Baroka stunned Mamelodi Sundowns with a 2-0 victory in a Telkom Knockout quarterfinal game at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday.
A 22nd-minute penalty from Mduduzi Mdantsane and an own goal 22 minutes from time by Downs keeper Reyaad Pieterse saw Bakgaga through to a deserved win against a visiting team that rarely posed much threat in front of goal, despite their star-studded line-up and array of riches on the bench.
Baroka, currently second from bottom on the league table, had showed little threat going forward. But they were gifted the chance to go in front when Mosa Lebusa was penalised after Talent Chawapiwa’s header had struck his arm, in what was a debatable call by referee Victor Gomes.
Mdantsane stepped up for the spot kick and took it with composure as he sent Pieterse the wrong way.
The Brazilians looked to play themselves back into the game, but apart from a couple of half chances for Gaston Sirino and an Andile Jali ball which nearly picked out Toni Silva, there was little threat to the home side’s goal.
Instead, Sundowns were to suffer a sucker punch in the 68th minute when Matome Kgoetyane’s cross was deflected goalwards by Lebusa, before a wrong-footed Pieterse turned the ball into his own net with his outstretched fingers.
On Sunday, Kaizer Chiefs saw off SuperSport United 1-0 to join the Brazilians in the TKO semifinals.
Ramahlwe Mphalele's 40th-minute stunner - a swerving shot with the outside of his right foot into the near post - decided a tight match.
There were no upsets in Saturday’s other matches as both Wits and Orlando Pirates booked their spots in the final four with a 2-1 win over Maritzburg and 3-1 over AmaZulu respectively.
In the semis, Baroka will host holders Wits in the first fixture, while Chiefs and Pirates meet in another Soweto derby for the other match on the weekend of the 24 and 25 of the month.