Bazakos and crew had a reasonably busy night, capped off with a stoppage time red card.
91st Minute: Laurent Ciman of Montreal is already booked when he goes up for an aerial ball against David Accam. Ciman hits Accam with a high elbow, and Bazakos quickly shows him a second yellow. Good call by Bazakos, since the play was borderline straight red and certainly a yellow.
Houston 1-0 Kansas City Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
It wouldn't be a Houston-KC match without a red card and this match was no exception.
70th Minute: Oscar Garcia of Houston is shielding off Dom Dwyer from the ball when he unnecessarily elbows Dwyer in the head. Stoica shows a second yellow, and I don't see why Houston fans were so mad about the card. There is no way that an elbow to the head isn't at least a yellow, no matter the intent.
New York Red Bulls 2-5 Orlando Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Gonzalez became the third consecutive referee to show a second yellow this week, and I also agree with his decision.
77th Minute: Brian Rochez only has one defender to beat as he runs towards goal when he is pulled on the shoulder from behind by Matt Miazga, who was on a yellow. Gonzalez shows a second yellow, and I agree since Miazga stopped a promising attack by Rochez, which qualifies as a yellow.
Toronto 3-2 Chicago Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
It was a good controversy-free match for Elfath, who is quickly becoming one of the MLS' best referees. Nothing to look at here.
Montreal 2-0 DC United Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Marrufo had a strong match with little controversy, as he starts to rebound from recent struggles.
Columbus 1-2 Portland Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
Petrescu wasn't at his best this night with several minor missed calls. Nothing major to look at though.
New England 1-1 Philadelphia Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Kelly called one penalty in this match and I think he got it absolutely correct.
35th Minute: Philly's Fabinho trips up Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen just inside the box. Kelly calls a penalty, and it looks pretty clear to me since there was obvious contact by Fabinho on Nguyen.
Houston 3-2 Colorado Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Chapman had a quiet game with nothing to look at. Nice work by him and his crew.
Vancouver 1-2 NYCFC Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Salazar had a tough match, making two controversial penalty calls in the last ten minutes.
87th Minute: Vancouver's Kendall Watson and NYCFC's Angelino are racing towards a bouncing ball in the NYCFC box when Watson goes down, causing Salazar to whistle for a penalty. Unfortunately, I don't see a foul by Angelino and if anything a foul should've been called against Watson for tripping Angelino.
94th Minute: Vancouver's Matias Laba makes an excellent tackle to win the ball from Frank Lampard, but Salazar shockingly points to the spot again. Once again I think Salazar was wrong, as even Lampard himself admitted it wasn't a penalty.
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| Vancouver players express their displeasure with the late PK call |
Villarreal was excellent in an important match between SKC and Seattle, with no controversy to speak of.
San Jose 1-0 Salt Lake Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Penso showed one red in this match, but it was for an unusual reason.
88th Minute: Matias Perez Garcia scores a late winner for San Jose and celebrates by taking his shirt off. Obviously this is a yellow card offense, but Garcia happened to already be on a yellow, making the excessive celebration yellow a second yellow and therefore a dismissal.
Los Angeles 3-2 Dallas Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
The veteran Toledo continued a good run as of late with a strong controversy-free performance at the Stub Hub Center. Nice work by him and his crew.
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