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Gavin Hunt reflects on Bidvest Wits' heartbreaking Nedbank Cup defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns

Wits and Sundowns put on an enthralling encounter at Orlando Stadium on Saturday evening as fans were treated to a five goals, which featured a penalty, some blunders and a dramatic last-minute winner.

While it was exciting for neutrals to watch following a four-month domestic football drought, it was agonising for The Clever Boys charges, who have endured plenty of emotional and psychological suffering amid the club's abrupt status sale, which has plunged majority of their squad's futures into a state of uncertainty.

"We're very disappointed, I don't know how much more can go wrong in our lives, I mean... We're very disappointed, I don't think we deserved that," said Hunt.

"I think we deserved much more out of the game. I mean, the first goal - if that's a penalty, I don't know. The second goal, a huge mistakes; third goal, a foul – if it's a foul, okay.

"But we got ourselves behind because of that and we came back well, I thought we did very, very well and we certainly didn't deserve it, that's for sure.

"But that's football and that's our life and story at the moment, in our lives as Bidvest Wits at the moment. So, ja, we'll pick ourselves up and try and go again on Wednesday."

Meanwhile, some fingers on social media were pointed towards former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Brighton Mhlongo, who made only his third appearance of the season due to the suspension and injury of regulars Ricardo Goss and Brandon Petersen respectively.

"Look, I'm not going to get into that debate. There was to bad, bad mistakes from my point of view for the second and third goals, but the first goal as well," the coach added.

"But you've really got to just question some of the decisions, but that's football and that's the way our lives as Bidvest Wits is at the moment.

"I feel for the players, as I said, I don't think we deserved it, I thought we were the better team, we had them where we wanted them and we didn't take advantage of it.

"You can't concede goals like that, certainly all three of them. But I'm not going to finger any blame here."

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