Former Kaizer Chiefs Star Against Ref’s Decision to Award Pirates a Penalty
- Junior Khanye has tabled his own submission on the penalty given to Orlando Pirates during the Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs
- The former South African international believes the decision by the referee is debatable, and he explained the reason behind it
- The ex-Chiefs winger also shared his thoughts on Pirates performance in the tie
Former Kaizer Chiefs star Junior Khanye has commented on the penalty incident that gave Orlando Pirates the win in the first Soweto derby in the Premier Soccer League this season.
The Buccaneers were awarded a late penalty in the match which was duly converted by Bafana Bafana star Patrick Maswanganyi to seal all three points at the FNB Stadium.
The Sea Robbers retain their second place on the log, with Mamelodi Sundowns maintaining the top spot, while Kaizer Chiefs remain fifth on the log.
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Khanye speaks on Pirates' penalty incident
Pirates were awarded a penalty very late in the match after Njabulo Blom pulled Relebohile Mofokeng in the box, which resulted in the South African international losing balance and failing to convert his chance.
The centre referee pointed to the spot, and the decision caused an uproar among Kaizer Chiefs players on the pitch and their fans.
In an interview on iDiskiTV, Khanye shared his honest opinion about the incident claiming the decision was debatable and he wouldn't have given it if he was the referee.
“Let me clarify it better, the penalty given to Pirates is questionable, one referee would have given it, another would have not, but me as, Junior, I wouldn’t have given it,” the former Kaizer Chiefs winger said.
“But truly talking ahead of this match I was convinced that Pirates were going to win. That’s why I don’t have an issue when they have won the tie because they were a better team in terms of play compared to Kaizer Chiefs."
The former South African international also claimed that the Sea Robbers didn't play to their best against Kaizer Chiefs despite winning the match.
“Even the goalscoring chances they got were better compared to Kaizer Chiefs. But I think they didn’t play to their strength today that’s the reason why you can feel the penalty was not supposed to be there," he added.
“I mean they shouldn’t have scored in that fashion but because of the quality Pirates has, the penalty stood.”
Reactions to Khanye's comments on Pirates' penalty
Paradigm Shift disagrees with Khanye:
"That was a clear penalty. This is the type of analysis you must expect from a Chiefs legend."
BellymanRoots said:
"We've lost the game, let's just except it and move on."
Touchmak_SA commented:
"Junior is biased, the was a pull on Chiefs player and it was a charged and a yellow. Now there is a pull on Pirates player in the 18, it debatable and shouldn't be given."
Thulani73373119 reacted:
"First time you say something sensible about Kaizer Chiefs. If the ref felt the advantage didn't work out on Mofokeng and gave a penalty,he should have given a red card to Sibisi as a last man tripping Mmodi who he gave advantage to rightfully, he should returned to the foul."
Nathi1238 agrees with Khanye:
"The ref definitely wanted Chiefs to lose. It's a bad call to let Rele take a shot then wait for the ball to go outside just past the post, then after all that whistles for a penalty..."
Nabi speaks on Pirates' penalty against Kaizer Chiefs
Briefly News earlier reported that Nasreddine Nabi opened up on the penalty awarded to Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby.
The former AS FAR Rabat claimed he's careful about sharing his true opinion because he might be sent off.
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