Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer admitted his side didn't compete in the first half of their shock 2-0 loss to Black Leopards on Sunday.
Innocent Maela was unfortunate to put the ball into his own net on 29 minutes before Roderick Kabwe added a second with 40 minutes on the clock.
The result left Bucs in fifth place with 17 points but lifted Leopards out of the relegation places into 14th, with nine points.
It was just a second defeat of the season for Zinnbauer's side, who spoke to SuperSport after the game.
He said: "We were completely out of it in the first-half, the first-half I don't know what we did but it was not what we spoke about before.
"When you play a relegation team, they run, they fight for the three points, they give 100 per cent, more than 100 per cent.
"We stayed on the field, watched a little bit of the game, you cannot win the game if you don't play in the first-half, it's not possible."
Zinnbauer added: "Last game it was same game, same field, the 45 minutes in and then you have a chance to win the game but at half-time you get [concede] two goals, it's not possible.
"They did a better job in the second-half but it's not enough to win a game."
- TEAMtalk media