Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has revealed why he was unhappy with his side at halftime when they were leading Kaizer Chiefs 3-0.
Sundowns cruised to the semi-finals of the tournament thanks to a brace by Iqraam Rayners and goals from Peter Shalulile and Khuliso Mudau.
Mngqithi says they should have scored more goals even before Chiefs had a man down early in the second stanza.
"It was impressive to see the team playing the way we played with a lot of intensity, we moved the ball quite well first-half. But I was just an unhappy person because I felt we could have scored a lot of goals in this match," Mngqithi told SuperSport TV.
"Even at halftime I was begging them to put up a professional performance and try to score as many goals as possible, because it's important in our preparation for the continental space, that is the only thing I'm unhappy about.
"Because I think we really gave away a lot of chances that could have easily been our goals but overall I think the boys played very well.
"I think the front three is a big revelation for us but we're also very happy that Peter has started scoring, because now it means everybody has confidence, the desire to make sure we kill matches. But I still believe we're not consistent enough in our football actions.
The 53-year-old coach continued and explained what they learned from their league game they narrowly won 2-1 against Amakhosi and how they exposed their weaknesses.
"We learned our lesson from the previous match [against Chiefs], because in the previous match if you look at our first-half, it was a very dominant performance but second-half we lost shape," Mngqithi went on.
"I expected a dominant performance and a lot of goals in this match because I thought we started very well and we came with a nice pressing scheme because we knew they might have limitations with the goalkeeper and also the centre-backs when they are put under a lot of pressure.
"And their central midfielders were a little bit slow, so we knew we had a chance to steal a lot of balls and we stole a lot of balls but unfortunately they did not translate into goals and for me it's always impressive to create scoring opportunities, not [play] for fun," the former Golden Arrows coach said.