Johannesburg, South Africa – March 09: Monnapule Saleng of Orlando Pirates celebrates his goal with teammates during the DStv Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on March 09, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Describing the match as ‘brutal’, Almenara credited the players for their fighting spirit and desire to win against their bitter rivals. “It was a brutal experience because we felt superior, and we saw the team was playing at a very good level, but we had the misfortune of going into halftime 2-1 down with them scoring two goals from two transitions.
One was from a throw in that we did not defend really well and another in various circumstances that we could not prevent,” he told *África Futbolera. *
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“We were doing well, and we modified a couple of things, but the players changed up a gear and really it was them who said, this is our game, this is our Derby, we are going to win it. Seeing us score two goals and then a third did not surprise us.” “We had a similar feeling when we played against Chiefs in the Nedbank semi final and we scored in extra time.
I was already on the bench making the list of the penalty takers but then we made it 2-1 those are always special games,” he said.