Head coach Jose Riveiro has labeled his side's failure to progress to the CAF Champions League group stages as 'unacceptable' following a defeat to Jwaneng Galaxy in the second preliminary round.
The Buccaneers' CAF Champions League journey ened prematurely after losing 5-4 on in a penalty shoot-out against Galaxy on Friday night at Orlando Stadium.Having lost the first 1-0, Pirates needed to win by at least two goals to advance and we were well on track when Evidence Makgopa's deflected shot found the back of the net in the second-half.
However, the Sea Robbers missed a plethora of scoring chances as Jwaneng defended well to push the natch to a penalty shoot-out. Addressing media after the match, a visibly disappointed Riveiro lamented his side's issued chances and admitted that the results was difficult to explain."From the scoring perspective I think the guys' performance tonight was more than enough to get a result that can drive us to the group stage but for reasons that feel difficult to explain in this moment straight after the game. We couldn't make it in the 90 minutes and then in the penalties, well anything can happen.
"This is part of the game as well, it's something that that we have to do better, we have to dominate as well and today we couldn't. ?????????????????????? ???????? ??????????!Another chance for Pirates, another miss. Patrick Maswanganyi should have put that away!40 mins goneOrlando Pirates 0-0 Jwaneng Galaxy
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