Pirates thrashed Crystal Lake 6-0 at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday afternoon while Swallows had to wait for penalties to get the better of City Rovers 3-1 at the Isak Steyl Stadium after both teams played out to a disappointing 0-0 draw in 120 minutes.

An own goal by Adam Khumalo opened the scoring for Pirates after just four minutes, three minutes later Thapelo Xoki made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after Evidence Makgopa had been brought down inside the box.

It was already 3-0 inside 11 minutes when Relebohile Mofokeng put a powerful shot past the goalkeeper.

Pirates continued to dominate the game, but fluffed most of their chances.

Patrick Maswanganyi then made it 4-0 in the 33rd minute as the teams went to halftime with the Buccaneers sailing through to the last 16.

Xoki completed his brace, finding himself at the end of a corner to make it 5-0 for the Buccaneers.

Crystal Lake had a brilliant chance to score after a mistake by Xoki in the 68th minute but striker Teboho Mashego chipped the ball past the post.

Second-half substitute Tshegofatso Mabasa then got in on the action in the 79th minute, making it 6-0 for the Sea Robbers with another header following a corner.

Pirates and Swallows join fellow DStv Premiership teams (Mamelodi Sundowns, TS Galaxy, SuperSport United and AmaZulu amongst others) in the last 16 of the tournament.