salvage anything from the match.