The manner in which Kaizer Chiefs scored their second goal against Stellenbosch FC has divided opinion inside minibus taxis and in township spaza shop queues, and now a former FIFA referee has put the debate to bed.
Amakhosi progressed to the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup with a 3-1 win over Stellenbosch at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
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The match had its fair share of controversial calls, none more so that the visitors' second goal in the dying embers, netted by Pule Mmodi.
A Mduduzi Shabalala corner kick seemed destined for the hands of goalkeeper Sage Stephens, but the shot-stopper seemingly got a naughty nudge from George Matlou, therefore fumbling the ball.
A goalmouth scramble ensued, from which Chiefs profited as the ball went off Fawaaz Basadien onto the path of Mmodi to tap it in from close range.
Referee Sikhumbuzo Gasa pointed to the centre circle, while the linesman immediately put his flag up.
After consultation between the match officials, the goal was eventually allowed to stand.
"George impeded the goalkeeper," says Victor Hlungwani, speaking on SABC Sport's Monday night show Soccer Zone.
"We always see referees surround the players when they go to the goalkeeper. Don't impede the goalkeeper inside the area because he is using his hands.
"If you challenge the goalkeeper, an infringement has occurred.
"You see the assistant referee correctly positioned and you see George Matlou not playing the ball. When you challenge the goalkeeper inside the goal area... Now the (assistant's) flag comes out to say I have seen an infringement.
"You can see the goalkeeper, he needed to be protected because he is using his hands. So, the referee consulted so say: 'What did you see?' The assistant says: 'I saw a foul'. The referee says: 'I did not see a foul', and awarded the goal.
"Now what happens after here is that the referee committee will sit and determine the correct the decision.
"We can tell you that the correct decision was from the assistant. So, this was not supposed to be given as a goal.
"We also need to clarify that it was not offside. There is no offside from a corner kick," added the former PSL referee.
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Hlungwani also clarified several more controversial decisions.
According to him, Thabo Moloisane's grabbing of Ashley Du Preez should have resulted in a penalty for Amakhosi, while Ismael Toure's 'slapping' of Gaston Sirino should have earned him a second yellow after he had made a deliberate handball that led to a penalty earlier on.
For the latter, the big defender was not cautioned.