Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane believes the referee chickened out from awarding his side a penalty against Black Leopards and that Kaizer Chiefs are benefiting from the mistakes of referees.

The Brazilians went on to clinch a 2-1 win over Leopards on Wednesday evening to move up to third in the league standings.

Despite walking away with the three points, Mosimane was not entirely happy with the encounter. He felt the game could have been made more comfortable for his side if the referee had awarded what Mosimane believed was a legitimate penalty.

With Chiefs having won a penalty in a similar way on Tuesday night, Mosimane was irked by the inconsistency shown by the referee.

‘You know they always come back late here, I knew that they would put us under a lot of stress hence my substitutes, I put Lyle [Lakay] and [Tebogo] Langerman on one side, because [Khuliso] Mudau is coming. I put Thapelo [Morena] and Anele [Ngongca] on the right side because [Pentjie] Zulu is coming. So I put my two right backs as wingers because we have a problem of overlaps,’ Mosimane told SuperSportTV post-game.

‘What a good goal by [Mwape] Musonda, he’s a prolific striker, he doesn’t have to wait a little bit, he just hit it at once. He’s a top striker. But I think we should have got a penalty; the new rule says when your hand is up in the box you must blow. The referee chickened out, he’s going with the old rules. I’ve suffered twice.

‘When it’s [Kaizer] Chiefs, it’s always a penalty, it was a penalty [for] Chiefs yesterday. I must get a penalty also, I must benefit. Chiefs is benefiting from the mistakes of referees, it’s not about Chiefs, I’m highlighting the realities. It is true, no matter what.

‘I will talk even if we lose. But the referee was not bad. We had to manage the game, just manage it until it finishes, we can’t allow from 2-0 [up] and then we lose the match? No, no. We can’t allow it. I had to kill it, increase the midfield. That’s why I put Sammy Seabi to help “AJ” [Andile Jali], the rest is just hype, hype and the game will finish, we know that,’ he concluded.