Renowned former referee Victor Hlungwani has provided his assessment of a penalty awarded to Ashley du Preez during Carling All-Stars’ win over Stellenbosch on Saturday.
The Carling All-Stars walked away registered a 2-1 win over Stellies thanks to an early free-kick by Mfundo Vilakazi before Du Preez sealed the victory with a second from a spot kick just minutes after.
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Du Preez had been awarded the penalty after Thabo Moloisane was adjudged to have fouled him in the penalty box after a great solo run by the speedy attacker.
?? PENALTYAshley du Preez is fouled in the box after a great run.I think he had lost the ball, but there is a definite shove there. That’s a penalty all day. An unnecessary one. #CarlingKnockout ?? SABC SPORT pic.twitter.com/URfdrcBYaN
— Siya Ndlela (@siya_ndlela1) January 6, 2024
The incident has sparked debated on social media and speaking to SABC Sport, Hlungwani confirmed that All-Stars indeed deserved the penalty.
"Here we see a hand, pushing here, this is football, it’s not rugby. In rugby this is allowed but in football, cannot push an opponent There is an extended movement of a push, on the face as well [of du Preez] so when he pushes him on the face, [that is a penalty. Correct decision by the referee to give a penalty.
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The goal will come a confidence booster the Du Preez, who has missed out on a large part of the season due to injury and has feature just twice for Amakhosi since his return from a three-month long injury layout.
Du Preez has scored three goals and provided two assists for Chiefs this season.
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