Richards Bay caretaker coach Ronnie Gabriel has opened up on missed chances after hitting the post twice against Mamelodi Sundowns in a 2-0 defeat.
Arthur Sales gave Sundowns a 1-0 lead heading to the break and The Natal Rich Boyz created chances early from the break, but were not clinical as Lucas Ribeiro Costa killed the game midway into the second stanza.
The KwaZulu-Natal side continued to threaten in the closing stages but it was already too late.
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"I think today was a good performance by the group, we were just unfortunate we missed numerous goal-scoring chances but in terms of the energy and the chances created (can't fault players)," Gabriel said on SuperSport.
"We feel we just have a little bit to do on the defensive side of our game and maybe stop those opportunities from being scored against us and we should be fine.
"The quality in the final third that Sundowns has, it gave them the edge when they scored those two goals against the run of play but otherwise we had a fair amount of chances to score, to get something out of today's game," Gabriel said.
"It was twice (We hit the woodwork), once upright and one crossbar, when it's that type of a game these things happen, we were pushing for the equaliser and something was bound to happen on the other side. These things happen when you're chasing the goal," Gabriel added.