Jose Riviero Explains Why Orlando Pirates Were 'Poor' Despite Defeating Magesi FC

Jose Riviero Explains Why Orlando Pirates Were 'Poor' Despite Defeating Magesi FC

  • Spanish tactician Jose Riveiro has commented on Orlando Pirates' performance in their 1-0 win over Magesi FC on Sunday afternoon
  • The former Celta Vigo Youth coach stated the reason why his team had a poor performance against the Carling Knockout Cup champions at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
  • The Sea Robbers coach also claimed he was not happy that his team could not entertain their fans that travelled far to watch them

Orlando Pirates manager Jose Riveiro explained why the Soweto giants performed poorly against Magesi FC on Sunday afternoon at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium.

South African international Relebohile Mofokeng scored the only goal of the game in the closing stages of the first half to give the Buccaneers the deserved win.

With a game in hand, the Sea Robbers are now three points behind league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.

Jose Riveiro commented on Orlando Pirates performance against Magesi FC in the Premier Soccer League.
Jose Riviero reacts to Orlando Pirates narrow win over Magesi FC in the Betway Premiership on Sunday. Photo: @orlandopirates.
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Riviero on Pirates' performance against Magesi

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According to iDiskiTimes, Riveiro outlines why Orlando Pirates were poor against the Carling Knockout Cup champions.

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The Spanish mentor also complained that he's not happy that team were unable to entertain their fans in the match due to the poor state of the pitch.

"The most important thing is usually the result, and today was really difficult circumstances to play football for both teams, not only for Pirates, let's be fair, and due to that, probably not our best game, not the best entertainment we could give the fans," Riveiro said.
"They came here in numbers to support the team. But I'm happy that we managed [to keep a clean sheet] and had a good performance in the first half, taking three points, pushing, running, and fighting."

Orlando Pirates lost against Magesi FC earlier this season in the Carling Knockout Cup, and this win seems like revenge for the Sea Robbers.

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Briefly News also reported on the favourite team to win the Betway Premiership this season between Mameloodi Sundowns and Pirates.

The two teams have been the best sides in the PSL since the start of the season, and the title race will likely be between them.

Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.