Kaizer Chiefs defender Edmilson Dove says stopping the likes of Monnapule Saleng, Thembinkosi Lorch and Vincent Pule was key to the win on Saturday.
Chiefs completed the league double over their arch-rivals after claiming a 1-0 win thanks to Olisa Ndah's own goal at FNB Stadium.
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Dove was back in the Chiefs line-up after missing the defeat to Golden Arrows and played a key role as he was named Man of the Match.
"Thank you very much, firstly I'd like to thank God for the gift of health, last week I could not be part of the group because I was sick but thankfully I'm here today," Dove said on SuperSport TV.
"It really feels good to be getting stuck in there with gents, this is for them as well, I mean it's a team effort congratulations to the whole team, we knew it was going to be a difficult game but we stuck to the plan and we got rewarded."
The former Cape Town City full-back reveals the Chiefs player knew they had to silence Pirates' attackers on the wing.
"We knew that we had to deal with their wide players, you know [Monnapule] Saleng is fast, (Vincent) Pule was there, [Thembinkosi] Lorch and I guess what worked for us is keeping a compact back-line and making sure that we move on as a team."
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