Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer hailed the performances of Thembinkosi Lorch and Ben Motshwari in the MTN8 final on Saturday night.
Lorch replaced the injured Thabang Monare in the first half and went on to score the winning goal from the penalty spot as the Buccaneers claimed their first trophy since 2014.
"I think difficult game. It's not easy when you concede in the second minute or first minute but we came back quickly. We had a good first half, had chances. Second half we were in control, then you saw Lorch, Ben, were top today, it was a team effort today," Zinnbauer told SuperSport TV.
"Then we scored a second goal and we defended which is normal, but also we had a lot of counter-attacks. We had a little bit of luck in the last minute, Ofori made a good save. It was a good game. We have a title. Thank you to the chairman, thank you to Irvin, Phumi, Floyd. Thank you to the team. We had a lot of different games and today we deserved to win this game.
"Monare is an experienced player and we wanted his experience. Lorch came in and brought more offence in to the game. I hope Monare doesn't have such a serious problem with his knee.
When asked about what he's learnt since joining Pirates, he added, "I've learnt a lot since being here. It's a good experience for both me and the team. We are happy. We have a title. It's important for us. It's important for the supporters. They were so hungry for a title and I think nine years ago we last won the MTN8 and now we have done it again. This is for my son, Fabio. I thank God for this game, but I hope you give me my son back."
