Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro credited the players after registering their sixth successive victory in the DStv Premiership on Sunday.
Goals from Terrence Dzvukamanja and Deon Hotto guided the Buccaneers to a 2-1 victory over TS Galaxy at the Mbombela Stadium.
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The Spanish tactician says they were pushed by the Rockets in an intense encounter in front of a lively crowd.
"A very intense game with, we started very well, I think we played very well the first 20-25, (had) the game under control," Riveiro told SuperSport after the game.
"Then I think they increased their intensity, the aggression in the defensive phase, they push us very well to our side, at the end of the first half the consequence there, draw.
"I think the second-half we started well again, dominating but the last 20 minutes we couldn't control the game the way we want, we were very exposed. We did a fantastic job in the defensive phase but too close to the goal.
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"That makes to feel the game a bit uncertain but overall I think it's a very good performance, we've playing a lot of games in a very high intensity and it's normal that sometimes during the 90 minutes we pay a bit that."
When asked about the conceding the equaliser, he replied, "Not disappointed, no, we don't want to concede but we know about the difficulty of playing against this team here, especially in special occasions like today, they always perform in a better level than usually in the other games," he said.
"We knew it, everybody becomes very excited in this atmosphere sometimes the things look different. But we appreciate a lot the victory, the sixth in a row, so all the credit to the players, the staff, we're working a lot and it's nice to continue collecting."
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