Seema bemoans Sekhukhune's slow start at Sundowns

Sekhukhune United head coach Lehlohonolo Seema bemoaned the side's slow start to the game against Mamelodi Sundowns.

Sekhukhune were 2-0 down in the first seven minutes after lack of concentration and mistakes led to Tashreeq Matthews scoring within the first minute and Thapelo Morena doubled the Brazilians' lead six minutes later.

Chibuike Ohizu pulled a goal back early in the second stanza.

"If you have a start like this, that we had today against Sundowns, you're not going to win the game. We made it difficult in the first seven minutes. I'm sure Sundowns couldn't believe their eyes or their luck.

We defended to badly, ja the game was finished," Seema said on SuperSport.

"Don't even go to half-time, if you can show me the stats of first-half, let's look at the stats and show them there. We had everything, we were above them, shots on target, shots wide, corners, free-kicks, everything.

"Sometimes you ask yourself that if we're a team that we're saying we need to make sure that we get points even in the difficult games but now I feel we donated points like that. We can lose games but losing like this? It's painful for the players.

I'm sure where they are very angry with themselves," Seema said.

"With a team like Sundowns, if you let them off the hook first-half, it's gonna be difficult. We tried, we're not scoring our chances. The ball boys started to…So everyone could see Sundowns was on the back foot and then the tricks of football happened but the players pushed

"They never gave up, 2-0, seven minutes against Sundowns, one would think it's over but the players didn't give up.

We got stuck in there, we fought. I think it's one game we want to forget as quickly as possible. What we did in the second half, the first-half is