Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane was left frustrated by Abongile Tom’s officiating during their goalless draw with Bidvest Wits on Tuesday evening.

The Brazilians failed to close the gap on current Absa Premiership log-leaders Kaizer Chiefs after sharing the spoils with the Clever Boys at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.

However, Mosimane feels Wits captain Thulani Hlatshwayo should have been sent off on a number of occasions after conceding numerous fouls while sitting on a yellow card.

‘I think in terms of opportunities, is the same like we played them in Durban, we just don’t put the goal easily against them and not to say we can’t make a goal, we just miss,’ Mosimane told SuperSport TV after the match.

‘I mean those two headers that Lebohang Maboe and … I think it’s “Pitso” [Sphelele Mkhulise] … should have sealed the game, you don’t need much.

‘But, I’m gonna to be controversial and you know I say what I say. I don’t care, ja, it’s OK. I think “Tyson” [Thulani Hlatshwayo] had nine lives tonight. He was the last man and it’s a red [card], it doesn’t mean if you’ve given a red then you can’t give another red, no! “Let me go talk to him”, what are you talking?

‘And then he [Hlatshwayo] goes and clatters “Pitso” and then he [the referee] talks to him again, no [Abongile] Tom is not my referee of the year, last year ja. This year he was not brave, he made a lot of mistakes this year and he’s a good referee.

‘I’m not talking about any other thing. I’m only talking about one issue, that “Tyson” should have walked. That’s it. “Mshishi” [Themba Zwane] … I don’t know what’s the yellow card for. You know you ask yourself because all the newspapers wrote that “Mshishi” and all those guys they’re on a yellow card, they will never play the next game but it’s fine.

‘It’s OK, I’m not unhappy with the result, Wits defended well. We did the same when we played them at Milpark, we defended well. But Tom is not my referee of the year, I give him less points. Even against Maritzburg, he had a big one, so he can’t be the referee of the year. I’m the No 1 campaigner against him. Thank you,’ he concluded.