Were Stellenbosch FC robbed? Former FIFA referee believes Kaizer Chiefs’ second goal in Nedbank Cup quarter-final should not have stood - 'It was a foul, not a goal, Matlou played the goalkeeper'

Stellenbosch and Kaizer Chiefs were prepared for potential extra-time after a late goal from Andre de Jong canceled out an early strike from Inacio Miguel in the Nedbank Cup quarter-final game played on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

However, a controversial incident in the stoppages saw referee Sikhumbuzo Gasa allow Pule Mmodi's goal to stand despite what looked like a foul from George on goalkeeper Sage Stephens.

Mfundo Vilakazi added a third in the dying minutes to give the Glamour Boys a 3-1 win.

As Chiefs made it to the semi-final of the Nedbank Cup to keep alive their hopes of ending their decade-long trophy drought.

However, Steve Barker was left complaining of what he termed as poor officiating when it came to his team.

The majority of the fans were also left questioning the decision by Gasa despite a call to rule out the game from the assistant referee.

Former Fifa referee Victor Hlungwani insists the center-referee made a grave mistake by allowing the goal to stand.

“George impeded the goalkeeper. So, here if you challenge the goalkeeper, an infringement has occurred,” he said in his analysis on Soccerzone.

“You see an assistant referee correctly positioned and the referee, but you see George not playing the ball, he plays the goalkeeper. When you challenge the goalkeeper inside the goal area, now flags comes out to say I have seen an infringement from George. You can see the infringement for yourself.

“The linesman now says I saw a foul, but the referee says I didn’t see a foul. Now, what happens after here is that the review committee will sit and determine the correct decision.

“Here on Soccerzone we can tell you now that the correct decision came from the assistant referee for a foul. So, this was not supposed to be given as a goal, it should’ve been given as a foul," Hlungwani concluded.

The recent happening in South African football begs the question of when the VAR will be introduced.

It will help in reducing the many controversial calls by the officials that affect respective teams.