Former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani is of the notion that Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphesihle Ndlovu should’ve seen red in their stalemate against Mamelodi Sundowns.
In a game where physicality caught the attention of many, there were quite a few incidents that went unpunished with Ndlovu finding himself at the centre of it.
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“The Principal” felt that referee Luxolo Badi was too lenient toward the Chiefs man as he was involved in more than one incident. The first foul came against Keanu Cupido then Khuliso Mudau and then Tashreeq Matthews.
The explosive showdown between Masandawana and Amakhosi ended in a fiery 1-1 stalemate at the sold-out Loftus Versfeld Stadium which ended up with Mduduzi Shabalala suffering a broken arm after a crunching tackle from Jayden Adams who was sent off after his second bookabale offence.
“Here, we talking of serious foul play. Player who endangers the safety of an opponent,” Hlungwani said on Soccerzone.
“Right, now here we talking of player using excessive force or brutality against an opponent must be sanctioned as serious foul play.
“Here, you can see the knee there on the ribs [of Cupido], so this is almost serious foul play endangering the safety of an opponent.
“Referee gave a yellow card here. Red card shouldn’t be issued here.
“The referee missed this one [of Cupido], and then what about this one? [elbow on Mudau]. He could’ve given him a second yellow card on this one, but the referee missed.
“What about the next one? Again, the same Ndlovu. What does he do, he’s strangling another player in a reckless manner.
“He should’ve been sent off, but he was not sent off for all these challenge.
“It was the Ndlovu show and then he got away with murder. This is not right!
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