Pirates deserved late win, says coach Milutin Sredojevic
Sredojevic says the football gods were on Bucs’ side against Wits
Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic refuses to accept that his team’s last-gasp 1-0 win over Bidvest Wits at Milpark on Saturday was undeserved on an afternoon in which they showed little appetite to reproduce the kind of attacking football they had played gainst Mamelodi Sundowns a week ago. Pirates’ win‚ courtesy of an injury-time own goal by Wits left back Keagan Ritchie‚ caused them to move to the top of the Absa Premiership table on a better goal difference than Sundowns‚ but the Brazilians have the advantage of a match in hand. “I will disagree with saying this was a stolen win‚” said an elated Bucs coach. “Right at the death we have won. I don’t believe that this victory was stolen; I believe we deserved it because that’s what the football gods are paying us for all the draws we have played. This is how sometimes football gods are taking from you. Football takes time.” Sredojevic said it was always going to be difficult to beat Wits as they came to Milpark knowing the...
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