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'It was a foul' Kaizer Chiefs robbed -Johnson blames referees after embarrassing loss to Mamelodi Sundowns but Mngqithi insists 'Six would have been better'

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Mamelodi Sundowns <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/official-mamelodi-sundowns-thump-kaizer-chiefs-to-claim-seventh-consecutive-psl-title/blt3abf8e8fd7ffeaf5" target="_blank">ran riot on Thursday, defeating 10-man Kaizer Chiefs 5-1 </a>en route to the seventh consecutive Premier Soccer League crown. It was the fourth time the teams were meeting across all competitions this season, and Masandawana have won three times and one match ended in a draw.

What happened

Downs coach Rhulani Mokwena revealed it has been a tough week for him since his elimination from the Caf Champions League by Esperance. "I want to dedicate this victory, maybe even the victory is not enough, maybe the entire season to the chairman of this football club, Tlhopie Motsepe," the 37-year-old told the media. I ran out of [words], I got emotional; in the good moments, he is there, in the bad moments he’s there."The last three weeks I’ve felt very, very low. He’s been texting me every single day. And I just want to dedicate this league title, dedicate this big victory against a big rival to our Chairman Tlhopie Motsepe because he is [an] unbelievable human being."

Mokwena has been low, but...

Chiefs tactician Cavin Johnson was quick to congratulate Masandawana for successfully defending their PSL title, before explaining how the sending-off of Given Msimango destroyed his game plan."Well done to Sundowns, I think they [won] the league [on Thursday night], I think the red card spoiled my game in one moment. I don’t know if it was a red card, I still have to look at it," the former Al Ahly assistant coach opened up. "But we held them like we should’ve held them in the first half; 0-0 in the first half with 10 men. We had good structure, and good moments in the game as well."We came out and we thought if carry on in this vein we could take them down, and maybe get a goal [but it was not the case]."

The red card spoiled the plan

The 65-year-old then explained why he felt Tashreeq Matthews' goal in the 52nd minute shouldn't have stood."Their first goal is actually a foul for us, there is a foul on the right-hand side exactly [from Thembinkosi Lorch on Thatayaone Ditlhokwe] by me, and he [referee] points the other way."From that moment they go and score, that really breaks your players as well. That is like the Achilles heel he takes out on us. We are 10 men down and the actual foul is on Kaizer Chiefs and after that, it’s just a snowball effect."But in saying that, we had to defend better in the second half, which we didn't do. But my main bone of contention is the first goal scored against us."

'It was a foul'

Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mngqithi felt the Brazilians should have scored more goals at the FNB Stadium."It’s always nice to get another [PSL crown]," the 53-year-old who has been linked with a vacant coaching post at the Glamour Boys stated. "It is always interesting when you see the boys give such a good performance away from home and make sure that we keep the clean sheet."A five is good but a six would have been better."

'Six would have been better'

Despite the huge loss, Johnson argued his players' individual performance was at par with the newly crowned league champions. "Material-wise I think we matched them as you can see; every team in the world gets a hiding sometimes, it just happens," he continued. "When it happens to another coach, I feel sorry for him sitting here in the same chair I'm sitting in; but pound for pound we all think our players are capable of matching another player, especially at a club like Chiefs."Pound for pound, you should match Orlando Pirates... we should match Mamelodi Sundowns but we did not today. We have to accept and move on."

Chiefs matched Downs 

"The leaders, when it is good, they stand at the back, but when it is bad, they take the bullets," the Masandawana coach added."I am still reeling, because I feel I still disappointed the club but I have to take it as a leader and keep going and try to push them."

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