Pupuma: Some of the rules apply to us, not the other teams
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Pupuma: Some of the rules apply to us, not the other teams
Sep 2, 2026 – 11:06 pm
By KO Reporter
Milford FC coach Xanti Pupuma was disappointed with the officiating during his side’s 2-0 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Betway Premiership on Wednesday night.
The top-flight debutants put up a brave showing, eager to cause an upset, but capitulated right on the end of the first half with a simple finish by Iqraam Rayners before Antonio Van Wyk sealed the win for Sundowns late on.
According to coach, there’s no consistent application in regards to the laws of the game which have been enforced on them this season but there’s been no return thereof when they on the receiving end and it’s unfair.
“To be honest, it’s the first time I leave a game with a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe from all the coke I’ve been drinking. But really, I think some of the rules they apply to us but not to other teams,” Pupuma told SuperSport TV.
“It’s a bit unfair, look at the end of the day, we had to win the game and they scored goals, the second goal ja…my players fell asleep, maybe the changes caused that. Overall, I think the display how they represented themselves was quite good especially in the first half and parts of the second half,” he added.
The inconsistency from the officiating team on duty this evening annoyed Pupuma who believes they messed up a good game.
“You’re right, I’m actually annoyed by that because we’ve been in that position before and those rules were applied to us and when it comes, we hear it’s not applied, not just that even in the second half when there was a tackle there in the middle of the park- the referee takes out a red-card and even puts it back and gives the yellow card after seeing who he was about to caution.
“I know these things, they mess it up for us and they mess up a good game where we really came to impose ourselves but we not going to look down on ourselves, we going to pick ourselves up and play Chippa on the weekend and see what happens,” Pupuma said.