Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki says they were supposed to be given a penalty in the dying moments against Mamelodi Sundowns as they bowed out of the MTN8.
Chiefs were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate after Sundowns won the second-leg 2-1 courtesy of a first-half brace by Peter Shalulile.
There was controversy in stoppage time after Thapelo Maseko kicked Mduduzi Mdantsane in the box from behind but the referee was not persuaded that it was a penalty.
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Ntseki was shown the replay of the incident on the pitch-side monitor and was left convinced that it was supposed to be a penalty.
"Unfortunately we can't change that decision but one can tell it was a penalty, we were (supposed) to be given that penalty because he tackled him from behind and as a result it's a penalty, it's inside the box. It is contact inside the box, it is supposed to be a penalty," Ntseki told SuperSport TV.
"But unfortunately Kaizer Chiefs is on the losing side and Sundowns has won this game where we were supposed to get a penalty," he said.
On Amakhosi's showing Ntseki believes they played well but were undone by lack of focus in critical moments of the game, where they conceded in the first ten seconds and the closing minutes of the first stanza.
"I think a good game, that symbolizes the importance of the game for the two teams, you're playing the second-leg of MTN8, obviously the emotions were gonna be more into the game, more of a tactical game if one has to put it that way," he said.
"The unfortunate part was for us to give away a goal very early in the game, I think it's the quickest if one has to put it that way but at the same time that did not affect us that much in terms of our plan.
"I think in terms of us not allowing them to play from the front we did very well, out of possession we did very well. The only challenge I think it was us going to sleep especially in those critical moments of the game but it was a good game."
The former Bafana Bafana coach went on and explained what he focused on at half-time after they conceded in critical moments and commended his charges for a fighting spirit in the second stanza.
"The most important thing, at half-time you've got little time to talk about the past but what is important is to motivate the team going forward because we could not reverse what happened in the first-half," he continued.
"What was important was for us coming into the second-half, I think they did put a good shift in the second-half, it's just unfortunate that the chances we created in the second-half again we could not convert those chances.
"But I think on the balance of play we imposed ourselves more in the second-half but congratulations to Sundowns. I think we wanted it more and in terms of our preparations going into this game we were fully aware that it's a game that we have to take to Sundowns," he said.
"Unfortunately like I said, conceding so early but I think towards the end in the critical phase again, we had very anxious moments of us getting the goal and the spirit was good and I think the belief from the players that we can still get the goal, it was good.
"The subs that we also made they lifted our game. I must say in terms of effort the players did well," he added.
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