Maritzburg United Fans 'Guard' Harry Gwala Stadium Against Kaizer Chiefs 'Spies'

• The fallout of the Maritzburg United and Kaizer Chiefs encounter has not settled
• The match was decided by a very controversial penalty which led to much debate
• It now turns out that things were already tasty before the match even kicked off

The DStv Premiership encounter between Maritzburg United and Kaizer Chiefs last Saturday at the Harry Gwala Stadium was an all-time classic.

Apart from the entertaining nature of the 3-2 scoreline in favour of the visitors, the controversial penalty that decided the outcome is a story on its own.

However, the controversy did not end there.

The Citizen revealed that matters were already tense before the match. United fan, Don dos Santos claimed that mistrust was already afoot on Friday.

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He said to the newspaper that the Team of Choice's fans blocked anyone connected to Chiefs from accessing the venue, adding:

"We were keeping an eye on everything that was happening in the venue. We checked everyone going in and out.”

Another unnamed source suspected espionage, alleging:

"We are not sure what they wanted to do but we suspect they were trying to spy on our team because we are playing Chiefs. They even had a camera with them. But luckily, they were caught before they could do anything.”

Controversy mars Chiefs vs Maritzburg

For those who are eagle-eyed, Yusuf Maart was shown a yellow card after sinking a controversial penalty for Chiefs against Maritzburg last Saturday.

It took several days for the footballing public to understand what led to the Amakhosi midfielder being cautioned by the referee, Sports Brief has reported.

The Premier Soccer League's new general manager, Ace 'VAR' Ngcobo explained the vague law regarding celebrating by taking one's jersey off mid-match.

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Ace Ncobo confirms Chiefs penalty

It was a penalty! Yes, the controversial spot kick that led to Chiefs winning an entertaining game against Maritzburg last Saturday was the correct call.

This is according to PSL general manager, Ngcobo, speaking as a pundit on SuperSport's Extra Time, as reported by Sport Brief previously.

Fadlu Davids erupts in interview

To say that Fadlu Davids was angry about the result between his team Maritzburg United and Kaizer Chiefs is an understatement.

The Team of Choice controversially lost 2-3 to the Amakhosi in a DStv Premiership clash at the Harry Gwala Stadium on Saturday.

A furious Davids erupted in an interview on SuperSport with serious allegations after the game, Sports Brief has also reported.