
Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi feels Video Assistant Referees (VAR) should be introduced after the controversial penalty shootout on Sunday in their MTN8 quarter-final victory against Kaizer Chiefs.
Masandawana reached the semi-finals after the sides were tied 2-2 in extra-time, and the match went to a penalty shootout which Downs won 2-1.
During the shootout, the fourth penalty by Lyle Lakay was adjudged to have been saved by Itumeleng Khune, but replays show that the ball had crossed the goalline.
After the game, Mngqithi called for the use of VAR to help rule out poor decisions made during matches.
"The need for VAR is there," Mngqithi said. "It makes a bit of a difference, but at times they even make mistakes with the aid of VAR.
"In this case, Zakhele was just there, so what is the use of bringing the linesman into that area when he's not going to be able to tell the referee that it's a goal.
"The linesman was five metres away from the situation, unlike when he is usually on the touchline, but it still went on [to get a decision wrong].
"It's one of those situations, and I do not want to speak about them because I also believe we had a penalty goal on that side in the second half.
"But again, we have to accept that everybody makes mistakes. We also make mistakes.
"But on the penalty one, it's a bit of a sore point when our analyst receives a red card, when they look at it, they will realise that they had made a mistake and these people were not shouting at us for nothing.
"But that's football. Let's not dwell too much on it," he added.
Sundowns will take on Golden Arrows in the semi-finals, while Swallows FC meet Cape Town City.