Why Referee Was Wrong to Award Kaizer Chiefs’ Second Goal Against Stellenbosch

• Kaizer Chief win over Stellenbosch FC in the quarter-finals of the Nedbank Cup is the most talked about match in the competition
• The Soweto giants are through to the semis after their 3-1 win over the Maroons over the weekend
• The referee in charge of the match, Sikhumbuso Gasa, why his decision to award the Glamour Boys' second goal was wrong

Kaizer Chiefs are through to the semi-final of the Nedbank Cup after defeating Stellenbosch FC in the quarter-final at the Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday.

The Glamour Boys' second goal scored by Pule Mmodi was initially ruled out by the linesman before the centre referee, Sikhumbuso Gasa, overturned that decision to award a goal.

The incident was crucial to Amakhosi's progression in the Nedbank Cup while the Stellies were knocked out.

Why ref was wrong to award Chiefs' second goal

Sports Journalist Uche Anuma in an exclusive chat with Briefly News shared his thoughts on the referee's decision to award Chiefs' their second goal.

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"Kaizer Chiefs deserved to win the match, let's start with that, but the late goal should have been ruled out after the linesman raised his flag for a foul on Sage Stephens," he said.

"Matlou fouled Stephens and it was the right call to ruled out the goal as goalkeepers are espected to be protected in such situation.

"Another thing is that there's no VAR (Video Assistant Referee), so why are you changing the linesman's call who had a perfect view compared to the referee?

"Kaizer Chiefs have been a victim of referee's poor officiating this season, but I think they got their fair share of favour this weekend.

Anuma also admonished for the Premier Soccer League to implement the Video Assistant Referee from next season, as it will reduce controversies in terms of offside goals, penalty calls, and foul in the box.

"In the same match, there were incidents that happened in Stellenbosch box that should've resulted in a penalty, but they were not given, which shows how the introduction of VAR is necessary before the start of next season," he added.

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"The controversial calls and referee using their discretion most times need to reduce. Like the Mamelodi Sundowns and Golden Arrows clash, if there was VAR the Brazilians would've won the match."

Kaizer Chiefs will face the winners of the quarter final clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and Sekhukhune United in the Nedbank Cup semi-final.

The South African cup competition is the only hope left for Nasreddine Nabi to end Amakhosi's trophy drought and also win a major title on his debut season.

Nabi explains why he was disappointed against the Stellies

Briefly News earlier reported that Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi explained why he was disappointed despite the Glamour Boys' win over Barker's side.

The Tunisian tactician stated his reasons and hoped his team can learn from it and remain focus on the goal this season in all competitions.

Source: Briefly News