Alexander Lafitte, Marumo Gallants’ coach, was full of praise for the players, despite the 1-0 loss to Orlando Pirates at the Carling Knockout Final on Saturday. Lafitte believes the match could have been won or lost if they had taken advantage of their few scoring opportunities. “When you play in the final you want to win and my team performed very well.”He added: I’m very happy with the performance of the team. Pirates are not the only team that can be a challenge. We also lost the ball in extra time. [loss of] Balance Pirates took advantage of the situation and scored.“I’m very happy with the performance of the team but not the results.”Lafitte also added that the team will learn a lot from this defeat and use it to improve in future Betway Premiership games. He is optimistic for the future. Gallants will enter the Africa Cup of Nations Break sitting 12th on log table. Lafitte stated they would have to build upon their Carling knockout performance when they move to league matches.“I think honestly, it is the same situation for all the games. It is important to learn… and understand that each situation is different. We need to be together, I think it is important to learn that.“Honestly, we had a situation where we had the ball, we used a very good ball and for that it is very important for the future and we have to believe in the gameplay. If we continue to play like this, the future is bright.”Sowetan
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2025-12-08 09:54:05
