A former PSL referee has commented on the own goal conceded by Veli Mothwa from the league match between Chippa United and AmaZulu, speaking exclusively to the Siya crew.
AmaZulu looked to be on their way to bag all three points away from home from Mbongeni Gumede's goal which was scored in the first half before Mothwa's bizarre own goal in the 78th minute.
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Initially, Mothwa looked to have the ball in his hands safely before dropping it after what appeared to be a push from Chippa striker Elmo Kambindu.
The goal was allowed to stand by referee Moses Kheswa despite one of his assistants having appeared to have a different view on what happened.
Former PSL referee Faiek Daniels believes that the referee might have erred in allowing the goal to stand.
"From the referee's point of view and the assistant's point of view, you must remember that the referee was in the penalty area and closer to the action. So, he made the decision based on what he saw looking from the front. The assistant referee was on the right-hand side and 40 yards away," said Daniels.
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"What the assistant referee saw was the ball being pushed into the net by the goalkeeper. What the referee saw was, after the goalkeeper had the ball the first time and tried to catch it, the player put his hands on the goalkeeper and that caused the goalkeeper to lose control of the ball and I think the referee made an incorrect decision in that situation," he said.
The Chilli Boys finished the controversial match with nine players as Thabiso Lebitso and Kambindu were sent off in separate incidents in the second half.
