Former Bafana Bafana defender Matthew Booth explained why Percy Tau’s free-kick goal was disallowed.
Nine minutes after the second started South Africa was awarded a freekick, Tau stepped up to and took the freekick which he thought he has made it 3-0 for Bafana before the goal was disallowed by the Ethiopian referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa.
Booth, a former Bafana defender, now a SuperSport analyst explained why the goal was disallowed and also the confusion that the referee created.
“The referee rightly gave an indirect free-kick, the ball got caught under the defender’s legs and he gave up an indirect free-kick,” Booth told SuperSportTV.
“He raised his hand for an indirect freekick but then he lowered it unless the directive has changed and Bongi was discussing that until the ball is kicked.
“He should keep that hand up to make sure that everybody understands that it is indirect and I think he even forgot because he went across to the linesman to remind him.
“It was indirect of course the ball didn’t touch any player on the way to the net so it had to be called back.”
Broos’ side played a 2-2 draw after going into the halftime break leading by 2-0 from Lyle Foster’s brace. They will face Liberia in the return fixture on 28 March.
