Pyramids coach Krunoslav Jurčić has reacted to their draw against Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League final first leg.
The two sides played to 1-1 at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria with Lucas Ribeiro scoring for Sundowns while Walid El Karti equalised for the visitors.
The two sides will meet again in the second leg on Sunday, 1 June at 30 June Stadium.
Jurčić stated that he’s satisfied with the results with his side heading into the return tie with an away goal.
PYRAMIDS COACH SATISFIED WITH DRAW AGAINST SUNDOWNS
“We showed many times this season, we have excellent character to come back after negative starts, congratulations to my players,” Jurčić said after the 1-1 draw.
“I told you before we scored in the last five minutes in this competition, 15, 20 times, this is the character of the team, we believe in all moments. I believe I can transmit my energy to my guys and they follow up, I’m a very happy coach.
“I can’t say I’m disappointed with the draw, it’s a positive result but normally, I say it at all times, big teams, big teams – maybe we need more time but big teams score with half chances, only half chances.
“I think today, I don’t want to speak about 100% percent chances but we had three or four situations where we had to score one or two goals. Maybe if I do analysis like this I could say I’m disappointed, but in the end Sundowns scored and we came back, I’m satisfied with the result but I believe it’s only the first half.”
