Bazakos had an interesting moment in this match when he sent Jozy Altidore off for a rare offense committed from the bench.
34th Minute: Bazakos stops play after receiving word that someone from Toronto's bench has abused 4th Official Daniel Radford from the bench. After conferring with AR CJ Morgante and Radford, he determines the abuser to be Altidore and shows him the red card. Since I don't know what was said, I can't tell you whether I think Bazakos got it right or not, though the lack of complaint from Altidore tells me that he knew the red card was correct.
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| CJ Morgante identifies Altidore as the offender |
Rivero called one penalty in this match, but I think he unfortunately got it wrong.
42nd Minute: Tim Parker of Vancouver appears to cleanly win the ball from Michael Barrios in the box with a great challenge, but Rivero points the spot after Barrios goes to ground. To me, there wasn't enough contact to warrant a penalty, though luckily for Rivero it didn't matter since Mauro Diaz missed the kick.
Real Salt Lake 0-1 Portland Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
Guzman called a penalty and showed a red card on one play in this match, but I only thought the red was warranted.
52nd Minute: Lucas Melano of Portland is running through on goal when he is pulled down by RSL's last man back Jamison Olave. Guzman correctly shows Olave a red card for Denial of an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity and then goes over to AR Corey Rockwell, who also saw a penalty on the play. Guzman agrees and points to the spot, but it seems evident to me that Melano was outside the box when he was fouled by Olave. Big mistake from both Guzman and Rockwell on this play.
LA Galaxy 2-5 Portland Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Kelly whistled for a penalty once during this match, and I think he got it right.
67th Minute: Portland's Fanendo Adi is trying to reach a low cross in the box when he is pushed over from behind by Dan Gargan. Kelly calls a penalty, and I agree since there was clear contact that prevented Adi from getting to the ball.
Orlando 2-1 NYCFC Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
San Jose 1-0 Sporting Kansas City Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Toronto FC 0-2 Columbus Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
New England 0-1 Montreal Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Real Salt Lake 0-1 FC Dallas Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
DC United 4-0 Chicago Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
New York Red Bulls 4-1 Philadelphia Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Houston 1-1 Seattle Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Chapman, Stott, Penso, Geiger, Gonzalez, Stoica, Elfath, and Jurisevic all had quiet games with not much controversy. Nothing to look at from these eight matches.
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