Riveiro arrived at the final contemplating Kaizer Chiefs with no defeats in his last three years and looking to secure a historic buch of trophies for the Buccaneers, but a late double blow from Gaston Sirino and Yusuf Maart, in between an Evidence Makgopa header, gifted Amakhosi the silverware.
It was a cruel closing chapter for Riveiro in the domestic competition as the Chiefs ended their decade long trophyless run and the Spaniard was quick to concede that their rivals were perhaps worthy winners.
“It was an ugly final from the beginning until the end, not much football, more of a physical battle, and in that battle they were better than us, in the last part of the game,” he noted on SABC1.
In the context of the game we had a number of warnings before the goal that the goal could be nearby and they managed to put one more goal in the net and that’s the summary of the game.”
Riveiro who will part ways with the club at the end of next month offered an apology to the supporters and players but said it is not the end of the road..
“As usual, we tried to fix one or two small issues in our build-up play. Just like at FNB, today’s match featured lesser quality and lesser football. Once again, congratulations to the Chiefs.”
“Apologies to the fans and supporters,We will be back” He said.
