- Orlando Pirates missed the chance to go top of the Betway Premiership table when they lost to Cape Town City at the DHL Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday
- The Soweto giants stumbled to a 1-0 defeat against the Blue and Gold Army thanks to a second-half goal from Darwin Gonzalez
- The Sea Robbers head coach has aired his thoughts on his side’s performance and Patrick Maswanganyi’s second-half penalty miss
Orlando Pirates manager Jose Riveiro was speechless when he tried to explain why the Buccaneers lost to Cape Town City in the Betway Premier League on Wednesday 8 January 2025.
Venezuelan midfielder Darwin Gonzalez, just as he did against Kaizer Chiefshit the back of the net to give the Blue and Gold Army all three points at the DHL Cape Town Stadium.
The Sea Robbers missed the chance to overtake Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League table as they are three points behind the reigning champions.
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Riverio reacts to Pirates’ loss to Cape Town City.
According to iDiskiTimesRiveiro claimed he could not explain what caused Pirates’ loss against Cape Town City.
The former Celta Vigo Youth coach admitted that Pirates players did everything to win the match, but luck was not on their side.
“I can’t make a break about our loss here right now,” the Spanish tactician said after the game.
“It’s quite challenging to explain the scoreline; both teams’ differences were too significant this time.
“With all due respect to the Citizens’ game, it’s hard to pinpoint why we lost the game.
“But this is football; they got the important goal which we didn’t get but we had a complete performance; we did everything to win the draw, not much you can do.”
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Riveiro also commented Patrick Maswanganyi misses a penalty a few minutes before the home team scored the only goal that secured all three points.
“It’s just pure bad luck in this case. Did you see how they score?” he added.
“It’s something that’s not normal. Again, like I said, we were pirates tonight and played the football we had played before.
“There were other games we didn’t play at the level we played tonight where we got the result, but today we didn’t. Now we have to put our name on the next one, and this one is gone.”
Bucs will switch focus to their next match which will be in the CAF Champions League this weekend.
The PSL star will reject Orlando Pirates’ approach
Short news previously reported that the Prime Minister Football League star Sinoxolo Kwayiba will reject Orlando Pirates’ approach for a move in the winter transfer window.
The Chippa United star is said to be a top transfer target for the Sea Robbers, but the South African midfielder is reportedly set to turn down the move and sign a new improved contract with the Chilli Boys.
Source: Short news
