TELKOM KNOCKOUT
Chiefs fortunate to beat Chippa
Referee Phelelani Ndaba's surprise decision allows Bernard Parker to stroke the ball home
Kaizer Chiefs’ quest for a first piece of silverware in the Steve Komphela era moved a step in the right direction with a controversial victory over Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday as a generous penalty saw them to a 1-0 away win in their Telkom Knockout quarterfinal tie. Referee Phelelani Ndaba took centre stage as he surprisingly penalised Chippa captain James Okwuosa for a shoulder charge on Joseph Molongoane to allow Bernard Parker to stroke the ball home from the spot. The 29th-minute decision turned the game in favour of Chiefs after Chippa had made a bright start. A horror clash near the end put a damper on the occasion as Kurt Lentjies cluttered into Itumeleng Khune and both were taken to hospital as a result. Khune has a suspected eye socket injury and Lentjies was suffering from concussion with the Bafana goalkeeper likely to be out for the two World Cup qualifiers against Senegal. Chiefs netted the ball on two other occasions but Parker was offsi...
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