Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has revealed why Kermit Erasmus was taken off at halftime against Venda Football Academy. SLSiya Read more:
The Buccaneers needed extra-time to see off the Motsepe Foundation Championship side at Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.
"So we didn't want to make it worse and take any risks with him and that's why we substituted Kermit.""Well it's a cup game and what happened is one of the possibilities always. I think we managed the first-half quite okay in terms of control, even though we conceded a couple of actions where the opponent could capitalize," Riveiro said on SuperSport TV.
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