Mpumalanga Black Aces coach, Clive Barker praised his side's performance after their 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates on Wednesday night.

Thulasizwe Mbuyane's late strike handed AmaZayoni the three points but Barker is glad his side weren't punished for all their misses.

"A wonderful performance and it was really great to get the three points," said Barker.

"The first half they had clear cut chancesand we handnt scored, i thought they were going to comeback and punish us in the end but it all worked out okay at the end.

"It was a long 90 minutes , Pirates are a tough team, they are in  a rebuilding phase, I would think after a very hard season and it was just to get a win over them.

"It's good for our club and good for the team we represent."