PSL Record Equalling Defeat For Amakhosi! Nasreddine Nabi believes Kaizer Chiefs were robbed as 'there is a penalty that should have been given' in Soweto Derby clash and Tunisian coach rues a 'gift that we gave to' Orlando Pirates

Nasreddine Nabi believes Kaizer Chiefs were robbed during the 2-1 Premier Soccer League loss to Orlando Pirates on Saturday at the FNB Stadium.

Despite taking an early lead when Glody Lilepo scored in the second minute, Amakhosi surrendered as Pirates fought back with Evidence Makgopa and Relebohile Mofokeng scoring the crucial goals.

Nabi said they were denied a penalty, and had they been awarded, he thinks, the game would have ended differently. However, he has also blamed his players for mistakes that cost them the points, as well as failing to make their chances count.

"I believe it is a gift that we gave to them from individual mistakes, but I think we went in very well into the game, leading early, and we feel again that there is a penalty that should have been given," Nabi said on SABC Sport.

"If we had gotten that penalty, it would have been a completely different game. It is a game that we believe we should not have lost today. It is a situation that happens in football, and we feel that at the beginning of the game, we had control, scored early.

"And had the opportunity to kill the game, and most of the time when you do not take your opportunities, when you have your best moments, you give the opportunity to the opponents to stay alive," he added.

"The goal that we conceded was a counter-attack for us. We lost the ball, and we conceded, and it was a very tough moment, but we feel that when you have the opportunity to score and kill the game, then you have to do it," he concluded.

The loss will surely add more pressure on Nabi, whose side has now lost 12 games in the season, equalling Chiefs' record for most losses in a league campaign.

This is also their seventh match without a win, and coming against their bitter rivals is something the Tunisian tactician would not have wished.

Nabi should now go back to the drawing board and plot how to beat Bucs in the Nedbank Cup to avoid another loss to the traditional rivals.

He now has a week to fix all the problems he spotted against Pirates in the league clash before the all-important cup derby encounter coming up.

The Glamour Boys will host the Sea Robbers at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on May 10.

Pirates are the defending champions, and that means the cup final is expected to be fiercely contested, more than what was witnessed at the FNB Stadium.