Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi was critical of his side's "untidiness" after what looked like a nervy 2-1 win over Royal AM in the Betway Premiership.
Sundowns got an early goal through Siphelele Mkhulise and Khuliso Mudau seemed to have put the game to bed with the second goal in the last five minutes.
However, Sbangani Zulu pulled a goal back for Thwihli Thwahla in stoppage time and The Brazilians almost dropped two points after Motebang Sera had a towering header that found goalkeeper Ronwen Williams well positioned.
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"I think we started the game very well but we were very untidy in the final third, we made a lot of silly mistakes. We could've wrapped up the game in the first-half, we had better opportunities to do that, the final pass, that final decision, a flick pass, casual and that cost us the game," Mngqithi said on SuperSport TV.
"Because we could have easily scored a lot of goals in this match had we taken our chances earlier and that for me is the downside of this game but otherwise the boys played well, it's just that their untidiness made it a little bit difficult because at the end they could have easily scored from that header and then what?" Mngqithi asked.
"But I was impressed with a lot of players, I think [Khuliso] Mudau came to the party, Mothobi [Mvala] was strong, Grant [Kekana] was strong, I also believe Divine [Lunga] did very well in the game. The central midfield was strong for the longest part of the game but there were a lot of areas we need to improve.
"We were a little bit stretched, first-half we had a lot of long passes, which made the game not to have proper control. But all we wanted was three points and we got the three points," the 53-year-old coach said.
The former Golden Arrows mentor also commended players who made an impact off the bench, particularly Siyabonga Mabena and Neo Maema.
"I was very impressed with how Mabena, Neo, [Bathusi] Aubaas, Kutlwano [Letlhaku] came in and became very strong for the team and helped the team. That's what you want when you bring players into the game," Mngqithi said.
"I was very impressed with this youngster Mabena, I think he gave a very good account of himself. Neo, the vision on the second goal was out of this world. It's looking good but you can't get carried away, we still make a lot of silly mistakes," Mngqithi added.