Instigators Of Orlando Brawl 'must Be Embarrassed': Pirates Coach Riveiro

While his MC Alger counterpart refused to comment on the melee that broke out at full-time of Wednesday's match at Orlando Stadium, Orlando Pirates' Jose Riveiro rebuked the violent behaviour that played out, saying the instigators should be embarrassed.

Pirates frustrated Alger to goalless stalemate in the second leg of the Caf Champions League quarterfinal to book their spot in the semifinals. Bucs won the away leg by a single goal last week, so prevailed 1-0 on aggregate.

At full-time on Wednesday night, a chaotic fracas broke out between the two teams after an Alger official appeared to be slapping Pirates' head of security Nhlanhla Jwara. The visiting fans had also clashed with the security personnel in the stands midway through the second half.

The full-time chaos culminated in a pitch invasion as Bucs fans entered the field, seemingly to protect their officials, with the security personnel ending up escorting Alger off the field. There were no injuries reported.

MCA coach Khaled Ben Yahia refused to comment on the incident that his team appeared to have started.