Orlando Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevic says a lapse in concentration cost them a spot in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals following the loss at the hands of Cape Town City.

Ayanda Patosi netted the only goal of the game as Benni McCarthy’s side edged the Soweto giants in a pulsating encounter at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday night.

Sredojevic credited the opponents for the goal, but bemoaned his side’s lack of concentration at that moment.

‘We told the boys that this is the final before the final against a really good team,’ he said in post-match comments.

‘We did everything right, but we lost concentration in that one moment when isolation on [Mthokozisi] Dube allowed the cross to come in.

‘It was a moment of brilliance from the opponents to score that goal.

‘We tried from the start. It was like a chess game, we played one move for each move. Unfortunately, that one move cost us so much.

‘We tried from then on to attack and brought three target strikers in to provide service and more crosses into the box, but whatever we created didn’t result in a goal,’ he concluded.

Pirates will shift their focus back to the Absa Premiership where they face Golden Arrows on Saturday with kick-off set for 20:15.

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