MLS Week 5 Reports: Decent work by referees

Orlando City 0-1 DC United                Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Penso didn't face any controversy in this Friday Night Fixture. Nice work.

Chicago 3-2 Toronto                            Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
Guzman had one tough decision and he nailed it in my opinion.
66th Minute: Toronto's Warren Creavalle, already booked, rams into David Accam with the ball long gone. Clear second yellow from Guzman, setting up a free kick that put the Fire ahead.

Colorado 0-2 New England                  Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
Overall, Bazakos was decent, but his no penalty decision in the 60th minute was off, to say the least.
54th Minute: At first glance, Charlie Davies appears to go down under minimal contact in the box, but upon further review the Rapids defender clearly pulled his arm back. Bazakos correctly awards the Revs a PK.
60th Minute: A penalty clearly should have been awarded to the Rapids after Juan Ramirez is clearly fouled in the box. Bazakos initially calls a PK, but then reverses the call after the AR calls offsides AFTER the foul had been committed. Therefore, penalty should have been the call.

Seattle 1-0 Houston                                Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Unkel had a good match and was spot on with the key red card call he made.
56th Minute: Seattle's Gonzalo Pineda puts his boot into the chest of Ricardo Clark during a fight for the ball. Unkel initially reaches for a yellow, but after appearing to look over at either AR Corey Rockwell or Fourth Official Allen Chapman, he goes to the back pocket. Good communication and  a good decision in the end.

Vancouver 2-0 LA Galaxy                    Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
In a critical match the veteran Toledo delivered with no controversy.

Portland 3-1 FC Dallas                          Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Controversy free from Salazar. Nice call by AR Frank Anderson to disallow a Timbers goal for a clear offsides.

San Jose 0-1 Real Salt Lake                   Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Villarreal once again proved himself as one of the MLS's top young referees. No controversy in California.

Sporting KC 3-2 Philadelphia                Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Besides failing to send Roger Espinoza off, I thought Elfath was pretty good. AR Adam Garner deserves credit for spotting that the ball was in on Philadelphia's first goal.
88th Minute: SKC's Roger Espinoza lays out a Union player as the last man back. Elfath correctly plays advantage, but after the Union miss a huge chance, he fails to retrospectively send Espinoza off. Besides this incident, I thought most of his other decisions were correct.

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