Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye believes the penalty Orlando Pirates got in the Soweto Derby is debatable, admitting he wouldn’t have given it.
Patrick ‘Tito’ Maswanganyi slotted home an injury-time panenka to hand Pirates three points against their bitter rivals at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.
The result reduced the point difference between the Buccaneers and Mamelodi Sundowns to three points at the top of the Betway Premiership log.
The penalty was given after Njabulo Blom fouled Relebohile Mofokeng in the box, an action most people believe was too soft for the kind of punishment it received, with Khanye admitting the decision is arguable, though Pirates deserved to win in his opinion.
“Let me explain it better, it is debatable, one referee would have given it another would have not but me as Junior I wouldn’t have given it,” said Khanye on iDiski TV.
“But truly speaking ahead of this game I was confident that Pirates was going to win. That’s why I don’t have a problem when they have won today because they were a better team in terms of play compared to Kaizer Chiefs.
“Even the 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.
“I mean they shouldn’t have scored in that fashion but because of the quality Pirates has, the penalty stood.”
