Jose Riveiro head coach of Orlando Pirates during the DStv Premiership 2022/23 match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs held at at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 29 October 2022. © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix.
Jose Riveiro on Mamelodi Sundowns defeat: ‘It was too much for us’
Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has shared his thoughts on their defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Carling Black Label Cup final.
Jose Riveiro head coach of Orlando Pirates during the DStv Premiership 2022/23 match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs held at at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 29 October 2022. © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix.
Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has shared his thoughts on their defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Carling Black Label Cup final.
The Buccaneers suffered a humbling 4-0 loss at the hands of the Brazilians at the FNB Stadium on Saturday evening.
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The goal scorers for Masandawana were Siphelele Mkhulise, Grant Kekana, and Cassius Mailula (2).
In the early stages of the game, the Sea Robbers were reduced to 10 men after Tapelo Xoki received a red card for a malicious tackle on Haashim Domingo.
Riveiro says they couldn’t deal with the numerical advantage of their opponents.
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“It’s difficult to analyse a game that you play immediately after another game,” Riveiro said as quoted by TimesLIVE.
“The fact that we had to play with 10 players, obviously it’s an issue. There are many different reasons [we lost], but this time they are more particular.
“We couldn’t manage the numerical disadvantage, especially immediately after the red card. We lost control of the game and they had an excellent group of players attacking us and they got the advantage very quickly after the red card.”
“But I’m really proud of the way the boys competed in the second half because we managed to be well organised again and didn’t suffer so much. But as I said, it’s a very particular game and I think both teams were very tired.
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“I lost count of the players that our opponents had to substitute because of injuries and the rhythm of the game was really bad, really poor.
“But like I said, I’m extremely proud of the way the guys behaved the whole week, from the time we won the [MTN8] final and how we managed to compete today. We played a beautiful derby [against Kaizer Chiefs in the semi] and got a right to be in the final.
“But it in the end it was too much for us. It was extra and we just have to move on.”
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