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- Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki believes his side should've been awarded a penalty against Mamelodi Sundowns.
- He also came to the defence of Brandon Peterson, who was at fault for Peter Shalulile's 10-second goal.
- Masandawana defeated the Glamour Boys to advance to the MTN8 final next month.
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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki strongly maintained that his team should have been awarded a penalty in injury-time during Saturday's MTN8 semi-final second leg encounter against Mamelodi Sundowns at the Lucas Moripe Stadium.
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Sundowns advanced to the MTN8 final with a 3-2 aggregate score after winning the second leg against Chiefs 2-1 in front of a sold-out crowd. Peter Shalulile scored both goals for Sundowns, while Ashley du Preez netted from the penalty spot for Chiefs.
In the dying minutes of the match, as Amakhosi were pushing for an equaliser that could have sent them to the final on away goals, referee Luxolo Badi made a controversial decision.
The incident in question occurred when Thapelo Maseko appeared to foul Mduduzi Mdantsane, kicking the former Cape Town City midfielder inside the penalty area in the fourth minute of injury-time, but the referee waved play on, much to Ntseki's disagreement.
"Unfortunately we can't change that decision but one can tell it was a penalty," Ntseki told SuperSport TV during his post match interview.
"It was a penalty because he tackled him from behind and that's a penalty, it's inside the box. There is contact inside the box, it's supposed to be a penalty.
"But unfortunately Kaizer Chiefs is on the losing side and Sundowns won this game when we were supposed to get a penalty."
Amakhosi went a goal down within 10 seconds after Badi blew the whistle for the first-half to kick off, with Du Preez knocking it straight towards goalkeeper Brandon Peterson.
Shalulile's quick reaction and relentless pursuit of the ball led to a critical moment. He swiftly closed down Peterson, causing the goalkeeper's clearance to ricochet off the Namibian's leg. He then capitalised on this opportunity with impressive composure, using his non-dominant left foot to secure an early lead for his team, while also bagging the record for the fastest goal scored in the history of the competition.
However, while speaking to reporters afterwards, Ntseki defended Peterson, saying that the team and coaching staff were also responsible for the error as it was a tactical decision.
"I think we've had moments like this because I normally say, if you look at the last mistake, in this case when you talk of Brandon, that mistake started somewhere - a mistake can be technical or tactical and also mental," Ntseki said.
"If you look at the situation, when we started playing, it was more of a tactical ploy, but we knew that it would be putting us under pressure, in addressing the situation, he could have done better, but he was fully aware our tactical ploy that didn't work on the day.
"If it was a tactical ploy, it was not his mistake, it's a mistake we all made and we own up. But the most important thing with Brandon, he's a leader, a very strong person. Even with us, we're not looking to say it was your mistake.
"It was a mistake that happened, we did not respect and observe the critical phases of the game because we had to start on the front foot, if it was played forward, it was starting the game on the front foot - but it didn't happen and we ended up conceding.
"So it doesn't mean we have so many fingers pointed each other."
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