Dan Malesela has explained where is his side got it wrong as Marumo Gallants suffered another dent in their bid to survive relegation battle.
Gallants fell to a 3-2 defeat away to Golden Arrows at the Princess Magogo Stadium on Wednesday night courtesy of second half goals from Nqubeko Dlamini, Pule Mmodi and Knox Mutizwa.
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Despite a late goal from Ranga Chivaviro, Malesela was disappointed with his side's handling of the game after going into half with a 1-0 lead from Celimpilo Ngema.
"We started off well, we did well in the first half I think. We gave little away in terms of chances to the opponents," Malesela said post-match
"Then we get to the half-time period where I told the players: 'Look, we're leading now, you must know that this team is just going to come on top of us. If they do, we must find your way out but keep it tight, keep it solid,' and surprise surprise, 23 minutes down the line [into the second-half], we're 3-1 down.
"And then there's a swing again now, we've developed the urgency to want to go and score. Which I think we should have done from the beginning of the second half. But because we had the foot off the pedal, so this is what we'll get.
"But you cannot just bash players for lack of trying. They really fought but we need to credit ourselves with wins. It doesin't help for us to say were unlucky every time."
The fresh loss keeps Gallants stuck at the foot of the DStv Premiership table and without a win in their last seven games.
"We need to help ourselves in this situation," added Malesela.
Marumo's next test will be a tough encounter against an in-form Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
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