Chicago 1-0 New York City FC Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Good game for Salazar, who nailed his most important call of the game.
24th Minute: Chicago's David Accam breaks free and is tackled from behind by Andrew Jacobson. Salazar correctly shows a red for Denial of an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity. Nice work by the veteran MLS referee!
Colorado 1-1 FC Dallas Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Chapman had one tough call in the match, and it is such a borderline call that I don't know what I would do.
58th Minute: Dallas Forward Blas Perez is sent off after an altercation with Drew Moor. It is hard to tell what actually happened from the replay angle, but it is clear that Moor was on the ground at the end. My best guess from what I can see is that Perez gave a push to Moor, who responded theatrically. It depends where the push was, but I think a yellow would have been Chapman's best option.
Columbus 4-1 Philadelphia Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Good game from the young referee Penso. Nothing to go in depth on.
New England 4-0 Salt Lake Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Elfath had a good game, but I think AR Corey Parker missed an offside on New England's third goal. Since it didn't matter in a 4-0 Revs win, I won't go into it any further. Pretty good match overall by this crew.
Houston 4-4 Kansas City Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Stott struggled in this match, with his penalty and red card decision drawing questions.
79th Minute: Houston's Jermaine Taylor is called for a handball on the goal line and subsequently red carded by Stott. Unfortunately it looks like the shot hit Taylor in the chest, not the hand. Huge mistake there by Stott.
Vancouver 1-2 DC United Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Gantar was criticized by many for his performance in this game, but I actually commend it.
42nd Minute: Vancouver's Matias Laba, already yellow carded, clips the heels of Fabian Espindola. Many criticized Espindola for going down too easily, but I say it doesn't matter. Laba clearly tried to slow him down on a promising attack, meaning a yellow was absolutely warranted from Gantar. Good work by the Canadian referee.
New York 1-1 Los Angeles Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Unkel had a good match in an important game for both sides. Nice work by Unkel, who is getting an increasing number of high stakes appointments this year.
Orlando 0-2 Toronto Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
Rivero had a good match, though I think he missed an elbow by an Orlando player right before Jozy Altidore doubled Toronto's advantage.
Seattle 1-0 Portland Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
No controversy in this match for Kelly. Nice work by the former League of Ireland referee.
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