Yanela Mbuthuma finally silenced his fiercest of critics among the Orlando Pirates supporters at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Saturday, delivering two crucial assists as the Buccaneers sailed to their fifth consecutive MTN8 final after beating Sekhukhune United 3-0 on the day, and 4-0 on aggregate.It certainly was Mbuthuma’s show in the first 45 minutes of this second leg tie as the former Richards Bay striker fed Thapelo Mokobodi and Gamphani Lungu assists that saw Pirates comfortably going to the break leading 2-0.Bucs right back Kamogelo Sebelebele completed the rout when he scored in the third minute of added time after linking up with substitute Tshepang Moremi.Mbuthuma has been under pressure from some of the Bucs fans who don’t appreciate his hard work upfront which includes setting up his team to attack with pace, especially after winning loose balls when the opponents attack. Mokobodi and Lungu’s goals both came as Pirates were deep in their own half trying to defend against Sekhukhune who were eager to find a goal after going 1-0 down in the first leg in Limpopo last week.The goals came on the back of Pirates having missed a couple of sitters in the early stages in which Oswin Appollis, Mbuthuma, Lungu and Simphiwe Selepe came close to beating Toaster Nsabata with their attempts.But there was no denying the Bucs when Mbuthuma crossed for midfielder Mokobodi to score his first goal since joining Pirates before the start of this campaign. Lungu, who also scored Pirates’ winner in the last-8 clash against Durban City at this stadium, gladly accepted Mbuthuma’s pass eight minutes before the break.What will satisfy Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou about this victory is seeing the new players adapting as quickly to playing for the Buccaneers after replacing some influential players that include Relebohile Mofokeng and Patrick Maswanganyi who’ve left the club for greener pastures overseas.Other new players who started this match and continued to impress include defender Sibangani Zulu and central midfielder Mthetheleli Mthiyane who has come in for the injured Thalente Mbatha to play alongside Mokobodi and Simphiwe Selepe in Ouaddou’s team engine room.The second half was all about Pirates managing their lead, a task which was not made easy by Sekhukhune’s desperation and attempt to avoid a third successive defeat against Bucs in seven days as they also lost 2-0 to the Soweto giants in a Betway Premiership tie played at this venue on Tuesday night.Pirates will now wait for the winner of the second semifinal between Mamelodi Sundowns and Lamontville Golden Arrows, which will be played at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Sunday with Arrows having an upper hand after winning the first leg 1-0 in Atteridgeville last Sunday.Pirates’ lead afforded Ouaddou yet another chance to continue to experiment with the young and new players at Bucs with Boitumelo Raidopane, Simphiwe Masilela, Mpho Chabatsane and Mpho Padime among the new guns that were introduced after the hour mark.The Bucs coach might as well do this as his team will be busy in the coming week with a league match away to PSL rookies Kruger United on Tuesday before they travel to Mauritius where they’ll face La Cure Sylvester in the first leg of the first preliminary round of the Caf Champions League.For Sekhukhune coach Cedrick Kaze who watched this match from the stands after getting a red card in the league match on Tuesday, it’s back to the drawing board as they hope to resuscitate their league campaign when they welcome TS Galaxy in Limpopo on Saturday.