Manqoba Mngqithi ‘unhappy’ with officials after Chippa United clash

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has criticised officials for adding only a few minutes of stoppage time in their Chippa United match.

Sep 9, 2022 - 09:49

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Manqoba Mngqithi ‘unhappy’ with officials after Chippa United clash

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi criticised officials for adding only a few minutes of stoppage time despite a lot of time “delaying” and “substitutions” that took place.

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After the Chilli Boys had sat back almost the whole 90 minutes defending, Peter Shalulile’s stoppage-time strike was enough to take the Brazilians to the top of the table.

Masandawana’s mentor says they could have done better with the chances they got, particularly in the first half.

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MNGQITHI UNHAPPY WITH OFFICIALS

“They’ve got a very strong team, we knew they were going to make our lives very difficult but we must still take a blame, for one, not taking our chances,” Mngqithi told SuperSport TV.

“Because we got very good chances first-half but some of them they never even resulted in a shot at goal, the goalkeeper must also be given credit.

“But I’m also a little bit unhappy with what our officials are doing now! How many times the goalkeeper was down? How many substitutions were made second-half?

“And you only have four minutes? In a game where I think even seven or eight minutes could have been added and this is what is happening.

“How many times we see these time delaying tactics in the PSL? And if I had lost the match people would be saying I’m complaining because I lost a match.

“But the truth is in the PSL we’re playing far less minutes. Last time we were checking, in the PSL the ball is in the field for 43 minutes, yet we’re expected to play 90 minutes.

“Because the referees are not making sure that the stoppages are very short and whatever stoppage there is, they put in the end. We can’t be playing 43 minutes in the PSL when we’ve got a game of 90 minutes.”