Penalty outcry: Chiefs coach vexed with referee Badi's decision, shoulders blame for Peterson error

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki strongly maintained that his team should have been awarded a penalty in injury-time during Saturday's MTN8 semi-final second leg encounter against Mamelodi Sundowns at the Lucas Moripe Stadium.

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Sundowns advanced to the MTN8 final with a 3-2 aggregate score after winning the second leg against Chiefs 2-1 in front of a sold-out crowd. Peter Shalulile scored both goals for Sundowns, while Ashley du Preez netted from the penalty spot for Chiefs.

In the dying minutes of the match, as Amakhosi were pushing for an equaliser that could have sent them to the final on away goals, referee Luxolo Badi made a controversial decision.

The incident in question occurred when Thapelo Maseko appeared to foul Mduduzi Mdantsane, kicking the former Cape Town City midfielder inside the penalty area in the fourth minute of injury-time, but the referee waved play on, much to Ntseki's disagreement.

"Unfortunately we can't change that decision but one can tell it was a penalty," Ntseki told SuperSport TV during his post match interview.

"It was a penalty because he tackled him from behind and that's a penalty, it's inside the box. There is contact inside the box, it's supposed to be a penalty.

"But unfortunately Kaizer Chiefs is on the losing side and Sundowns won this game when we were supposed to get a penalty."

Amakhosi went a goal down within 10 seconds after Badi blew the whistle for the first-half to kick off, with Du Preez knocking it straight towards goalkeeper Brandon Peterson. 

Shalulile's quick reaction and relentless pursuit of the ball led to a critical moment. He swiftly closed down Peterson,