Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro was full of praise for how his side performed in front of a sold out crowd at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
The Buccaneers booked their spot in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals with a 4-2 win over AmaZulu on Saturday evening.
The Spanish tactician felt his the Soweto giants were the superior side throughout the contest.
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"Well, proper football game, no? I think it was a good show from the beginning, we started the game very well with a number of chances to get a comfortable advantage, we couldn't. They capitalized in one mistake in our organization, in a lateral cross," Riveiro told SuperSport after the game.
"We came back just before halftime with a 1-1 and I think the second-half was maybe not at a level of the first-half from our side but still dominating, creating chances.
"I'm happy for the boys, they fought a lot, we played football when it was time to play football, we fought when it was time to fight. "
"The cup games are like this, you have to play three, four different games inside the 90 (minutes) and I think we were a better team in all of them."
Riveiro also revealed he was impressed with how his side competed on the day
"We as coaches the place where we learn the most is from our players. If we don't learn from our players, we're not gonna get the best from our team. So it's a constant process from the training ground to the competition," he added.
"Today I'm really not surprised but impressed with the way the team competed. We played very good football but we also played with the heart, they played for the fans. The atmosphere today was incredible.
"At the end of the day we're doing it for them. They are gonna be Orlando Pirates fans their whole lives, we're here for a time and we have to give our all because that's what they deserve."
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