Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has explained what he feels led to the Buccaneers conceding the second goal in their DStv Premiership defeat to Sekhukhune United, following an error by goalkeeper Richard Ofori.
Ofori held onto the ball for too long instead of clearing it to safety and, as a result, was dispossessed by Vusimuzi Mncube, who made it 2-0 to the hosts at Peter Mokaba Stadium after Elias Mokwana had given his side the lead.
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It was the Buccaneers' third defeat of the season, as they dropped down to fourth on the Premiership standings. Pirates were reduced to 10 men with 30 minutes of football still to play and, after going a goal down, were pushing to get the equalizer. In trying to level things, they ended up conceding a second, which could have been avoided, had Ofori cleared his line.
"(We were) disorganized on the field, looking for the goal to at least get one point and with the players tired because we played a lot of minutes with one man down. It's normal to have one mistake, but in that mistake the opponents get the advantage and they score the second one and that's the end of the story," Riveiro told media at Peter Mokaba Stadium after the defeat.
On the red card, Riveiro said; "The players need to understand that there are certain situations in the game that they need to keep under control and you have to manage the player."
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