Marumo Gallants coach Dan Malesela has hailed his players for the brilliant effort they put in in knocking out Orlando Pirates 5-4 on penalties in the last-16 round of the Nedbank Cup on Wednesday night.
“A very difficult match and it could have gone either way during the 90 minutes. We tried to play a bit in extra time but it could have gone any way,” said Malesela, who beat Kaizer Chiefs with then-GladAfrica Championship outfit TS Galaxy to win this cup in 2019.
“But one appreciates that in the end we managed to win the match, albeit via penalties. It doesn’t matter because if you win a match, you win a match. What was also pleasing for Malesela was to see his substitutes holding their own and helping the team after a few players had to be replaced after suffering injuries.“It’s a first of what I’ve seen particularly when we have muscle problems. We usually don’t have those. I think it was very awkward but I think we managed it very well.
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