Orlando Pirates dream of winning the Nedbank Cup for the third time in a row was dimmed on Saturday afternoon by Kaizer Chiefs, who claimed a 2-1 win at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
Gaston Sirino gave Amakhosi a lead before Evidence Makgopa levelled matters. Yusuf Maart then scored the goal that handed his team the trophy, a first in a decade.
The Sea Robbers fans have now turned their anger against outgoing coach Jose Riveiro as Kaizer Chiefs enjoy their victory. Have a look at the reactions as sampled by Afrik-Foot.
Football has been saved
Win is win, complain all you like, Chiefs were going to win, whether by mistakes or error. We won, next time Pirates – Kea Gumbi
I heard Pirates are sending people to their sangoma to go get their money back after losing to Chiefs because he lied to them – Norman Siphei
Congratulations Kaizer Chiefs; well played. No one expected this, but you showed hunger by defeating Mamelodi Sundowns first. I believed that you could do it against Pirates, and I was supporting Chiefs. It feels so good for a team like Kaizer Chiefs to have silverware after all these years.. Well done to Nabi's tactics today, well spot on – Amos Tk Ajax Derrick
Football has been saved. There is no easy way to the stage, as some thought. Remain humble – Qhawe Nhlabatsi
Release coach Jose with immediate effect, his substitution – Evidence Makgopa and Makhehlene Makhaula, cost Pirates. He has already lost interest in the team – Mso RG Matha
Pirates didn't lose, but ran out of time
We didn't lose, we ran out of time. Hard luck, boys, and congratulations to Kaizer Chiefs – Vutlhari MB
Yusuf Maart silenced the haters! Kaizer Chiefs should give him a lifetime contract for saving the team from being a laughing stock – Vutlhari MB
We are the best supporting act here. We didn't lose games because the teams were played against were extraordinary; we lost games because of the coach. The same substitute he did against Pyramids cost us, and he does substitutions against Chiefs, and they cost us. We all saw a goal coming before it came – Mfalme Mkhonza
Coach must take the blame, he did not have a game plan. His subs were poor. They did a lot more damage than good – Mfundoh Nqinileyo
You disrespected fans with your performance, so you deserve to lose. Jose must take his son Maswanganyi to Spain because we were playing well, and when he plays nonsense, he doesn’t get substituted – Khanya Ndwammbi
