Chiefs defender attracts unkind Roy Keane comparison after red card

Former Bafana Bafana defender Matthew Booth has criticised Kaizer Chiefs centre-back Inacio Miguel following his dramatic red card in the dying embers of Saturday's Soweto Derby.

Orlando Pirates walked away with the bragging rights at a sold-out FNB Stadium, handing Amakhosi a bitter 2-1 defeat.

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They found the net through Yanela Mbuthuma and Tshepang Moremi, while Pule Mmodi's strike wasn't enough to save Fernando da Cruz's charges.

Miguel's frustrating afternoon culminated deep in stoppage time when he was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.

Booth on Miguel's red card

Reviewing the high-stakes encounter on SuperSport TV’s ExtraTime, the veteran analyst conceded that Miguel’s first booking was soft, but slammed the Angolan international for executing a silly challenge that left the referee with little choice but to issue the second yellow card.

"I know exactly what type of player Miguel is," offered Booth.

"In English, you say ‘the red mist dawns on you’. Things are not going his way; it’s late in the game, the legs are tired. You are going to do silly things.

"Then the stadium is full, it’s a derby, and he is the type of player that is very competitive and, unfortunately, similar to Roy Keane back in the day, he can let those emotions get the better of him.

"I would expect an experienced player of his nature to just get a hold of his emotions.

"The first yellow was a little bit soft, I must say, but the second one was unnecessary considering he had been given the first one," he went on.

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The suspension leaves coach Da Cruz facing an immediate selection headache, as Miguel is now officially ruled out for the next two matches.

It forces a defensive reshuffle his defensive options, meaning either of Rushwin Dortley, Thabo Moloisane or Zitha Kwinika will have to step up to the role of leading from the back.

The Naturena-based outfit walk into their next clash, a Carling Knockout Cup quarterfinal tie against Siwelele FC, as a wounded tiger this weekend.

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