WATCH: Orlando Pirates benefited from poor officiating, but still lost as Patrick 'Maswanganyi is the one committing a foul' & Stellenbosch FC robbed in defeat to Kaizer Chiefs with ex-Fifa referee highlighting Sibongiseni Mthethwa's 'brutality'

Former Fifa referee Victor Hlungwani has given his verdict on the two controversial decisions that were made in last week's PSL matches.

The 2011/12 PSL Referee of the Season is of the notion that Orlando Pirates were undeservedly awarded a penalty after Tshegofatso Nyama was adjudged to have fouled Patrick Maswanganyi in the box on January 8.

However, Maswanganyi missed the resultant penalty and the Buccaneers went on to lose 1-0 as Darwin Gonzalez's 74th-minute goal earned Cape Town City the victory.

Hlungwani also believes that Kaizer Chiefs should have been reduced to 10 players after Sibongiseni Mthethwa had kicked Sihle Nduli in the face, but the midfield hardman was only shown a yellow card in a match which saw Amakhosi claim a 2-1 win on January 8.

"Maswanganyi is the one committing a foul... He is the one jumping, impeding there," Hlungwani said on Soccer Zone.

"He even stepped on top of Nyama there. This was not supposed to be a penalty, but it should have been a foul against Maswanganyi for fouling or impeding an opponent."

"Mthethwa is using what we call foot in the face, I don't know what he was thinking," Hlungwani said on Soccer Zone.

"That is a red card. This is serious foul play, endangering the safety of an opponent. The player should be sent off. This is brutality.

"So, the player should have been sent off for the foot in the face."

Maswanganyi and his Pirates teammates are preparing for Saturday's clash against Al Ahly as the Buccaneers look to wrap up a successful Caf Champions League Group C campaign with a win.

Mthethwa, on the other hand, will be hoping to help Chiefs bounce back to winning ways in the PSL when they square off with Sekhukhune United on Sunday.