Adnan Beganovic unhappy as TS Galaxy lose to defensive Sekhukhune

A solitary goal from Bradley Grobler at the Mbombela Stadium after 15 minutes sealed the result before both Grobler and Sphesihle Maduna saw red on 72 minutes for violent conduct.

It was a second successive defeat for the Rockets after their 3–2 reverse against AmaZulu but quickly turn their attention to a Nedbank Cup last 32 clash with Marumo Gallants on Sunday.

Galaxy famously beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in the 2019 final but last season only made it as far as the last 16 as they lost 2-1 to Durban City.

"I thought the better team lost today because our quality could be seen, and we pushed Sekhukhune into a low block,” Beganovic told SuperSport after losing to Sekhukhune, adding that he wasn't happy with the defensive approach of their opponents.

“They defended throughout the game — it was like a joke to play against the type of football they played. I am not happy at all. They came here to waste time and then scored from our mistake when the goalkeeper came out and missed the ball,” he said.

"For 60 minutes we pressed and tried to attack with a lot of rotations inside. We looked for space, wanted to finish actions with numbers in the box and created opportunities, but we missed them."

"I am proud of how my players played. The game plan did not bring the result today, but even if the result is not there now, it will come," added the head coach.