Kaizer Chiefs interim coach Cavin Johnson was proud of his team after their win over Polokwane City, saying they had to fight to get that result.
City had the better of the first half, but were unable to find the back of the net, with Bruce Bvuma making a few key saves. Pule Mmodi scored in the second half, to give Chiefs the win.
Johnson said they had to fight for the three points on Saturday afternoon, and said it was a good defensive performance.
“What a game of football,” Johnson said on SuperSport after the match.
“I thought my team defended well. Yes, we scored the goal, but we had to fight for it.
“And I don’t think that they had any clear chances at goal, but they threatened us all the time with the long ball. And that is what the team’s all about, they play the long ball and the second ball. Don’t clear the long ball correctly, they can come in from behind. And for sure, they gave us a lot of problems because in a lot of moments, we were not able to play our game, when we were calmer on the ball.
“I also thought that we gave the ball away too easy when we had the ball, our centre backs, our left back and right tried to make the champagne pass when had to keep the ball a little bit longer, and then maybe the space will open.
“But in saying that, ja, we win the game, we go away with three points and we happy for that.”
