Sekhukhune United head coach MacDonald Makhubedu opted not to comment on the penalty awarded to Mamelodi Sundowns against his team.
The DStv Premiership side slumped to a 2-0 defeat at the defending league champions’ home on Saturday evening.
There was a bit of controversy about the given penalty in the second half, with further replays showing the ball struck Nyiko Mobbie in the chest.
“Let’s wait for Ace [Ngcobo] on Monday, Ace is always right. He’s sitting at home, watching everything, he’ll give us a good answer on Monday, to see if it was it [a penalty] or not,” Makhubedu told SuperSport after the match.
“But nevertheless we played against a good team. It was a game of two halves, second-half we came back stronger, we wanted to manage them, they are a good side, you have to give them the respect they deserve.
“So we had to manage them in the first half, they are a team that has been together for a long time, they’re very forceful and we managed them.
“In the second-half we had to come back stronger, bring in two out-and-out wingers in Vusimuzi Mncube and [Tshidiso] Patjie and take out [Nkanyiso] Madonsela who we wanted to use in our transitions and Pogiso [Mahlangu] also, centrally.
“Because in the first-half we had two tens, with two full-backs, so it was though, we wanted to neutralize them with [Khuliso] Mudau and [Lyle] Lakay, also [Themba] Zwane and [Neo] Maema and we did that, they had good possession in the first-half but they were not hurting us.
“So second-half we had to go at them and we went there but unfortunately the penalty came but it didn’t take us down, we went again. Even when it was still 2-0, with respect to Sundowns, I saw us equalizing. With ten minutes to go I thought we were going to get it.
“We are a team with a strong character, when we defend we defend as a team, we defend from our nine there, we don’t defend when people are on our box.
“Yes we start with our medium block, you go past them, then our low block will always be strong, we will always be stronger, we’re compact, we work for each other and we’ve got speed at the back also.
“So when we defend we defend as a team, when you score, you score, teams like Sundowns will always open you up, they’re a good side.”