Lekgwathi shifts blame on the Referee for derby loss

Lekgwathi claims that Gqubule blew his whistle before Bernard Parker took his free-kick which, according to him, brought the game to a halt. Parker’s free-kick subsequently found the back of the net beating Moeneeb Josephs and handing Kaizer Chiefs the lead.

“After the referee awarded Chiefs a free-kick, we were all ordered to stand back the mandatory 10-yards, which we did. Then, as Parker took the shot, the referee blew his whistle signalling that Oupa Manyisa broke away from the wall before the ball was touched by Parker. We all stopped, expecting a re-take but, to our surprise, when the ball hit the back of the net, the referee pointed straight to the centre line and ran away.  

I then went up to him and asked about it but he didn’t even say a single word. I’m not making excuses but I believe the referee cost us dearly. Even Parker delayed his celebration because he wasn’t sure what was going on,” revealed a dejected Lekgwathi.