Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp rues his side’s missed chances after their ‘disaster result’ against Bidvest Wits on Sunday.

The Soweto giants failed to extend their lead to three points at the top of the league standings after suffering a 1-0 defeat by the Clever Boys through a late goal from Bienvenu Eva Nga.

Middendorp was disappointed with the result after conceding a stoppage-time goal but praised his side’s mentality, despite not making the most of their chances in the final third.

‘I don’t agree, it was not a disappointing game, the mentality, it’s not the greatest football but what we’re talking about is a disaster result,’ Middendorp told SuperSport TV after the game.

‘If you see the 90 minutes, the effort brought in by the players, by the team … I don’t know actually, of course, that one will be again the coach is in charge but the number of possibilities … Good, if it has to be it’s my fault, I take it.

‘But I think the mentality of the players was very good, they were really fighting the full 98 minutes. The chances were there to make it 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and of course, that’s a bit of … I don’t know how at the end of the day, through the centre [Samir Nurkovic missing a sitter], that’s of course something we have to face, not really acceptable.

‘But we have to, two games to go of course, we have to hope something will come out of the games, starting already to see what is happening at six o’clock, what will happen in the next two games.

‘I personally hope we can put the players into the right mentality towards the next game, in particular Chippa on the second we will try again, we will go again all out, try to score, try to win this game, it depends now on Sundowns.’