Amakhosi opened the scoring through Man of the Match Willard Katsande but Thamsanqa Gabuza equalised after the break at FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Maluleka said: "It was a game of two halves. We started off very well, we dropped a little bit in the second half.
"We were able to catch them a couple of times on the counter, but ja, we could have won the game you know.
"We could have managed the game a bit easier, but we couldn't and got the draw.
"We were really looking for the three points."
The former Ajax Cape Town man added: "In the second half we didn't keep ball possession and we let them come at us a lot more."