Chippa United head coach Morgan Mammila says his players followed the instructions but were let down by their finishing in front of goal.
The Chilli Boys suffered their first defeat of the DStv Premiership season after going down 2-0 to Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday night.
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Mammila says his side managed to restrict the defending champions in the first half and is convinced their first win will come soon.
"Ja, one thing for sure we gave it our all, credit to my boys, I think they played according to instructions, we wanted Sundowns not to dominate from the first five, ten minutes and we did that," Mammila told SuperSport TV.
"They could not even combine four, five passes together because we were all over them and as I said we're not that defensive team, we press from the top.
"And I said before the match that the only difference, Sundowns are clinical and us, it's my job as a coach to make sure that my players pass the back of the net. It's a work in progress, we arrive there in the box, goalkeeper [Ronwen Williams] makes the save.
"Ronaldo one-on-one with the keeper, it's a goal, good save from the keeper. Chabalala, Mulenga one-on-one with the keeper two goals. They [Sundowns] could not create so many chances and lack of concentration, two crosses, two goals.
"It wasn't that bad but one thing for sure we gave it (our) all, we can build from here. If we play like this we'll win more matches and lose less."
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