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Abafana bes’Thende drew first blood in her Premiership matches against the Glamor Boys in Durban thanks to a penalty just after half time
In a comment to the SuperSport studio, former Kaizer Chiefs player Stanton Fredericks says that Amakhosi was unlucky enough to award a penalty against Golden Arrows.
The Chiefs drew 2-2 against Abafana bes’Thende in a league game at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
It was Arrows who scored the first goal of the match as Siboniso Conco held on from the penalty spot to beat Itumeleng Khune in the 49th minute.
Referee Olani Kwinda had awarded the penalty after Willard Katsande challenged Zolani Nkombela in the Amakhosi area.
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It was a difficult decision to make, even the television reruns were not really conclusive. However, there was a suggestion that Katsande only managed to hit the ball first, which is how Fredericks saw it.
“My take on that is that Katsande was reacting. Initially, he missed the [earlier] entry. Moving on to that, he was second on the ball again, “said the former Bafana Bafana midfielder in the post-match discussion at the SuperSport study.
Although the match referee had done well to position himself close to the action, he may not have the best angle to see the moment of contact, as noted by Fredericks:
“I think the referee was in a very good position, close to the play. But I think his [Katsande’s] His body simply darkened it upon seeing the contact. I think Katsande got the ball and then the defender [Nkombela] kicked it.
“I think it wasn’t a penalty, but he was very close to calling. It could have come out anyway,” he concluded.
Following Conco’s penalty goal, Chiefs scored twice through Leonardo Castro to take the lead in the 65th minute.
But they were only in front for five minutes when Nduduzo Sibiya scored a beautiful goal to win the KwaZulu-Natal team a share of the loot.
The result means the Chiefs have won just one of their first four league games. Their next game is against Swallows FC on Tuesday night at Dobsonville Stadium.
