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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 72557, member: 636"] Rivers United manager Finidi George attributed his side's heavy CAF Champions League defeat to defensive lapses and missed opportunities in front of goal. The Nigerian champions fell 3-0 to Egyptian hosts Pyramids FC at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, with Ahmed Atef El Sayed netting a hat-trick for the home team. George acknowledged that his team matched their opponents through the opening period before capitalized errors shifted momentum decisively after halftime. A defensive mistake led to the breakthrough goal, which energized Pyramids and enabled them to add two more strikes that put the contest beyond reach for the visitors. [/QUOTE]