Orlando Pirates edged Maritzburg United 2-1 at the Orlando Stadium on Friday evening to pick up their second win of the season in the DStv Premiership.
FT | Orlando Pirates 2️⃣-1️⃣ Maritzburg United FC
A narrow defeat on the road. WeAreUnited TeamofChoice pic.twitter.com/g0oLAUyn5w
— Maritzburg United FC (@MaritzburgUtd) February 17, 2023
Goals from Monnapule Saleng and Terrence Dzvukamanja were enough to secure the three points for the Soweto giants.
Pirates assistant coach Sergio Almenara was pleased with the result, but admitted that the team’s performance in the first half was not up to the standard.
He called for an improvement ahead of next weekend’s Soweto derby.
“We tried to fix the positioning of our players offensively and defensively at halftime and from there we think that the team improved in order to be more organised,” Almenara said.
He added that the team’s performance in the first half was not up to the standard, but the goal before halftime helped the team to reorganise and gave them more confidence.
“It’s always welcome the goal before halftime because of the mental part but at the same time we’re not happy with the performance because the plan that we had was not working as much as we wanted,” Almenara explained.
The Spanish tactician was, however, pleased with the result and the three points, which will give the team more confidence ahead of the Soweto derby next weekend.
