Jose Riveiro Explains Why Pirates Lost to Stellenbosch FC at Orlando Stadium

• Jose Riveiro has shared his thoughts on Orlando Pirates first lost of the season in the Betway Premiership against Stellenbosch FC
• The Stellies got their revenge against the Soweto giants after losing the MTN8 title to the Sea Robbers at the beginning of this campaign
• The Spanish gaffer stated some of the reasons his team were defeated in front of their fans at the Orlando Stadium

Orlando Pirates manager Jose Riveiro has explained why the Sea Robbers lost to Stellenbosch FC in the Betway Premiership at the Orlando Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Stellies ended the Buccaneers' unbeaten record in the Premier Soccer League this season. The Soweto giants were without a loss in their first seven games in the league before stumbling at home this weekend.

Steve Barker's team claimed all three points against the Bucs courtesy of a first-half goal from South African international Devin Titus.

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Riveiro explains why Pirates lost to Stellenbosch

According to iDiskiTimes, Riveiro has stated why Pirates lost their first game this season against the Stellies.

The Spanish manager lamented about the two missed chances very early in the game as they could've been two goals up.

"It was the game we expected; we had a good start to the match, good 15, 10 minutes, with opportunities through Monyane and Hotto in the box," he said.

The Spanish tactician admitted that his team not capitalising on their chances cost them the match.

"They threatened early in the match as planned, we didn't capitalise, it was difficult to play advantage in the central corridors, the field was extremely dry as usual in the daytime – we weren't precise enough in [those areas]."

Orlando Pirates will now switch focus to the CAF Champions League as they host defending champions Al Ahly in South Africa.

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Riveiro happy with Nkota's performance

Briefly News previously reported that Jose Riveiro was impressed with Mohau Nkota's performance during his first start in the Betway Premiership against SuperSport United.

The 19-year-old South African winger played 65 minutes in the Bucs' win over SuperSport, but it was enough time for Riveiro to see what he can do.

Source: Briefly News