Ajax Cape Town scored through Ndiviwe Mdabuka from a rare opportunity despite Pirates dominating possession and chances in their quarter-final clash on Tuesday night.
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Moloi, who took charge of team affairs in the absence of the suspended Eric Tinkler, made no apologies for his players.
“If you can't take the chances that you create you will get a result like this,” said Moloi after the game.
“We can't say we lost because we missed certain players. Irrespective of the personnel, we had enough chances to win it.
“It is disappointing that we lost. Some people are happy we knocked the ball around and showed good signs, but the result is what matters.
“It’s not a blessing in disguise that we lost because we play everything to win everything. We want to compete and do it well.”